Head/rear lights cleaning stuff

[Accy cyclist]

Good or not so good?
https://www.georgeshop.co.uk/produc...4onGqWXYEoIwVPhRPQw9-pIgTkbKM3ocaAmYjEALw_wcB
That frosted glass look annoys me. I've watched videos of folk using nail varnish remover with scouring pads and stuff,but this looks a bit easier.

 

[irw]

Maybe wait for someone else to come along and agree with me here, but I wonder if a bit of toothpaste on a rag might clean them up? It works on CDs/DVDs, and worked well for cleaning plenty of scratches from my cheap n cheerful safety specs. I think the principal behind it is that toothpaste is ever so slightly abrasive, so it effectively 'polishes' out the imperfections that have developed.

Edited to add:
Whilst trying to find something to support my theory, the first google hit that came up specifically mentions car headlights!

 

[Deleted member 23692]

Toothpaste will do the same job just as well.

I had superb results on a car , and it's minty too

 

[Drago]

I used wet and dry - 600 grit, 1000 grit, 2000 grit, amd finised it up with a buff of T cut and a coat of wax. Shiny as a magpies bank account, and cost me nothing.

 

[Jody]

Don't forget to UV seal the lights after otherwise they will go back to how they started.

https://carcarecamp.com/car-care/best-headlight-sealants/

 

[Accy cyclist]

Don't forget to UV seal the lights after otherwise they will go back to how they started.

https://carcarecamp.com/car-care/best-headlight-sealants/

I'm thinking that if you buy the sealant,some of those sealants have lamp polisher in them. Surely you might as well buy the all in one,rather than use the toothpaste method? 🤔

 

[fossyant]

T-Cut, autoglym or G3 cutting compound. If bad you'll have some work to do. I just give my 19 year old plastic lenses a quick t-cut or autoglym every few months. G3 was used when bad.

 

[Drago]

Don't forget to UV seal the lights after otherwise they will go back to how they started.

https://carcarecamp.com/car-care/best-headlight-sealants/

I wax my car,mincluding the headlamps, every 3rd or 4th wash, which works out roughly once every 2 months. That is ample to maintain the surface of the headlamps.

 

[Jody]

I wax my car,mincluding the headlamps, every 3rd or 4th wash, which works out roughly once every 2 months. That is ample to maintain the surface of the headlamps.

Yes, a good wax will do it.

Id usually wash my car every week or two but WFH has changed that. I'm ashamed to say that I haven't washed it in over a year 😲

 

[netman]

Before:

After:

Using the method in this vid

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UG54xt56uZo


Basically, 600 grit wet and dry wet sanded, followed by 1500 and then 3000, then cutting compound, then polish and finally a good coat of sealant and wax to protect.

 

[Jody]

They look great Netman. How long did it take?

 

[netman]

They look great Netman. How long did it take?

Maybe an hour and a half altogether for both - nice sunny day, took my time and stopped for coffee half way through! I did the sanding by hand, but have a polisher which speeded up the compound and polishing...