Cleaning Headlights

[tigr33]

hi guys,

just wana know of any products i could use to clean my headlights, which bring them to a new looking appearance???..

they use to have eyelids on it by the previous owner, and you can see the marks coz it clean then dirty.

and theres there are like foggy patches on the outside, coz the plastics old i guess.....

cheers.

[95SKY]

Its been covered countless time,

Use Mothers Plastic Polish works very well.

[jake33]

i got a similar problem,

what about getting on the inside of the plastic?? i seem to have foggyness or some kind of moisture build up on the inside. how do ya go about taking the plastic light cover off??? i noticed 2 little metal clips but unsure if they come off easily or at all?

[Craved]

you would need to pull them apart by heating them up with a heat gun or oven . take your time and dont force them out

[Alien]

and dont actually cook the headlights in the oven. I made this mistake before and the plastic all over the place melted and was pain in the ass to stretch back to origirnal.

[Adz2332]

Does anyone acctually know why they fog up or go yellow?

[EVILTD]

Does anyone acctually know why they fog up or go yellow?

From my understanding, the headlights are made from glass-extracts with some degree of plastic in them... with plastics, heat and moisture creates the foggy-look... mine used to be like this too... but I found a good solution... you will need 3 things...

1) a nice soft scratch-free cleaning cloth x2

2) a bottle of PLASTIX (Macquire's, I think - around $19 at Autobarn)

3) A bucket of really hot water mixed with some washing detergent (with a brush)

Now here's what you do... first of all, take the car for a good wash so that the headlight covers are wet enough to be cleaned.... then, using some brush dip it into the hot water with detergent and begin to wash the headlights with some degree of force... rub in a circular motion...

After doing so, let it dry for around 15 minutes... then use the cleaning cloth with small doses of the PLASTIX plastic lotion and rub hard... I would spend around 10 minutes or more on each light.... just keep doing it until you see it light up like a candle... LOL.... repeat, repeat the above steps then once you finish, get a clean new cloth and clean off the PLASTIX lotion... then stand back and be amazed!!!

That's it... you should do this once every 3-4 months...then your headlights will always look like they are brand new!!

Good luck,

EVILTD

[95SKY]

From my understanding, the headlights are made from glass-extracts with some degree of plastic in them... with plastics, heat and moisture creates the foggy-look... mine used to be like this too... but I found a good solution... you will need 3 things...

1) a nice soft scratch-free cleaning cloth x2

2) a bottle of PLASTIX (Macquire's, I think - around $19 at Autobarn)

3) A bucket of really hot water mixed with some washing detergent (with a brush)

Now here's what you do... first of all, take the car for a good wash so that the headlight covers are wet enough to be cleaned.... then, using some brush dip it into the hot water with detergent and begin to wash the headlights with some degree of force... rub in a circular motion...

After doing so, let it dry for around 15 minutes... then use the cleaning cloth with small doses of the PLASTIX plastic lotion and rub hard... I would spend around 10 minutes or more on each light.... just keep doing it until you see it light up like a candle... LOL.... repeat, repeat the above steps then once you finish, get a clean new cloth and clean off the PLASTIX lotion... then stand back and be amazed!!!

That's it... you should do this once every 3-4 months...then your headlights will always look like they are brand new!!

Good luck,

EVILTD

Pretty much the same for mothers plastic polish i use to clean my headlights every car wash lol