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From: EdV on 15 Jan 2007 13:54 Is there a way to protect your headlights from getting cloudy? On Jan 15, 7:02 am, Derald <der...(a)invalid.net> wrote: > yj_ouy...(a)hotmail.com wrote: > >So how can i do? Try a kit purchased from a nearby handy-homeowner car store. > They're inexpensive and the one I used consists of a flexible disk and a > number of adhesive pads that are lightly coated with what seems to me > white "Tripoli" polishing compound. Don't recall the brand name but it > probably doesn't matter, anyway. A drill and misting spray bottle are > required. > Although, the clarity does not approach that of the nearly new > replacement lens on the other side of the vehicle, neither does the > price and it is far-and-away better than it was. My application was a > rush job and there's no doubt that more time spent polishing will > produce a better finish. Remember that the inside surface dulls, too, so > it can't be got "perfect". > -- > HTH, > Derald
From: davemac on 15 Jan 2007 16:56 > Bah, all THAT work makes it cheaper to just REPLACE them. That is, if you > value your own time. Well, this is a valid point if you are a highly paid professional and are paid by the hour. It should only take about 45 min per side. You CAN have a beer close by. :) dave mc
From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 15 Jan 2007 22:01 On Mon, 15 Jan 2007 10:54:29 -0800, EdV wrote: > Is there a way to protect your headlights from getting cloudy? Hmmm...I thought I posted this info here... There is a kit available that will recoat the plastic with an optical epoxy similar to the OEM optical coating. It's $20 at AutoZone and CarQuest. I haven't tried it...if I hadn't broken a bunch of bolts in the failing engine of my Grand Voyager I was going to give it a try...but I gave the thing away after I broke the bolts. Still ran, but the Idler pully was GONE, and the remains of the bolt wouldn't come out. All the rest of my cars have glass headlights, except the Scion, and it's too soon to 'experiment' with that car! ;) > > On Jan 15, 7:02 am, Derald <der...(a)invalid.net> wrote: >> yj_ouy...(a)hotmail.com wrote: >> >So how can i do? Try a kit purchased from a nearby >> >handy-homeowner car store. >> They're inexpensive and the one I used consists of a flexible disk and a >> number of adhesive pads that are lightly coated with what seems to me >> white "Tripoli" polishing compound. Don't recall the brand name but it >> probably doesn't matter, anyway. A drill and misting spray bottle are >> required. >> Although, the clarity does not approach that of the nearly new >> replacement lens on the other side of the vehicle, neither does the >> price and it is far-and-away better than it was. My application was a >> rush job and there's no doubt that more time spent polishing will >> produce a better finish. Remember that the inside surface dulls, too, so >> it can't be got "perfect". >> -- >> HTH, >> Derald
From: sharx35 on 16 Jan 2007 04:18 "davemac" <davemac2(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:1168898166.643716.241420(a)a75g2000cwd.googlegroups.com... > >> Bah, all THAT work makes it cheaper to just REPLACE them. That is, if you >> value your own time. > > Well, this is a valid point if you are a highly paid professional and > are paid by the hour. It should only take about 45 min per side. You > CAN have a beer close by. :) > > dave mc That's a total of 90 minutes and you would just drink ONE can of beer in that time? Surely you jest. >
From: Daniel on 16 Jan 2007 08:38
EdV wrote: > Is there a way to protect your headlights from getting cloudy? =========== Meguiar's power ball and plastic polish. One tube of polish lasts a long time - no risk of scratching because the ball is made of foam, easy to polish because it is driven by your drill motor, plus the foam goes around the protrusions on the face of the headllight. Leaves a gleaming surface. Worked for me. This was after I got tired of polishing by hand. |