Hazy head lamp lens

[crust]

Anyone have a foolproof method for removing the haze from a WJ head light lens? I have tried a few home remedies so far and very little success. Can they be baked all the way through the lens? I just searched and to replace with a new part it will be about $300 each side. I almost puked craped and peed, when I saw that.

Methods tried;
Lexan polish: once the lubricant dried same haze
Nothing Better glass cleaner: no improvement
Abrasive cleaner: no improvement

 

[CJ]

I tried anything and everything to get the haze out of my Cougar headlights (since gone) and never could get them de-hazed, but I never tried the stuff from 3m. This came out after my Cougars death...

Now can they be hazed all the way through? Beats me but I don't see why not.

I did clean up some marker lights with this kit but they were not clear. It did work GREAT on those though.

Might be worth a try...

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[projectcrawler]

At work, we have a company called auto solutions. They do flushes and various other automotive chemicals. They came in with a clear coat to polish headlights. They used a 220 grit sandpaper to rough up the lense and then covered with the clear. It is very thick, so it goes on heavy to fill in scuff marks from sandpaper and dry smooth. They don't sell over the counter, and unfortuanetly we didn't buy any, but it worked very well. You can go very deep to remove most anything. If you google auto solutions, you might find someone to sell it, or look for a similar product.

 

[coldwater]

Flitz metal polish and a buffing wheel will strip the haze right off of lexan light covers. It's just UV hazing and is not all the way through.

 

[rickyponting]

If you have dull or hazy headlamps, we can fix those plastic headlamp lens by a three step process of wet sanding and high speed polishing. This will return those hazy lenses to a like new finish saving you hundreds of dollars without replacing the headlamp assemblies!
After polishing the lens to remove the pitting, we recommend applying a new coating over the lens to keep them looking new. The coating is by Lamin-x and runs about $40 for most cars. Lamin-x covers come in Clear, Smoke, Optic Blue and Yellow.
So for less than $200 dollars you can restore your headlamps instead of replacing them. Most Headlamp assemblies run at least $500 per side so this is a fantastic upgrade or repair.
Lamin-x also makes covers for taillamp lights and full body masks to protect your paint from rock chip damage. Swing by the shop and take a look at all the new products we have to offer!

 

[coldwater]

Flitz and a buffing wheel will only run ya about $14......Unless you have the buffing wheel, then It's only about $6

 

[CJ]

I never would of thought of Flitz... I use it on all metals as it works great.

 

[coldwater]

I never would of thought of Flitz... I use it on all metals as it works great.

I discovered it out of desperation I snagged a Taurus a few years ago for no money, and stuck a few bucks in it just to flip it for a little profit. The headlight covers were a MESS, and i tried everything. I figured I'd try buffing the out of them, and the only thing I had on hand, was Flitz. Worked like a dream. Who knew?

 

[dalefan88]

my wife had a escort that the headlights got yellow. dont laugh but i used toothpaste to get them clear. i saw it on two guys garage and had to try it. it worked.

 

[projectcrawler]

Toothpaste is actually a polishing compound. It is good for cleaning all types of plastic. It is also good for getting scratches out of cd's.

 

[edprobudi]

Toothpaste is actually a polishing compound. It is good for cleaning all types of plastic. It is also good for getting scratches out of cd's.

Hi there projectcrawler, interesting fact that you mentioned to use toothpaste to get scratches out of CDs. I tried it and it worked quite good.

I have a music CD that used to skip a lot whenever i put on my CD player. I used toothpaste to polish it and now it only skipped once or twice. maybe some more polishing is required.

BTW, interesting thing you stated in your signature

 

[LongHorn]

Toothpaste also takes the scratches out of softop windows

 

[BrockGrimes]

Heard the Magic Eraser cleaner works.

 

[crust]

I ended up using this cheap buffing kit I got at Harbor Freight for $6 it came with two 3" buffing wheels, a bar of rouge and a bar of white buffing compound. It worked pretty good. Then I tried "Nothin' Better" a glass cleaning powder on my Altima. It is for removing water spots. It did a great job with the normal polishing with a soft damp rag. Thanks for all the feedback.