How can you clean and polish plastic automobile headlight lens.Toothpaste works,supposedly,any others is this?
blanziflor asked:
My automobile has plastic headlight covers and over time they have become dull and not clear,due to road debris.I have been told that scouring them with toothpaste is one way to bring them back to transparency. Is there something else I can use to clean them.
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My automobile has plastic headlight covers and over time they have become dull and not clear,due to road debris.I have been told that scouring them with toothpaste is one way to bring them back to transparency. Is there something else I can use to clean them.
February 22nd, 2010 at 10:03 pm
Try using Brasso and a soft cotton cloth. This should remove minor scratches. Also, make certain the problem is not on the inside of the cover. Terry
February 25th, 2010 at 11:00 pm
The only way I have found to get them like new again is to wet sand them with 1500 grit sandpaper and then buff them with a buffer using rubbing compound. Marlin
February 28th, 2010 at 3:29 pm
this kit works wonders I used it on both my car and my truck. like new ! HHMM
March 1st, 2010 at 1:19 am
If the discoloration is only on the outside, parts stores sell a cleaner with sponges and sandpaper that when the directions are correctly followed, works very well. They use an optical cleaner. Dale H
March 3rd, 2010 at 6:16 pm
go to napa and get a kit for this it around 20 bucks it work’s great i have used this kit on 2 of my cars and on a lot of costumer cars John T