Yellowed Headlights

[wishIhadaturbo]

Hello,

I bought clear turn lenses for my car. Now the stock headlights look all hazy and yellow. I am looking for any suggestions/options on cleaning them up.

Will

 

[greathuskie]

HID lights

 

[CodegreenGSX]

use a metal polish called never-dull. it will take the yellow out.

 

[Jaybone]

toothpaste... or chrome polish

 

[Masterbrandon]

I read in Super Street to use acetone, DON"T DO IT, it will make them even worse. THE BEST way to fix your yellow headlight is to use a buffer and buff it out. It made my headlights look brand new and I highly reccomend it.

 

[JJay]

Any other products work??? My car is 1992 and has a couple more years of oxidation or whatever on my headlights. If anything else is better let me know!!!!!!!!!

 

[jbillakdsm]

I used Mother's Polishing Compund and it did an amazing job if getting rid of the yellow on my lights. I had one that was really bad and when I was done, the rag was yellow, but the headlight looked like new. I used Mother's plastic polish after that to try and prevent it from happening again. So far, it's worked out great.

 

[captconnels]

ACETONE IS HORRIBLE!!! I used Mother's Metal Polish and it worked great. Crystal clear

 

[98RedGs]

I used acetone also...

never ran into the problem again after that...

Just make sure you buff the *$&* out of it!

 

[1993eclipseGS]

Mine were the same way and i used my moms cleaner she got from the dollar store:laugh: it is in a white spray bottle and it has two eyes on it that look like this believe it or not it took the yellow right away it will take the rust off of wheels its powerful.

 

[JJay]

I appreciate the help. I gotta get rid of the yellow on the headlights. The car looks too good, plus I put in Eurolite bulbs (hiper White not blue). They look pretty good at night and actually do put light on the road. I know this yellow haze is messing with some of the super whitish look they project. I was told by dealer that new headlights cost $325.00 a piece and I was no way!!!!!! Thanks again.

 

[DragonFly]

I agree with everyone...Mothers Aluminum Polish works wonders!

You can always wet sand it working your way through the different grits ( worked for me before)...but now, what i do is:

1. Scrub it down with a red compound ( like from Turtlewax)
2. Buff it up with a white compound ( i use Turtlewax)
3. Then i do some Mother's Polishing Compound
4. Finally, i wipe some Meguir's clear plastic polish on it to give it a nice shine

Hope that helps some

 

[top secret tsi]

i just used nail polish remover w/acetone in it and it worked great

 

[HATED1]

how do you clean the inside?

 

[top secret tsi]

i didn't have to clean the inside... just buffed the outside with nailpolish remover and a clean rag.... the inside can probably be cleaned by prying the plastic lens off... you'd have to get the little metal clamps off and then find a way to get the lens itself off, it's attached with a sealant....