If you work on your own car, I hope you don't buy headlight "cleaners"
07-28-2008, 11:20 AM
#1
If you work on your own car, I hope you don't buy headlight "cleaners"
Because you have everything you need already, at least for plastic headlights I haven't tried this on glass headlights.
If you work on your own car you most likely have some type of abrasive hand cleaner:
You also most likely detail your own car, so you already have some type of wax.
So lets start here with some pretty filthy plastic headlights.
Put a good amount, I use three to four pumps, of your hand cleaner on a sponge and apply in a circular motion to your headlights. Then rinse them off and dry.
Then, using the wax of your choice, apply a good coat of wax in small circular motions and allow the wax to "haze" up.
If you work on your own car you most likely have some type of abrasive hand cleaner:
You also most likely detail your own car, so you already have some type of wax.
So lets start here with some pretty filthy plastic headlights.
Put a good amount, I use three to four pumps, of your hand cleaner on a sponge and apply in a circular motion to your headlights. Then rinse them off and dry.
Then, using the wax of your choice, apply a good coat of wax in small circular motions and allow the wax to "haze" up.
07-28-2008, 11:21 AM
#2
Then remove the wax, again in small circular motions.
Original.
Comparison.
Finished product.
This process takes all of five minutes, taking your time doing one headlight at a time. Do them at the same time and it's like a two minuet process.
And I know, now I have to go wash/detail the whole car.
Original.
Comparison.
Finished product.
This process takes all of five minutes, taking your time doing one headlight at a time. Do them at the same time and it's like a two minuet process.
And I know, now I have to go wash/detail the whole car.
07-28-2008, 12:11 PM
#5
The only reason it is not crystal clear is because I haven't done this in about eight months. I usually do this at least once a month and then they are "crystal" clear. But anyways, just another way to clean your headlights... and not have to spend money specifically on cleaning your headlights. 
07-30-2008, 02:28 AM
#11
who needs an alarm when you have a dog like that standing right next to your car
nice dog and good stuff, i use the same cleaner to get oil and and dirt off my hands after workin hard on the car
07-30-2008, 10:29 AM
#13
, he is a 100% German Rottweiler. 16months old and 110lbs.
08-02-2008, 12:00 AM
#15
Not bad still some haze left. If you don't have any hand cleaner or anything of the sort like that. Grab some toothpaste it works just as well, and I hope everybody has toothpaste in the house somewhere!
08-08-2008, 05:49 PM
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I'm still a fan of 1500 grit wetsanding them, than using a very mildly abrasive compoundand buffing the shlt out of them followed by a wax. But nonetheless NIOICE JOB MANG!
08-08-2008, 06:37 PM
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08-08-2008, 10:07 PM
#20
^^^Brasso and Plastic X both work really well too. But I think the point of this thread is that you don't need to go out and buy this stuff if you already have all these "common" products available.
08-19-2008, 01:54 PM
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