Hey guys,
My headlights are staring to get that foggy haze on the surface of the plastic lens. What do you guys use to clean them up?
Thanks, Nick

 

what year of truck?

 

99 E350 Superduty van.

 

I know there is a polish, I just cant find the name..

http://www.ehow.com/video_2116436_he...storation.html

 

try 3-M. they have a kit at wall mart just for that.its around 20 $

 

I know Meguiar's recently put out a headlight cleaning/restoring kit. I've not used it yet, but I'm a big Meguiar's fan and have been for 20 years.

I have also heard that you can use flouride toothpaste. Something about the flouride that cleans up the yellow/fog.

If you are daring, you can use some REALLY fine grit sandpaper too (that's what the pros use). I don't know what to follow it up with to polish the lenses, though.

 

I used a kit from Habor Freight a couple months ago, and it really brought the lens back to clear. I looked on their site, but couldn't find it. It was a 3 step kit with enough to do both head lights.

 

This stuff usually does pretty well for minor clouding...

http://www.meguiarsdirect.com/produc...?T1=MEG+G12310

 

I used the Meguiar's as well. Good stuff. I had one that just started to get a little yellowish tint to it on the top part of the lens and it took care of it nicely.

 

I wet sand with a high grit sand paper and use maquiars plast-x polish. Wet sand with 1000, 1500, 2000 grit sandpaper alternating directions (horizontal, vertical, horizontal as you step through the grits). Remember to keep things real wet. then polish with a plastics polish. Unless there is damage on the inside of the lens, your lens will look like new. I've done it to several vehicles recently. You basically have to get rid of the oxidized plastic. Plastic always yellow with time as it oxidizes. just a fact of life.

Chad

 

Here's what my 99 looks like after years of polishing.

 

i have these things here at work called maintenance kits has all the way to 4000 grit paper im gonna give one of those a try this weekend... it has everything i need to complete the transformation lol... great lookin truck by the way zx250 those headlights look better than new lol

 

Nice looking truck Barry!!! looking for some headlight like that myself.

 

This work pretty good I used the habor freight a little while back and it was sure worth the money. There was a coupon then but I was in my local HF store this week and they still had some. The kit comes with all you need but the drill and water

 

This work pretty good I used the habor freight kit a little while back and it was sure worth the money. There was a coupon then, but I was in my local HF store this week and they still had some. The kit comes with all you need but the drill and water