Looking for some helpful hints to clean my cars headlamp lens. It is kind of foggy looking. Any ideas would be great. Thanks, Barbara 1|1|Auto Supply stores or even Walmart sells a product|Arizona|vjast48@gmail.com|15:09:08|05/17/2014|
that will clean these up. My SUV is old and had the same problem. After applying this product, they look almost brand new. 2|2|It is called Headlight Restorer|Arizona|vjast48@gmail.com|15:12:49|05/17/2014|
v 3|1|GOOD LUCK I've tried lots of different things...(M)|bluh2oeyes|bluh2oeyes@yahoo.com|15:27:45|05/17/2014|
I have tried several things...nothing works great. The neighbor kid who is 17 has tried 2 of the auto parts store kits with the drill attachment thing with little luck on his (It's a small truck...I think Toyota?).
I've been told by the Jeep dealer (I have a Jeep) that once you break through the foggy layer and get it polished out you need to seal it with a UV protector so it won't get foggy super quick again but they said there is nothing that will keep it crystal clear ever except new lenses. They said they could do it for something like $75 or maybe it was a little less. They buff, seal with a UV coat and cook the UV coat on with a "sun" lamp. And he said if I wanted them to do it to schedule it during the summer because the hotter sunnier day after they finish just helps cook it more which is better.
I wet sanded mine with fine wet sandpaper and used plastic buffing compound. Still have hazy spots near the edges that need more elbow grease (I need to break through that foggy layer) but I'm just way to lazy to have to sit and wet sand any longer. For me the key is to keep the car clean (wash about every 4 weeks) and wax and buff the lenses with every wash. This keeps the areas I have gotten to the good stuff stay clear. This seems to be the best thing to keep them from getting foggy. I went a few months over the winter without washing and you could really tell the lenses got foggy. I suggested the wash, wax, buff to the neighbor kid and he now does the same.
If anyone has had any luck with something I'd love to hear it too.
Thanks,
Jennifer in North Carolina...the Tar Heel State
4|1|never tried it but heard toothpaste will work|LindaOH|Lindafmartin47@gmail.com|18:47:04|05/17/2014|
need to use the white kind I'd try a spot first and see if its ok 5|1|Hubby says you can try all that but if you want to fix it replace them Thats what we had to do|teener|teenerzacsneenee@yahoo.com|22:04:59|05/17/2014|
T 6|2|I restored mine a few years gack.|fbutte|fyb33@yahoo.com|21:10:39|05/19/2014|
Went to an auto store and asked for the best product available. Cost $25. Followed the directions exactly. Took less than 20minutes. Looked like new, traded it in 3 years later, still looked like new. Don't remember the name of the product. Everything you needed was in the kit with the exception of water and some old rags for drying. As for sealer, I don't remember if it was provided. Even if not, it took 10 years to get really foggy, and I did not intend to keep the car for another 10 years.