headlights

[boostedpanda_gst]

just a simple question... whats the best product or way to recondition or (clean) 2g headlights

 

[Dhan]

just a simple question... whats the best product or way to recondition or (clean) 2g headlights

Same thing you'd use for any other car's headlights.

Headlight restoration

Rub hard in circular motions for the best result.

 

[92AWDHX40]

I used some wet sand paper, and polish night and day less than 15 dollars works good for some 20 year old plastic.

 

[mattasi]

You can get headlight restore kits from the local auto parts store.

 

[Paching]

Brasso works fine if you have some.

 

[sccrbrandon4788]

I've used 2000 grit wet sand paper and then buff scratches out with a cutting compound and then polish the haze out. You can also use clear coat to spray them once you clean them up to keep them clear longer. May require buffing every now and then, but its all worth it.

 

[retry_1]

Depending how bad the yellowing/haze is, wetsand with 800(only if its really bad) 1000, 1500, and 2000 paper in alternating directions. Use one grit up and down, the next side to side. After that i use a 3000 grit trizact pad on my harbor freight buffer. this requires alot of water and a medium speed setting. then a good polishing/cutting compound with a buffer. You could probably get away with a drill mounted buffer, but i definitely would not do it by hand. If you have a variable speed buffer, use a high speed setting, but go in short spurts and don't let the pad sit in one spot too long, it WILL melt the plastic. If you have good clear, this would be the time to spray it. if not, a thick coat of a hard shell wax will protect it for a while.
here's my dad's Taurus lights before i cleaned off the excess compound and put on the wax. Passenger side is restored, drivers is not.

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[daren_p]

Believe 3M makes one of the better kits out there. Definitely want want one that uses drill attachments, the results will be better then the ones that are done by hand.

 

[Idaho AWD]

Mothers polish will work and also brake fluid. Like the above poster said, small circular motions.

 

[guapking]

Use some 2000 grit with some plastx. It takes a lot of time if you do it by hand though. Did my headlights and they came out nice.