yes its another baking the headlights open question but i didnt see an answer to this one anywhere......i noticed that it looks like the inside of my headlight assemblies are foggy...can i use a restorer on the inside or will it cause a haze in them down the road? i might just leave it just in case...any input is appreciated!

 

I'll assume you already tried buffing the outside first? Brasso, PlatiX, or wetsanding/polishing will do the trick. The haze is on the outside (usually). Even if it looks like its on the inside, try the outside first. Also, expect to put a little effort on the buffing process. "Lightly" buffing will not do much, so put your hand and arm muscles to work without breaking the lens . Or, use one of those drill buffer ball attachments.

I've done several sets of headlights, and I've even baked open a few sets only to find the inside of the lens perfect when the hazing appeared to be on the inside.

 

^^Also, from experience, any kind of polishing/sanding of the plastic (inside or outside) will speed up any future hazing if you don't use some sort of wax or UV protectant. I use the Meguiars PlastiX on the ouside of my headlights after each car wash. It takes a total of 2 minutes to do, and keeps my headlights crystal clear. I do this because I am lazy to protect my headlights.

 

yeah i've done wetsanding.....i jsut looked at them again...i guess its not really a haze, there are almost like cracks....idk its had to explain.....ill prolly just leave it alone..thanks for the insight tho!

 

Didnt know about that...thats a great idea!!! I just grabbed some to make the AE modding easier to do, so ill start using it every wash!!!!

 

I know exactly what your talking about. Those tiny cracks (the ones you can see when the light hits them just right) drive me nuts! I think they are micro-stress cracks or something, from rocks/debris hitting the lens over the years. I come to this conclusion because after my retrofit, I had a shroud that fit a little too snug against the inside of the lens after I put the headlights together. Well, after forcing the lens on and deciding to re-position the shroud, I had those little "cracks" on the lens where the shroud touched the lens. I couldn't get rid of them no matter how hard I tried.

 

Ok so im not the only one who has these....lol..they are sooo annoying! but like i said ill just work around them. I already bought some blacked out housings and put them on my car but the person that blacked them out also did the blinker reflector and i dont really like the look. So im gonna take my stockies and do im the way i want..then sell the other ones i got...thanks again!

 

What polish do you guys recommend after wet sanding?

 

Meguiars PlastiX

 

PlastiX works well. Otherwise, I'd get myself some very fine, high quality polish. I'm not familiar with the brands of polish out there, but I know there are some that work better than others! FYI, the Turtlewax brand polish sux. Haha, you get what you pay for. I think I'm using some fine polish by Meguiars along with the PlastiX.

 

Oh, I have tried that and it still left my headlight a little cloudy. I have used the polish in CV Chemicals Headlight restoration kit, it worked great! But I don't wanna spend another $20 on another halfway done headlight lol but thanks, I'll give it another try!

 

Actually, after wetsanding, your best bet is to actually use a very fine buffing polish. PlastiX isn't really meant to clean up the lens after wetsanding.