Fading Headlight Lenses

What is RMP 3? I can't find it.

Red Max Pro #3

http://www.rv.net/CFORUM/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/25818736.cfm

I've never tried it on headlights but I tried it on a plastic flashlight lens, for some reason, a long time ago. It turned it rough and about as opaque as possible.
Those polishing kits for all the plastic headlights work, depending on who uses it. Auto dealer just uses some polish on a buffer.
But...They use some coating on the headlights according to Body Shop Manager and when you polish it it is gone. What can you do if the things are so bad you can't see the road inf front of you.

Pretty informative article about headlight cleaning.
http://www.ebay.com/gds/Headlight-Cleaner-Exposed-Do-they-Work-/10000000004069698/g.html

I give all the lenses a good coat of wax several times a year, so far it has kept them in good shape.

Can't beat Maguiar's products for all automotive cleaning needs. My car got bumped in a parking garage once. No dent, but there was paint on my front fender. It wouldn't wash off or wipe off. I tried the Maguiar's on a soft cloth, rubbed it off with a clean part of the cloth and it was good as new. No elbow grease required. They have a headlight cleaner as part of their product line.

Since we never drive after dark, our headlights are purely for other drivers to see us. There's enough square feet being lit that nobody can say they didn't see us coming.

There may be a 20% increase in light between the DRL mode and "real" headlights. but it's hard to tell.

Buffed car headlights with 303 Protectant over time and the lenses cleared up quite a by. Side benefit of 303's UV protection.

I have no problem with getting my headlights like new again with a Meguires Headlight cleaner. But.....the "like new" clarity only lasts for about a month and starts to dim and get cloudy right away. I'd like to find something that keeps them looking good.
BTW: SAMs has an advertisement that for $30 will make your lenses like new again and guaranty it for 5 years????? I'm tempted to check that out. That 5 year guaranty sounds really good.

This also works rather well. :b

Since the head light covers are plastic, the "best" but most possibly destructive cleaner is acetone. Instead of pure acetone, I use a little of my wife's nail polish remover. It has acetone, but not pure. Just a little on a paper towel is great.

I suspect that most of the kits have a cleaner that is part acetone.