Headlight Glass

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vettefan67

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What can be done for 10+ year old headlight glass besides replacing it? It's not smooth on the inside because it has a pattern of parallel lines in very close proximity to one another, so this would make polishing difficult.



The problem is the glass has an overall green tint to it which I doubt is part of the design. Can anything be done to improve the appearance of it or is the "tint" all the way through the glass? I'm thinking it's the latter but wanted more opinions :(.



Thanks in advance for any input!
 
Well, I guess I'll just clean it, Novus the plastic part inside and put it back together... :rolleyes:



At least I got to clean the engine up some with the headlight gone!
 
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<em class='bbc'>Originally posted by Footy [/i]
<strong class='bbc'>Check Huy's article [/b]</blockquote>I don't think his article is meant for glass headlight covers. :(
 
Wow, I never knew you could restore plastic covers like that, jeepers, what a nice job.



I was always scared to take my lights apart, I don't want to deal with the condensation that got inside of my Saturn headlights.



My lenses are really road chipped, I wonder if I can just purchase the lenses. It'd be alot cheaper then buying the entire unit.
 
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<em class='bbc'>Originally posted by puterbum [/i]
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I don't think his article is meant for glass headlight covers. :( [/b]</blockquote>Good point, 'puter. It has become a kind of reflex action for me - somebody poses a question about headlight restoration, and I post a link to this article, probably because I am very impressed with Huy's method :)
 
Me too . . . that's what convinced me to try it! For some stupid reason I didn't realize the covers were glass until I separated it - the casing and excellent insulation dulled any vibrations that would make sound and give it away as glass.



I feel pretty dumb after that one :rolleyes:
 
"Green tint" strange! my other Alfa 164, the headlights had a yellow tint to them, from old age according to the Alfa dealer. Could it be something for the USA market?



This sounds like a BradB type questions, as he has huge knowledge of strange things like this.



How about a mild bleach or caustic solution to swill around the inside???



Steven
 
For yellowing (or any color) on the outside of the lights you can wet sand them (2000 grit or finer) and then a few passes with a rotary buffer and polish will make them look like new, not sure what you could do on the inside though. I guess you could wet sand with 2000 or finer grit then hand polish the insides.
 
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