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Polishing plastic headlamps

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R6MGS

R6MGS

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I've been going through the Sonoma....cleaning, fixing, and doing my best to remove the last six years from it's appearance...The plastic headlamps are faded/dull and need a polishing...I know meguires makes a plastic polish that I've been meaning to try, but is there anything else that works...I'd hate to run out for a bottle of polish if I've got something that will work just sitting around in the garage....Tomorrow I am going to give the paint a 3 step wax job so I'll try some of that on the lights while I am at it....Just wondering if anyone has any other ideas?
 
If you have a good paint 'polish' and the damage is not too deep polish will clean them up. Wax will do nothing for you though.-Fwiw--Keoke
 
I went at them with some paint polish.....came out alot better but there is still a few areas where the plastic is shot....no biggie, just a truck....I'll give the toothpaste a try and see what happens, can't hurt.
 
My Escort headlights get dull and a little yellow-green every once and a while so I use Soft-Scrub w/ bleach to clean with my random orbital polisher.
 
There are plastic polish's out there for clearing up lense covers on headlamps. You can email or call us, or look into some auto detailing forums and get answers. I use a really good metal polish that is fine enough to use on plastic or lexan windows. It also clears up the oxidation on SUV & truck bug deflectors. . Basil, let me know if this is going against the forum rules, but just trying to help out.
Dave
 
Now just how in the world could anything that helps folks be against the rules. This is Basils place not Mosses.

Blatent advertiseing yea, but not helpful stuff.
 
Agreed. I've had success with fine polishing compound and a LOW SPEED buffer as well. I'd say "patience" with this task is the difficult bit.
 
I've heard of people using fine grit sandpapers, and then the plastic polish. Mostly in Ford Escorts and 2nd gen Eclipses.
 
Just as the Dr said, fine buffing compound and the buffer. Cleans them up great. Probably have to use the other polishes on the recessed areas.
 
1000 grit...then 2000 grit...then 4000 grit...then polish. Works every time.
 
Permatex sells a complete kit with all the goodies in there sand paper, polish, and even rubber gloves it works great cleaned up my daughters Escort headlights to like new condition
 
eastwood do a headlight refinishing kit
 
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