Headlight lense polishing

I took mine to Sams club..it was cheap I remember like 25 bucks and they guarantee it for a few years. At that price it wasnt worth it for me to do it.

It's a good idea to use painter's tape on the painted surfaces surrounding the lenses to protect them from stray rubbing motion.

I've never tried this on headlights, but I've used it for years on watch faces and even my motorcycle windscreen. They say it's used to polish the plexiglass windscreens on jet aircraft. All I know is it takes a lot of time but if you put the time in it really does work.

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thanks for posting allen, i am gonna give that method a try.

There's a pretty good YouTube video that shows how do it "permanently". Many process usually cause the lens to revert back to the oxidized condition within months.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEJbKLZ7RmM

I use Flitz and a power ball Also works great on aluminum wheels.

I don't think I have ever found anything that will restore a headlight lens to like new condition but they do make them look a lot better. The best thing you can do to keep your lens looking good is keep anything but soap and water away from them. Anything with solvent such as bug cleaner, mean green, etc will destroy the lexan plastic in short time.

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Replacement - one side

We got tired of spending money on kits that either didn't work very well at all or only lasted a few months. I googled the numbers on the original headlights and found that they were for a Ford F-150 and ordered replacements from Amazon's Warehouse Deals website for less than $80 for both. Coach looks much better now. Hardest part was aiming the replacements. Something to consider.

I bought a kit by Turtle Wax at Advance Auto for 9.95. It works pretty good on everything I have tried it on. It does take a little bit of rubbing and the haze does come back after a few months. The last time I did the Camry I put two coats of Meguiar's plastic wax on after polishing and it seems to be lasting longer.
The key word here is a little bit of time but not a lot of effort. If lenses are really fogged I apply the polishing compound with a scrubbing pad, followed by a second polish with a rag, then buff off and apply the wax.