wanted to share, since i dont ever recall a thread about this and didnt see it in the stickys,( i appologise if this is a re-post)
I know I am not the only one who has nicks/scratches/hazy/pitted (plastic)fog light lenses.- I had one foglight replaced after an acident, so was realy noticable,i was thinking about getting a new light. But instead i took the light out and removed the lense, wet sanded with 200, 400 then 800 grit paper then used rubbing compound ,plastic polish and finaly a coat of wax (on 1/2 the lense )and now its as clear as the one that was put in over the summer.

i taped off left side and did the right

 

looks pretty good. a lot better than before. Are you planning on putting a protective sheet on it?

 

Nah, this want hard to do at all, Down the road when they get marked up again, I will just wet sand them again.

 

Nice work, they look great!

 

That looks really good. Great tip! I might have to try that on my headlights. They have a similar problem. They look good from far away, but when you get close you can see a lot of pitting.

 

That is pretty good.

I would follow that with something like Renovo or Novus to ensure that all hazing is removed.

 

I forgot to mention, after ii used the plastic polish there was a very slight haze, (still a 100 fold improvment), I then used detailing clay and that removed 85% of the haze, the wax (actualy glazing compound)took care of the rest, only a few minute imperfections remained, which i didnt mind considering what it looked like before.

 

so you did the inside AND the outside of the lens?

 

ah irishj44,
was thinking of you when i posted this, as i remember you mentioning your fog light lenses being in a condition similar to mine- quite a few times, in varios threads. leading me to believe this problem is common to all 2k & 2k1's.
Thats why i posted in the 5th gen forum-but the mods have doomed this fix to disapear into the the seldom visited detailing forum....glad to see you viewed it before that happened.

Anyway to answer your question, I did use compound, plastic polish, clay, and glazing compound on the inside of the lens. But in retrospect i shouldnt have bothered, it didnt need it, but after that first swirl of compound was applied, i had no choice but to finish the process

 

Where the heck do I find Plastic Polish, I've asked at various stores and NOBODY seems to have the stuff let alone know what it is.

With wet sanding the lense how exactly is that done ? Do you use normal
sandpaper? or a special "Wet" kind??

Sorry to sound like an idiot I've just never seen it done on plastic before and
my Foglights are in DIRE need of this treatment as they are very badly pitted.

Markus.

 

Check the Online Detailing Vendors thread in the stickies.

 

Great job! Reminds me that I'll probably polish my headlights & foglights in a couple months.

 

nice.....I actually had to do a mad search to find this again now that it was moved! Gonna do it this weekend with any cooperation from the weather. I want a nice clear view of my yellow lexus capsules inside