Fixing oxidized headlights for cheap...

[Mopar1973Man]

Check this out...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEJbKLZ7RmM

 

Edited November 25, 2015 by Mopar1973Man

[CSM]

I might give this a shot for my fog lights.  They are looking kinda like they are 13 years old. 

[Me78569]

Me too.  Fogs are rough.

 

 

[CSM]

9 minutes ago, Me78569 said:

Me too.  Fogs are rough.

They are probably kinda foggy.

[Me78569]

Ugh.

 

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[IBMobile]

I cleaned mine with Meguiar's®  Plastx™ clear plastic cleaner and polish last April. I used a drill with a foam pad to clean and polish but did not spray them with any sealer. A customer had his done professionally and sprayed with lacquer. 6mo later they were yellow and the lacquer made it worse.                        

Edited November 26, 2015 by IBMobile

[Rogan]

Agreed, that this will work..  and will work longer than just buffing the lenses with a restoration kit.  But, I've done the 'clear coat' paint method years ago, and it was yellowed WITH paint-checking within a year's time.  To clean them up after that, it's much easier and time-saving to just buy new ones, as the paint will take hours to strip/sand off to get back to square one.

[Mopar1973Man]

Key factor here is was the lacquer a UV or not?

[Rogan]

Mine was, yes.  Although may not have been plastic -specific..  that, i don't remember. 

[The_Hammer]

I've sanded my headlight lenses with excellent results, though I have yet to put any kind of sealer on them. I wonder how something like this would work? It is UV resistant so I ASSume it would work.

[dripley]

I just bought new units and they came with new bulbs for $75 for the pair. They are like stock but enough light for me. Hopefully they will last a good while. Had them for 3 years now and they are still clear.