headlight lens

[pt002]

Is there any way or product that will remove the yellow on a headlight lens?

[bobs turbo pt]

i think once there yellow thats it

[Sci-Fi]

quote:Originally posted by pt002

Is there any way or product that will remove the yellow on a headlight lens?

Try Meguiar's PlastX Clear Plastic Cleaner & Polish, or 3M Plastic Polish, or Mothers Plastic Polish. Just remember to use more strokes, not more pressure (keep it even and on the light pressure side). Then use Plexus to maintain it.

There are specialized kits available for machine polishing (using a drill - cord or cordless). Usually comes with a 3" backing plate and a waffle foam pad. Polishing at 900-2800 rpms is the recommended norm.

Some use toothpaste to polish the lens and remove the yellowing. Haven't tried this myself, but toothpaste is slightly or is a very fine abrasive. Apply the toothpaste on a dry cloth and polish away. Most that use this process recommend buying "Natural White Extreme" at your local Dollar store, since it is a bit more abrasive than regular toothpaste and will also remove road film.

That being said, I would stick to a name brand plastic polish...the results are well known and doesn't cost that much to buy ($5-6 on average).

[4SPEED]

there are kits available now to remove the haze and then you put a new clearcoat on the lexan plastic lens. I think NAPA or one of the good auto store chains carry it....look it is out there and is not hard to do to have good headlites again

[strangelove]

I tried the PlastX the other day and it worked great the difference between the one I didn't clean was clear. Good at getting the haze out of the clear plastic.

[infernocruisr01]

do you have a web site for the plastx. or what store did you get it at

thanks

[turbomangt]

Its a Meguiars products you can ge it at auto zone pep boys or any other auto parts store. Gary

[infernocruisr01]

thanks gary,

I'll give it a shot to see how it works. Chris

[cool_zero]

I used this stuff by Flynn's called X-cite which I used for polishing the car but one day just hit my headlights and wow it made them look killer.

website Flynn's Detail Products
if its not listed e-mail them they are very responsive. I've been using their products and my car has 191,000 miles on it - original paint and it looks brand new.

[pt_tom]

I've had good luck with Meguiar's PlastX as well