>>28554213 >Quick tek
-Use plastic polish (e.g. picrel) on a microfiber and use a whoole lot of eblow grease >Better tek
-Remove housings
-Wet-sand under running water (utility sink) starting with low grit to fine. (Say 600, 1000, then 2000 grit, specifically sandpaper made for wetsanding)
-Use plastic polish with an orbital polisher, then by hand
-Put back on vehicle
>>28554259
Some cars you have to take the front bumper off., or the inner wheel well lining
But most are 3-4 screws / bolts easily accessible.
OP, if they aren't easy to remove, just go with the plastic polish with the housings still in the car method. With enough force and time you should at least make some noticeable difference but your hands might hurt after it.
>>28554195 (OP)
For 'all in one' headlight restoration Sylvania or Cerakote sell a good kit.
Eyes Outside, Plexus, Honda Spray, or Kleenmaster Brillianize are all good for polishing polycarbonates.
Plane Perfect Clear Coat, Aeroplex Aeroguard, or Novus 1/2 can be used for long lasting results.
>>28554379
Polishing compound and a da will fix most headlights, really no point I. Going through the extra effort of removing and wet sanding unless you absolutely need to
Just polish and ceramic coat after
you don't need to remove the headlights to wet sand them, just put masking tape all around the headlights to protect from accidental scuffs. I used pic related on 4 different cars before the sanding pads wore out, and normal wet sandpaper will work just fine, the rest of the stuff is still good.
>>28554204
Mine lasts. I do it maybe once or twice a year. It never gets as bad as it was. >>28554195 (OP)
Yes, >>28554235
Depends on how rough it is. If it's rough start with sand paper and and wet sand up to at minimum 2000 grit then compound and polish until it's crystal. 1500 grit isn't high enough to finish on on sand paper
>>28554408 >It doesn't last
What does? If you replace it with a new one it degrades the same. You can seal a polished headlight with sealant or wax.
If your driveway is full of snow and you can't get out, do you shovel the driveway or say "it's just going to snow again in a week anyway?"
It's better to polish it than do nothing.
>>28554195 (OP)
I used to have this magical shit from a florida gun show. It was like a marine paste. It was the only shit that could fix my salt sprayed x type headlights back in 2014.
>>28554257 >even though it's probably a big pain in the ass removing them
Not necessarily, on my Twingo it's literally 2 nuts and some electrical connectors.
>>28554415
I'm not the guy that claimed it didn't last, but I found it funny that you said yours lasts, but that you also do it every 6 months.
that is definitionally not lasting.
>>28554213
OFF! Bug repellent with DEET.
Or any offbrand with DEET. >spray on. >wait 10 seconds >wipe off >repeat if necessary
Do Not leave it on for more than 10 seconds at a time.
This is also beneficial to do first if you use one of the actual headlight polishing kits.
I refuse to use DEET on my skin after I've seen what it does to plastic.
You can also sand down any raised lettering while doing this. Makes them look cleaner in the way only an autist would appreciate. >>28555418 >but I found it funny that you said yours lasts, but that you also do it every 6 months.
Well I'm not the guy who said that. If you read my post it acknowledges that it does degrade, but it can't hurt to clean it. Mine have lasted, and I've only ever done it once per car and never used sealant or even wax. Maybe you replied to the wrong post.
You can also sand down any raised lettering while doing this. Makes them look cleaner in the way only an autist would appreciate. >>28555418 >but I found it funny that you said yours lasts, but that you also do it every 6 months.
Well I'm not the guy who said that. If you read my post it acknowledges that it does degrade, but it can't hurt to clean it. Mine have lasted, and I've only ever done it once per car and never used sealant or even wax. Maybe you replied to the wrong post.
>>28554195 (OP)
yeah. It won't last for long, but it helps. I've used some of those kits before and they work, you sand off the surface, sand it smoother, polish, and apply a protectant. In my experience the protectant in the kits barely lasts over a year but you can just redo them but at that point the price of the kits adds up to the point you'd rather just get new lenses that'll last at least 5 years before yellowing.
>>28554416
what clear coat do you use specifically? The wipe-on coat supplied in those headlight kits never lasts long.
>>28556460
The term 'plastic' is something of a malapropism, since plastic is a term for a material property, while the materials themselves are polymers, which are usually rigid, to which plasticisers are often added to make them plastic, that is to say softer and more manipulable.
All of which is to say, yes, you skin could be described as a form of 'plastic'.
