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Old Jul 25, 2006 | 03:25 PM
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Question if anyone can help..............

How do I make my headlamp lens spotless? although I have 8000k HID's the lens looks like someone pissed on them. Help pleasssssse.
Old Jul 25, 2006 | 03:31 PM
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wet sand and buff!!
Old Jul 25, 2006 | 03:38 PM
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wet sand and buff!!

Ok thanks but ummm how do I do that lol, I have a buffer. Do I have to get sand paper and put it in water? lol
Old Jul 25, 2006 | 03:40 PM
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Sorry.......couldn't help it.
Use some pi$$ cleaner, and then don't park close to large-breed dogs!.
Old Jul 25, 2006 | 03:42 PM
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Sorry.......couldn't help it.
Use some pi$$ cleaner, and then don't park close to large-breed dogs!.

ummmm
Old Jul 25, 2006 | 03:50 PM
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wet sandable paper is the black sand paper. get a high grit. 600 should do for sanding (and yes keep the paper and area being sanded wet). then get plastic polish and use that with the buffer. I don't know of any plastic polish by name but it'a out there. Someone else prolly knows aq good kind. Also there was a thread on here a long time ago where someone had polished their headlights and posted a how to. Maybe someone could resurect that.
Old Jul 25, 2006 | 03:54 PM
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I found this on ebay...but not sure how good it works. You can be the guinea pig!!!


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/JANVI...spagenameZWDVW
Old Jul 25, 2006 | 03:56 PM
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gasoline & newspaper works great for cleaning glass. Bit dangerous in this heat, and hard to dispose of the newspaper afterwards.

Take it you've tried ammonia glass cleaner & that bug/tar/sap cleaner stuff.

steel wool & vodka?
Old Jul 25, 2006 | 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by xlr8r
gasoline & newspaper works great for cleaning glass. Bit dangerous in this heat, and hard to dispose of the newspaper afterwards.

Take it you've tried ammonia glass cleaner & that bug/tar/sap cleaner stuff.

steel wool & vodka?

if he is talking about his 99, he has plastic lenses. wetsand and then use a plastic polish.
Old Jul 25, 2006 | 04:01 PM
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listen if it looks like that inside the headlamp
than theres nothing you can do
outside maybe
inside noway.
Old Jul 25, 2006 | 04:40 PM
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I used 1000 grit then 1500 grit and then buffed with 3 stage compounds they look like new!
****Caution**** put masking tape over any and all paint around the headlights before buffing the buffer will take the paint off in a real hurry!!!!!!
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