Cleaning Headlights

RiceEatin1995GT said:

Alright, thanks man. Any other suggestions?

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Here is what mine looked like before.

Ignore the dorky guy in the car

Here it is now.


I used orange pumice hand cleaner, #0000 super fine steel wool, & glossy clear coat spraypaint.

Tape the rest of the car off with masking tape and garbage bags leaving only the headlights visible. Then use the cleaner to get all of the drit/grime off if it. Next use the steel wool to remove all of the yellowing. It will look very hazy when you are doing this. It's normal. You need to make sure all of the yellow is off of the headlight. It will take a lot of elbow grease to get it back to just a hazy white.

Once all of the yellow is gone, spray a THIN coat of clear on it. Let it dry, and repeat. 3 coats should be enough. Now, with the clear coat on, you can wax it, just like the rest of the car. No need to wax it now but in the future, if you want to, you can.

People think I have the "cobra clears" ever since I cleaned mine.
Scott

EDIT - Just as a note. Anytime you use spraypaint, you need to create your own "dust free enviroment". Once the paint is on, dust, hairs, etc love to stick to it before it dries. I use an cardboard box with the top cut off, and tape it so the painted object is surrounded by the box. It's not 100% dust free, but close enough for this purpose.