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20th October 2015, 04:04 PM
#1
Patrol Guru
Headlight Restoration Kits
Has anyone used the Headlight Restoration Kits, such as Mothers, Meguiars or Rain-x to clean acrylic headlight lenses.
How successful was it??
One of my kids has bought another vehicle and one headlight is a bit cloudy.
There seems to be plenty of conflicting reports on how to rejuvenate them.
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20th October 2015 04:04 PM
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20th October 2015, 04:15 PM
#2
Patrol God
I just cut and polish seems to work ok, even do the windsceen as well
gets rid of that pitted look driving into the sun
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20th October 2015, 04:52 PM
#3
Patrol Freak
used the repco kit but i use 2000 grit sandpaper to cut it back and clean with compressed air rag then spray. looks like new. done this once or twice....
if its worth doin its worth over doin
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20th October 2015, 07:03 PM
#4
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I used a cutting polish like TD. Do it a cpl of times a year.
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20th October 2015, 11:01 PM
#5
Patrol Freak
Got to be real careful to not scratch the plastic, but to actually polish it. The reason they go cloudy is from a build up of old Polish and wax and dirt. So all you want to do is remove that.
I have used steel wool and bees wax to polish it, as well as cut and polish, and some off the shelf stuff designed to restore headlights. Tbh off the shelf was best, followed by steel wool and bees wax then cut and polish. Not a great deal of difference between them, all last about the same amount of time, a few months. Off the shelf is the easiest to use.
If you have a actual good da polisher, not a bunnings special, they apparently do wonders, but I haven't bought mine yet so I have no experience.
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15th June 2016, 07:54 PM
#6
tooth paste does the trick. I used it last week and they come up a treat.
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15th June 2016, 09:12 PM
#7
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Yep Toothpaste and a toothbrush then toothpaste on a rag or polish applicator in swirls. Cheap easy and perfect.
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11th August 2016, 02:11 AM
#8
I did a sand down and cut and polish on a set of badly crazed headlights on a nissan micra. Just worked up through the grades of paper and polish until it was like glass. I used an electric polisher and kept it well wetted. They looked brand new once I was done. It vastly improves light output. I don't know how long they lasted as I drove the car to Mongolia for 6 weeks then left it there. I would be inclined to use the same method then use a UV stabilised headlight sealer. Or perhaps some clear adhesive vinyl.
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