Best way to clean headlights?

HoustonGT

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Hey guys, im trading headlights with another GT because i want the smoked headlights and he wants the clear ones on his Silver stang. I bought some Blue Magic plexiglass and plastic cleaner, which helped cleaned them up a bit, but whats the best way to clean the healdights and remove the scratches? I want to give the guy a set of good looking headlights. Will a scratch remover like Meguiar's work on plastic healdights or are there better methods? THNX

 

HoustonGT

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BUMP, any ideas guys? The trade is going down this week

 

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pedman31

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I have some headlight lenses with some cloudiness also and was wondering how I could get them clear again. I stumbled on this website and found the headlight cleaning kit. I haven't purchased it but was going to look into it. If you find something that works be sure to post it.

http://www.properautocare.com/plaslenclean.html

 

96GT Toy

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I have cleaned mine with Tooth Paste on a damp soft cloth. Go slowly and do not apply to much pressure. Give it a try and you just might be very pleased as I was.
good luck

 

One Red Ride

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I use this Meguiar's product :
www.meguiars.com/press_releases/release_viewer.cfm?selected_ID=61

It works & was cheap, but don't expect miracles. If the scratches are deep or there is significant piting, I don't think anything will make them look "new".

 

HoustonGT

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Didn't someone have some method with sandpaper or sumtin like that? The Blue Magic helped alot actually, but i did remind the guy that the headlights are 5 years old. They have no clouding what so ever, just some scratches and stuff form normal driving.

 

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jbrown

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I found this stuff on ebay that says it takes away the cloudiness and yellow, i dont remember if it fixed scratches too but I would imagine it does. Search for headlight restoration on ebay or there website was www.mdwholesale.com(ebay was a few dollars cheaper) Of course you have probably already traded your headlights by now.

 

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NewEngPatsFan

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Rubbing compound...about 1500 grit. It was a tip I had picked up on the TCCOA forum a few years ago. I had a 97' Cougar that saw a lot of highway use in the winter when the roads were sanded, and the clear lenses were pitted badly. The rubbing compound cleared up 90% of the "fogginess", enough that there was even a noticeable difference in the headlights at night. I have some digital pix showing a comparison of one done - not done that I can try to find if someone wants to see them.

 

ChingoChee

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Yeah Id like to see the pics.

And I also heard that the Meguiars product works well. Somebody a while back posted a comparison pic here on StangNet.