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Can i clean headlights with nail polish remover?

Old Jun 11, 2005 | 10:06 AM
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Can i clean headlights with nail polish remover?

Im currently doing the AE mod. I dont have any plexi polish or alcohol. Can i clean the insides of the headlamps with nailpolish remover and invisible glass?
Old Jun 11, 2005 | 10:29 AM
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

Seriously, don't do it. Nail polish remover will eat through many plastics! I don't know the exacty type of plastic used on the headlights, but you may permanently "blur" them if you mess up the surface of the plastic. You'd end up with frosted headlights, or worse...
Old Jun 11, 2005 | 10:37 AM
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http://www.superiorcarcare.net/moplpo.html Use this, it does make it shiny. but still be a little dull.

This one is also good.
http://www.superiorcarcare.net/3mplaspol.html
Old Jun 11, 2005 | 10:11 PM
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use a wax cleaner. that whats i use to clean up the front of my headlights
Old Jun 11, 2005 | 11:20 PM
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Whatever you do, do not use nail polish remover. It will permanently cloud up any type of plastic.
Old Jun 12, 2005 | 12:30 AM
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95-96 headlights aren't plastic and they never cloud up. I'm thinking of AE'ing mine too but I think I will use bronze instead of black. It should blend well with the color of my car.
Old Jun 12, 2005 | 06:46 AM
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they make plastic polishes that clean it up. i have never tried them but though i would throw that out there.
Old Jun 12, 2005 | 07:31 AM
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do not clean the chrome with anything, it will rub off in no time.
Old Jun 12, 2005 | 07:44 AM
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I used Meguiar's Plast-x polish. It worked great and got rid of almost all oxidation on the outside. Advance Auto Parts. Good luck man.
Old Jun 12, 2005 | 09:51 AM
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this is the best way i know of to do it that i learned from an autobody shop. Just take about a 500 or so git sand paper and sand then for a while..then switch to 2000 grit (wet sanding both). Do this for a while till you think you have the dinged up dirty layer off, then hit is with buffing compound and a buffer. It litterally makes your lenses look brand new and mine was pretty bad cause i did some work with fiberglass on them and had dried resin and scratches all over them.
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