Glazed headlights.

[carlton_fritz]

Anyone have experience with the stuff that is supposed to help your headlights when they are glazed or hazy?:waiting:

[G8rDMD]

Isn't that a pron term, too? :leaving:

[carlton_fritz]

Isn't that a pron term, too? :leaving:
Dunno

[Montehall]

wet sand and rubbing compound work the best, in my experience.
That BMW I owned had some nasty headlights, and after trying a bunch of the chemicals and buffing stuff, it was easier to sand it off.

[Joecooool]

Anyone have experience with the stuff that is supposed to help your headlights when they are glazed or hazy?:waiting:

Had that on an old Miata I bought to race. I tried every product at Auto Zone and while some of them had a very minor effect, none of them worked worth a shit.

[Scissors]

Yes. I used the Crystal View Headlight Restorer, as I recall. It worked perfectly.

http://www.myheadlight.com/

[Superstreet]

Isn't that a pron term, too? :leaving:

Glazed donut?








Do you have the polish kit for headlights,Kelly?

[G8rDMD]

Glazed donut?








Do you have the polish kit for headlights,Kelly?

Donut! That's it :cheers:

[carlton_fritz]

Yes. I used the Crystal View Headlight Restorer, as I recall. It worked perfectly.

Headlight Restoration | Headlight Cleaner (http://www.myheadlight.com/)
The most helpful posts comes from scissors. :willy:

[Chris Fowler]

The most helpful posts comes from scissors. :willy:
Mark this day on the calendar!!!

[carlton_fritz]

Glazed donut?








Do you have the polish kit for headlights,Kelly?
I have nothing. Just now own a car after over a year not owning one.

[carlton_fritz]

Mark this day on the calendar!!!
For real. And not one word about blowing himself.:confused5:

[iceburgh]

This works
http://www.meguiarsdirect.com/imagesEdp/p135894b.jpg

[Scissors]

:iagree:

Also the Turtle Wax kit at Walmart does a good job too. :yesnod:

...assuming you survived the veritable tsunami of obese welfare recipients and gangbangers.

[carlton_fritz]

...assuming you survived the veritable tsunami of obese welfare recipients and gangbangers.
:rofl:

Ordered the one you posted.

[Bucwheat]

The most helpful posts comes from scissors. :willy:

Yea,sometimes you have to read through the trash to get help.

[Kerrmudgeon]

They are all just basic stepped polishing compounds, with a sealer like they use at windshield install place for spider cracks. I've used spray clear to finish with good results.:thumbs:

[C5SilverBullet]

My wife's cousin has a company that uses the 3M stuff, works great.

[Mark C5]

I use a marine product from Starbrite on all my lenses, works great!

http://www.starbrite.com/sproductdetail.cfm?ID=1463

[78SA]

I buy new entire headlights. :leaving:

[TripleBlack]

My wife's cousin has a company that uses the 3M stuff, works great.

As does my son. His experience has been that The Pep Boys kits work okay if the lenses aren't really bad, but the really bad ones require serious abrasives and polishing. He uses commercial 3M buffing pads.

Initially his company was using a sealer, but they found the sealer was starting to yellow after a year or so and they have had fewer warranty claims since they stopped using it.

[GRN ENVY]

My wife's cousin has a company that uses the 3M stuff, works great.

I use that stuff for my clients cars, works great :cheers:

[Rotorhead]

Brasso works well. it's what we use on aircraft lexan and acrylics.

[dwjz06]

I buy new entire headlights. :leaving:Baller:D:lol::cheers:

[78SA]

Baller:D:lol::cheers:

They are attached to a new car. :leaving:

[Mirroredshades]

What did you use to clean the head lights?

3m headlight restoration kit.

Got it from auto-zone for 7.99.

Come with a piece that fits into a power drill, has velcro on it, and an assortment of sanding pads, 500g, 800g, 3000g and finally a dimpled polishing foam pad and some polishing compound.

Took about 20 minutes a light, and still had a couple pads left over, the result was a light that from 3 feet away, has no flaws at all, and has nearly perfect clarity.


:cheers:

[Fastguy]

Had that on an old Miata I bought to race. I tried every product at Auto Zone and while some of them had a very minor effect, none of them worked worth a shit.

I guess it depends how bad it is. My Miata was realy cloudy and I bought the kit from Turtle Wax and it worked well.

[Mirroredshades]

The Meguiars kit worked ok, but the lights fogged up again quickly. I'll try the 3m kit.



A friend used the meguires kit on his Alero and it seemed much much less aggressive in how it did the job.

The 3m kit has the 500 grit pads, they really remove alot of plastic in a hurry..it will kinda freak you out honestly. But the 800 makes it uniform and appear kinda clear, the 3000 more or less is there to setup for the polishing compound and buff out.

After I finished with the final buff, I put my oribital polisher on them with some carnuba wax and let it run a while...Im very happy with the results.

Ive got some before and afters if I can convince my camera to release them...




:) :)

[NB2K]

...assuming you survived the veritable tsunami of obese welfare recipients and gangbangers.

Fail.

Everybody knows you use "veritable" with "plethora".

[joecaver]

we did the lights on mrs. joecaver's Jag and they turned out perfect. Bought a small kit for $25 at Advance Auto that included 2 different grits of sandpaper and a small tube of sealant. We each did one side of the car and sanded by hand. The total time was about 20 minutes and they look like new.

[Scissors]

Fail.

Everybody knows you use "veritable" with "plethora".

No, only people with Asian Penis Syndrome™ do that.

[onedef92]

That shit don't work. On the TV commercials, they smear mildly deteriorated headlamps with cooking oil to give the lenses a distorted, but easily restored look.

[Scissors]

That shit don't work. On the TV commercials, they smear mildly deteriorated headlamps with cooking oil to give the lenses a distorted, but easily restored look.

The foggy lenses I had looked exactly like in the ad and the product worked exactly as advertised. They were restored to as-new condition.

[oyealiz]

The foggy lenses I had looked exactly like in the ad and the product worked exactly as advertised. They were restored to as-new condition.

No clue what these kits you're talking about cost but when the headlights to my old Grand Cherokee starting looking like this, I found aftermarket headlights online (very inexpensive) and simply replaced the old ones. The OEM headlights were alot of money but, as I recall, the aftermarket ones were a fraction of that.

[Mark C5]

No clue what these kits you're talking about cost but when the headlights to my old Grand Cherokee starting looking like this, I found aftermarket headlights online (very inexpensive) and simply replaced the old ones. The OEM headlights were alot of money but, as I recall, the aftermarket ones were a fraction of that.

Liz = Ballerette :rofl:

[Rapid Roger]

Get a bottle of this for 3 bucks at any auto store.With a soft cloth and a little rubbing(not fapping) you'll have them clear in no time........:)

http://i52.tinypic.com/k2xtky.jpg

[oyealiz]

Liz = Ballerette :rofl:

How do you think I afford shoes??? By blowing money on vehicles? I think NOT!!!!! :D

[Mark C5]

How do you think I afford shoes??? By blowing money on vehicles? I think NOT!!!!! :D

Sez her who at one time owned 4 Corvettes!

[Scissors]

No clue what these kits you're talking about cost but when the headlights to my old Grand Cherokee starting looking like this, I found aftermarket headlights online (very inexpensive) and simply replaced the old ones. The OEM headlights were alot of money but, as I recall, the aftermarket ones were a fraction of that.

Less than $30 to make them good to go for at least another 5 years.

[onedef92]

The foggy lenses I had looked exactly like in the ad and the product worked exactly as advertised. They were restored to as-new condition.

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m111/onedef92/car%20stuff/mothers20420lights.jpg

I used the Mother's Headlight Restoration Kit (with Power Ball) and it didn't do squat on the foggy lenses on my wife's '01 Odyssey. Didn't phase the lenses on my '94 Camry, either. :bilmem:

[Cybercowboy]

This makes them super-clear:

http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/hammer-1.jpg

[oyealiz]

Sez her who at one time owned 4 Corvettes!

:yesnod: I have to not BLOW money in order to afford nice things.

I think the new headlights for the Grand Cherokee were about $15/each, and I'd tried some kind of lenses cleaner first. I figured getting new bulbs that were for sure clear was the best way to assure I didn't blow more money on the issue!

Well those sorry Mother's. :D

:lol: