Headlamp Cleaning

[GMAN]

I need some solutions to clean these headlamps. I want to try this before I purchase new ones. Does anyone have any ideas? I've heard rubbing compound, 1000 grit sand paper, Anything would be helpful.

 

[formerknown]

I start by soaking fine grit sandpaper in water and wetsanding the lights in a back-and-fourth motion. Start with a finer grit, like 2000 and work your way down to about 1000-1200. After that, I hit it with Meguire's Plast-X plastic polish on a buffer. That stuff works great. After that, I polish it off with a liquid wax.

 

[Frat-man-du]

I start by soaking fine grit sandpaper in water and wetsanding the lights in a back-and-fourth motion. Start with a finer grit, like 2000 and work your way down to about 1000-1200. After that, I hit it with Meguire's Plast-X plastic polish on a buffer. That stuff works great. After that, I polish it off with a liquid wax.

Plast-X is da bom! I bought some at the Carlisle parts meet this past weekend ($3.00) and WOW it cleared up 80-90%.

I have used Mr Clean pads with a ton of water on my 94-E-150 and followed up with Plast-X and a coat of wax and they look new again.

 

[GMAN]

Can I buy that Plast-X Locally?

 

[formerknown]

You should. I bought mine at VatoZone...

 

[Cubster]

I start by soaking fine grit sandpaper in water and wetsanding the lights in a back-and-fourth motion. Start with a finer grit, like 2000 and work your way down to about 1000-1200. After that, I hit it with Meguire's Plast-X plastic polish on a buffer. That stuff works great. After that, I polish it off with a liquid wax.

You have that ass backwards, start with 1500 & then go to 2000 !!!!!!

 

[04SSHD]

This is what I did... Start by cleaning the lense with water. Then take 1000 grit wet sand paper to it. After taking a good layer off go down to 1500 wet sand paper, then finish off with 2000 wet sand. Then polish the lense with plastic polish. I used blue magic.

how it started-

the end result-

nice and bright!

 

[formerknown]

You have that ass backwards, start with 1500 & then go to 2000 !!!!!!

Whatever.

 

[GMAN]

Thanks, I will give that a try. Cheaper that $300 for a set on Ebay.

 

[marked8]

I've used polishing compound on at least 6 sets of lights with good results.