headlight haze

[97c1500gmc]

anybody know of a good product to clean out the hazy headlights, i heard meguiars plastx was good, does it work, do have to wet sand also

[zbhc4x4]

Yeah i used the plastx on my old stock headlights and it worked pretty good. The more coats you do the better they will come out. Just follow the instructions and its worth the money.

[zbhc4x4]

It also can be used on pitted windows if you got the time to do it.

[elsurfo10]

yea theres a bunch of different things they sell you can probably get em at any auto shop or stores

[WetPaintYukon]

I wetsanded mine with 1500 then 2000 then buffed them really good with plasticx

[97c1500gmc]

is the wet sanding pretty easy i dont want to mess anything up or chip any paint, mine are pretty yellow should i start off with an 800 or 1000 grit and go to a 1500 then 2000

[Blaze5509]

My g/f's Eclipse had YELLOWED lights and just for schits and giggles I took out the Turtle Wax (polishing compound/scratch remover) and did one pass then used the meguier's plastic polish.

Night and day difference

So yeah...it was worth the 6 bucks or whatever the plastic polish was.

[WetPaintYukon]

I dont know if i start with anything with a rougher grit that 1500. Its hard to get the scratches out from the plastic if you go too rough. Try what I said and see what you think. Ive heard metal polish works well also.

[ojaijohn]

Pearl Drops tooth polish.

[andrewdirt101]

Originally Posted by zbhc4x4

Yeah i used the plastx on my old stock headlights and it worked pretty good. The more coats you do the better they will come out. Just follow the instructions and its worth the money.

x2 plast-x is good stuff.

[ChevyChevelle70]

Are any of you guys putting any UV protectant on them after doing this?

[andrewdirt101]

Originally Posted by ChevyChevelle70

Are any of you guys putting any UV protectant on them after doing this?

nah. to me, it isnt worth it. every few months when they start to yellow a little again, i just use a little bit more of my plast-x. and presto! clear headlights. if they get REAL bad, which i don't anticipate, ill give in and buy new ones. but i dont see that coming for a long way off.

[97c1500gmc]

did a couple of coats this weekend with the plastx, only helped a little so i am going to try the wetsanding with 1500 then 2000

[TSS]

I too have heard toothpaste works. Can't hurt to try it.

[firestorm]

I used toothpaste on the headlights on our sedan, and it made a huge difference. There's still room for improvement though (i.e. they don't look new).

[flatnut]

HI on my last 1993 silver the haze was SO bad front I was going to by new $$$$$$$$ one day cleaning my boat what the hell let me try this stuff wipe on haze gone bing bing
3M fiberglass restorer & wax get it at wal-mart $4-5.00
DO NOT GET THIS ON YOUR PAINT
worked for me good luck Jesse

[CKTA]

PowerBall and Aluminum polish.

[quadkid]

after every wash i spend about 3 minutes on each lens with the Mequires stuff. Dont be shy with it though, you need to go to town to really buff it out.

[chriskelley2003]

when i still had the stock oned i just cleaned em with windex and it helped a lot

[ericlw]

I found you can also use rainx to take some of it off.