Headlight clearing by hand

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qbmurderer13

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Hey guys, was wondering what product you guys use for clearing headlights by hand other than sanding. I've been detailing a few older cars that have those 3 points sticking out of them and its impossible to get even a 4" pad in there. Is there anything you can use by hand that will be good at doing this? Not looking for perfect just something decent.
 
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Plastx is good. Just to clear them up i use on our car that sits out in the road the USA ColorX and a an MF applicator. It doesnt bring them up super well but it takes away the haze and whiteness and brings back a clear lense. Its just not as good looking as when you use a 4" pad.



Geoff
 
well you say older cars & the three points thing

make me think they are glass and glass is very hard



so try somthing like 105
 
Oddly enough, Blue Magic aluminum/chrome/mag polish worked pretty well to clear the yellow off of my car. I'm used to using a polish on it but it seems to work pretty well....
 
I've had decent success with Mother's Plastic Polish. If you're going to do this by hand, you might need to put some elbow grease into it.
 
just cleared up a 02' Maxima's headlights...actually used a claybar first on them, took care of alot of the haze,
 
Ive had good luck with Plastx. I just squirt some on and rub it in by hand until it disapears, and then wipe away any residue or any streaks with a mf. Works very well.



Ive also wetsanded by hand headlights that have the points sticking out, and they ened up looking fine. You might want to give it a try, even though it can be a pain.
 
I used the Clear View kit at WalMart to do some headlights. It's some sandpaper and an acidic cleaner and some type of plastic sealant.
 
BigJimZ28 said:
well you say older cars & the three points thing

make me think they are glass and glass is very hard



so try somthing like 105
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Plenty of plastic headlight lenses with the three point alignment nubs....E36 M3 is one example.



I agree with M105.



Regards,



Rich
 
eyezack87 said:
Oddly enough, Blue Magic aluminum/chrome/mag polish worked pretty well to clear the yellow off of my car. I'm used to using a polish on it but it seems to work pretty well....
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That's also gonna strip the clear coat on the head lights completely off.
 
Darkstar752 said:
That's also gonna strip the clear coat on the head lights completely off.
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I'm pretty sure Lexus did that already when I took it in prior to learning how to do it properly myself :sadwavey:



Mine are plastic anyway. Unless it eats it away faster than taking a polish to it does, I'll probably stick with it :2thumbs:
 
Darkstar752 said:
That's also gonna strip the clear coat on the head lights completely off.
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Clear coat on plastic headlights? I have never heard of plastic headlights that were clear coated. Maybe I am missing something.



Regards,



Rich
 
JuneBug said:
2000 grit wet sanding followed by Megs 84 - orange pad on a makita, worked on a 10 year old Beemer.
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Like I said you cant use any kind of buffer with the headlights im trying to work with. They would tear up your pad with those 3 knobs.
 
qbmurderer13 said:
Like I said you cant use any kind of buffer with the headlights im trying to work with. They would tear up your pad with those 3 knobs.
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If you have a scrap 3-4" pad you can use that if it fits. I tore up my yellow CCS pad and demoted it to headlight polishing. Works pretty well with a light polish :up
 
Yep, get some 4" or if you can find them - 3" pads or go with the 4" PFW pads. Just be careful around the knobs and you'll be fine, try to do the majority of the work with the wet-sanding too.
 
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