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Plastic headlight polish
Posted: February 24th, 2005, 11:11 pm
by Tunes67
Hey guys.. I tried some of our acrylic polish on my badly fogged headlights today at lunch.. 5 minutes and clear as new on the outside (need to take them off and rinse the dust and water spots out of the inside still) Anyway.. here is a link to the polish I used.. its specific to plastics & acrylics. Been using this stuff at work for about 4 years now and its pretty good stuff.. I used #2 to do my headlights.. #3 would probably be too heavy unless you have bad scratches. Just a heads up.. this stuff is cheap and works awesome.
http://www.stealthhomeamusement.com/ste ... plpon.html
Tunes67
Posted: July 27th, 2005, 11:05 pm
by MX-SLICK
my mx-3 headlights were easy to clear up, my 98 ford zx2 is a different story. Any product i put on the lens makes it look good for a few hours but then it fogs up even worse (the polish stuff gets in the tiny cracks put there by the sun)....i think its hopeless lol
Posted: July 27th, 2005, 11:13 pm
by atlantamx3
This is what the MOCA guys use and it works VERY well...
Yeah it says metal polish, but it works DAMN good on Plastic too!
Posted: July 28th, 2005, 12:48 am
by PATDIESEL
Uh, I'm in MOCA, but don't endorse that product. It leaves a film on the plastic that Meguire's plastic cleaner and polish don't.
Posted: July 28th, 2005, 11:08 am
by atlantamx3
uhh no it doesnt....
You must have done it wrong!
Posted: July 28th, 2005, 4:56 pm
by jschrauwen
Even before Meguire's came out, for ten years I was using Mothers pre-wax cleaner and polish remover. It worked quite effectively and I never ever had a foggy or dull finish. I would always do this every 2nd or 3rd time I washed the car. It was a 5 minute job that's well worth it. BTW, after the wax cleaner remover I would wax the headlights with Mothers polish also. It's done very well for me to this point. Those that would have looked at them before my J-Spec conversion could not tell the difference from the original headlight and the one that was replaced with a new one. I must have been doing something right.
Posted: July 30th, 2005, 8:47 pm
by ryanlindenberg
I have custom bird poo on my driver's headlight. No seriously, the guy who painted my car spilled something on it and it perminently stained it.
Posted: July 31st, 2005, 2:06 am
by PATDIESEL
Perry, yes it does leave a residue. Look at at CLEAR lamp cover after using it. It took me days to get that crap off. The reason for saying that is that if it leaves a residue your not getting the clearest cover possible. Meguires doesn't leave any residue and that is why I use it.
Posted: August 5th, 2005, 12:52 am
by Mazdaspeed96743
Can I use this for my MX Headlights?? because this is the polish I have=
http://store1.yimg.com/I/rodi_1853_22365895
Posted: August 5th, 2005, 1:00 am
by mitmaks
guys try gs27, that stuff worked very well on my headlights
Posted: August 6th, 2005, 2:23 am
by Jeff K
do you think if i sand down the head lights in the car with fine sand paper and than do a wet sant with really fine sand paper i can get them to become clear?
Posted: August 12th, 2005, 9:03 pm
by Mazderati
Try a "Flitz ball" to make it an even sand job. (a polishing device that attaches to the end of a hand drill.) It saves your arm strength too. I used one on mine and it worked great.
cheers!
yes
Posted: October 2nd, 2005, 5:16 pm
by vtmx3
Ok, use meguires medium cut buffing compound, then use mothers metal polish, and top it off with a nice cleaner wax. trust me on this one.
Posted: October 2nd, 2005, 10:50 pm
by Custommx3
Ive tried everything from waxes to polishing compounds trying to keep my headlights clean.
Of all the different stuff I have tried over the past 8 years cleaning my lenses, this stuff is the best I have used.
Posted: October 3rd, 2005, 10:14 am
by Nd4SpdSe
I start with Meguires metal polish, than finish up with their plastic polish, it works really well, but I see next time to gives Custommx3 combo a try...look like an interesting combination