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mytight95

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Well i got to noticing how dull my lights were getting, also were pretty much just yellow so i decided to try something. I went to wally world, and bought 3 things


dupli-color clear spray paint like 5$ best quality i could find in a can
four ought steel wool 1.50
mean grean 3.50



First off i took out the headlights, and corner lights, then i proceeded to spray them down with mean grean let them soak respray, and scrub the stew out of them with 4 ought steel wool, after i did this a couple of times I took some alcohol and wiped them down, let them dry and cam back and put two coats of the spray clear on them and here is a pic of how they turned out




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looks pretty clear to me. shoulda taken before/after pics, so we could see the difference.

about how long it take you?
 

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hang on i have some pics of what they used to look like


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Looks nice, about how mine looked after I cleaned them up with sandpaper and rubbing compound.
 

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well i cant find a before thats less than 600kb too large for my account at mustangmods

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mytight95 said:
well i cant find a before thats less than 600kb too large for my account at mustangmods

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And Ill shrink it down and post it for you...THEN you can copy it and post it on your site, and do a b4 and after pic side by side.

Most of us just sand them down and polish them. But other solutions like this are welcome.
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thanks RC but i eventually found one where you can at least halfway tell what they looked like

here it is

 

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Thoes look clean compaired to what mine looked like.

Just wondering... have you ever had the urge to go out in that field and pull off some donuts?
 

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that is my land at my moms so no b/c i would have to fill in the ruts,


however it is on a dirt road, and i have done many donuts down it, alond with some fourth gear burnouts, hard clay road will still let the tires smoke (til it rains)

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never mind... you fixed it
 

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)(*()* thanks i fixed it i think
 
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you can also use MOTHERS Mag Wheel polish. Just follow the directions on the can and it works perfect. Easiest thing i have found...
 

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I do a similar method, but after using a degreaser, I use an aresol window cleaner, and a sock instead of steel wool... got my fog lights clear as new but it took several hours and about 5 treatments to do it... just the good part of a football game
 

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Why did you use a sock? Wouldnt a rag work just the same?
 

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I put all of my old socks/t-shirts/ripped rags, all that stuff in a box in the shop... and use if for changing oil, and any other project... I use a sock over a rag though because I use a screwdriver to clean out the inside of my lenses... and it's easier to feed a sock on the end of a driver than a rag (I've had a rag fall off inside before...)
 

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Thats a good idea. I keep all my old shirts and use them as rags when I work.
 

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McGuires Strach X works well on the exterior of the lenses too, I forgot to mention that... for for the yellow stuff, just regular aresol window cleaner (the foaming stuff that eats away dirt) works miracles good luck guys...
 

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i thought i had accomplished something, oh well


lol
 

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i thought i had accomplished something, oh well


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Everytime you get on cloud 9 from something that you've done... someone always comes along, like viperos , and knocks you off. Sorry to hear that man... I feel for ya.
 

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sorry, nothing too new... just most people would rather buy new lenses than take a few hrs. to clean out theirs... not you or me though (we're the rare mustang breed j/k)
 
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