jaygambit

My headlights are foggy as all hell, and i've tried everything.

When theyre wet they're crystal clear but when they dry they become all foggy again.

Does anyone else have this problem?

MDeezy

iTrader: (27)

how are you trying to clean them?

have you followed the write up for cleaning the headlight in the detailing section?

kzoosho

iTrader: (16)

If they are the plastic ones you can wet sand them and then buff them. If you dont buff them they will be foggy also.

jaygambit

yepp.

the sanding, even after the buffing and polishing is coming out hazy.

I am going nuts here!

MDeezy

iTrader: (27)

did you use scratch X to get the shine back?

jaygambit

yep.

xkazik

iTrader: (14)

mine did the same my friend had some special liquid to fix them . then it worked it was 3 steps to do them i will ask him and tell u the name of it . from what i remember it was like 40 $ tho

wiggafly808

iTrader: (17)

did you try rubbing compound or nail polish remover?

99BlackMaxMS

iTrader: (85)

Go to a lower grit sandpaper. Try 2500 then repolish and wax.

MDeezy

iTrader: (27)

wow 2500 is a little high. great result have been seen starting at 1000 grit (wet sanding) then move up to 2k. of course there is not one way to do things

xkazik

iTrader: (14)

this is the product that worked for me and my friend its 50$ but nothing else worked for me
http://www.wolfgangcarcare.com/heleca.html

kzoosho

iTrader: (16)

For that price why not just buy new ones?

xkazik

iTrader: (14)

Im just saying what i have used i didn't pay for it it was my friends . Its not one time use and i did mine like 6 months ago still look the same . not like im telling him to buy it just letting him know what worked for me . =) lol u can split the price with someone use it and u will still have a lot left =)

f550maranello2

iTrader: (2)

i did that... sanded it down and everything.. it never looks like new does.. reason being there is clear coat over the lens originally.... and ur sanding it off..

kzoosho

iTrader: (16)

Yea but still for that price you can have brand new clear ones and not have to wrry about doing it again for a while.

xkazik

iTrader: (14)

well never knew u can get new ones for 50$ =) when i checked they were a lot more

kzoosho

iTrader: (16)

Hmm 30 dollars more for less work

xkazik

iTrader: (14)

idk man when i looked i coulnt find any =) im just saying my friend had it i used it worked lol . not trying to argue about this lmao just letting him know what worked fine for me

kzoosho

iTrader: (16)

Oops my bad there 55 more. But lets just see how long will it take you to sand it
down? do you have the time? If yes then by all means sand and go from there. If not you can do like i did and bought new lights.

xkazik

iTrader: (14)

took us around 20 min with taping around them and everything =) and im not saying buying new ones isnt good just saying this works fine as well

max ride 41

iTrader: (4)

wow, am i ever glad i have glass........

kzoosho

iTrader: (16)

no glass but r34's ftmfw

aussie983

iTrader: (16)

DON'T USE NAIL POLISH REMOVER ON PLASTIC !! Unless you want melted headlights

I think the 3 step product mentioned was Novus, and I've used that with pretty good success, and its fairly reasonably priced on ebay.

wiggafly808

iTrader: (17)

You can use it, but just dont leave it on. I used them on my old 92 camry, and i just wiped it off and had no problems.

Nail polish remover wont melt plastic immediately.