cut & polish on the headlights - it works!

[predator]

I've always been a bit sceptical about that one, even though its been raised in a few threads. Plastic and cut & polish generally doesn't go together, so i wasn't going to rush out and try it without good reason.

Anyway, i got a bit of scratch on my headlight (ouch).. so i thought, crap.. what do i do, don't wanna spend $200 on a new headlight? So i remember these threads, and thought as a last resort worth a try. So i whipped out a tin of the cut & polish and see whether what it would do. !!MAGIC!! Cleaned up that scratch, and a lot of the smaller scratches and things. Best of all it cleaned all this murky stuff which i could have sworn was inside the headlight.. but now its all gone. Now they are all pretty crystal clear, which is good for both looks during the day, and headlight visibility.

Be a bit careful, i wouldn't leave it to stay on there too long (more than 10secs) before wiping it off with a cloth. It may leave some small hairline swirls, but overall its so much better. I was so surprised how well it worked.

Only prob is then you discover all the other little things that are *inside* the headlight - unfortunately the process to fix that is pretty damn difficult. You gotta actually split the whole assembly.. then reglue it all up..that is if you haven't shattered or chipped something in the process (likely)

[surreal]

I too was dubious, however, I ended up using Meguiars professional fine cut cleaner (the same stuff I use on the paint).

[nismoman18]

hell yeah the results are good i can actually see through the glass, nice a clear. i always thought the murky stuff was on the inside but now im happy taht its off

[2fardown]

I used the mguires fine cut cleaner on the plastic instrument cluster cover. Worked a treat.

[dlskip]

Hey guys.

How easy was it to acutally take off your headlight covers?

Just a couple of screws or is it a clip-on job?

Thanks.

[Silver-Arrowz]

Unreal!

[predator]

Hey guys.  

How easy was it to acutally take off your headlight covers?  

Just a couple of screws or is it a clip-on job?

They can't actually be removed .. if u do you have to fully split them and reseal (a tricky process). We're talking about the outside - which can make a big difference to the overall look/clarity.

[Gianni]

Good work men!

I think I'll have to give it a go on my one's as they're looking pretty trashed!

[dlskip]

Thanks Predator...

Was kinda getting excited for a second 'cos I thought someone had figured out an easy way to open them up!

I'll give it a go anyway!

[ron]

any car wax works fine guys. give it a deep rub and buff off.

the product that the sell throught the shop are probably car wax re labeled!!!

ron

[G0DF4Th3R]

if u dun have any wax, and its a sunday arvo and the shops are closed, just nip inside and grab a tube of your fav toothpaste

works well tho i have no idea of any side effects

[ron]

side ettect? mmm can i use the tar tar control one?

[cooks44]

I would've thought the Sensation Whitening would do a better job?!?

[Guest RedLineGTR]

lolz...get meguires (sp)

[jlnewton]

Gave it a go last night, came up well. Meguires fine cut. They have a fairly extensive range, anyone use there other products, just want to know as it is quite expensive and don't want to fork out for a trial! Are they as good as their price tag suggests?

[G0DF4Th3R]

lol nah just make sure u rinse with some Listerine

but like i said, i dunno if using toothpaste will fu(k up your headlights, doubt it will. just covering my ass so u cant come here in 2 months blame me

[surreal]

I believe that Meguiars is worth the money you pay. It can be a bit of an outlay intially but I find that you will get a fair bit out of each bottle.

I use their wash gel, fine cut cleaner, glaze, canuba (spelling?!) wax, plastic and vinyl conditioner (inside) and the long lasting tyre stuff.

Obviously the cut and polish stuff lasts longer because I dont use it all the time but its prolly good for about 6 jobs. The tyre stuff has gone longer than the suggested number of uses on the bottle and the plastic cleaner is waayyy better than Armoural IMHO.

[Guest RedLineGTR]

with alot of things you get what you pay for...it also depends in what condtions peoples lights are in

[SillyFlyFresh]

most cases if your plastic headlights have deep scratchs

get some 2000 wet "n" dry paper and rub them back a little (dont rub to much) then polish them up

as my lights were terrible and the result finish was spectacular

[pushead]

did you guys clean the "inside" of the headlights as well? how the hell do you open that up? i've tried to open it up and nearly snap the thing!.. any help would be grateful.