headlight lens care & cleaning

[MRCN RCE]

i need a lil assistance here. i live in the desert, and my headlights have been sandblasted several times. they feel rough when you run your hand over em and they're losing their clarity. i have a bottle of meguiar's plastx, and use it with the mother's polishing ball. it works pretty good, but i'm looking for somethin that'll help restore em to almost new. they're startin to look like they've run through hell with gasoline drawers whelan: your headlight lenses (and of course, the rest of your trix) look like they just came out of the factory. what do you use??

[Whelan]

Sand em.Wet sand with 1000 lightly then 2000 lightly, then use the plastX on the wheel and work it in good. The issue is your divets and chunks are deeper than a scrape or swirl so you need to get to a base.

[MRCN RCE]

ok i'll try that today either before or after the cowboys beat the bears would it be better if i took them off the car?? that way i don't worry about scratchin the painti just noticed that you've posted in every topic but one on the first page. we should rename this part of the forum to somethin with your name in it. i'm startin to think you spend more time with us than your fiance. i hope she's not the jealous type lolpreciate all your help dude. too bad you don't live in cali, i'd gladly pay you $100+ to show me how to get my car lookin as good as yours. you plannin a trip to LA, san diego, tijuana, or palm springs anytime soon??

[WaveAction]

reason whelan is on every post is cause he's the clean up god..anything that deals with cleaning and waxing and all that other good stuff..he's the man to ask

[Whelan]

LOL, thanks for the honorable mention Wave.MRCN, I would pull them off if you had the time, it will be easier for sure. If you want some more advice on this and your not too comfortable sanding your headlights (remember wet sand), go to http://www.meguiarsonline.com and check out the plastic detailing section.I still spend plenty of time with the lady, she is coming over in a bit so we can wash the cars quick. I am taking a day off of work coming up soon to detail the car for the winter season. Oh and I was in Cali with her for the first time in our lives in April. We took a week off and headed over to visit a friend who lived in SF. Worked out well cause we didn't have to get a hotel and had someone who knew the area. I'm surprised I never met up with anyone from BAM (Bay Area Matrix) club. Oh well, I was on foot most the week so I guess that could be why.

[MRCN RCE]

Quote, originally posted by WaveAction »reason whelan is on every post is cause he's the clean up god..anything that deals with cleaning and waxing and all that other good stuff..he's the man to aski agree a gazillion n one percent. i'm wasn't callin him a post (removed) or anything like that, i was just sayin that since he is the go to guy in here, we should change the name of this forum from "washing, waxing, cleaning" to somethin that has to do with whelan. maybe "whelan's wonderful washing & waxing world". ok yeah that's a lil too "V for Vendetta", but you get my drift i'll do my homework on wetsanding before i give it a shot, just to make sure i get it right. gold star for me

[WaveAction]

easy way to do it is get a spray bottle and fill it with water..then just spray the area..sand abit and spray some more to keep it wet enough

[MRCN RCE]

cool, thanks. i saw my friend doin it to his tail lights before he smoked em. he was dippin the sandpaper in a bucket of water about every 10-15 seconds. what method do you think is better??

[JohnC]

This worked great for me, it has everything you need including good instructions for just $12. I bought it at ACE hardware.http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=25730BTW...the search function works pretty good too.

[MRCN RCE]

Quote, originally posted by JohnC »This worked great for me, it has everything you need including good instructions for just $12. I bought it at ACE hardware.http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=25730BTW...the search function works pretty good too.i always search before i start a topic like this, but i missed your post. there's an ace hardware about a half mile away, so i'll take a look n see if they've got it there. thanks john

[Whelan]

Good call Wave, I would also get a bucket, actually two buckets. I had one for the sandpaper to drench it, and another with a rag in clean water to wipe it down every so often to clean it off. Seriously no need to change this forum although I do like the idea, lol. Other people have great ideas and new product I've never heard of as well. I'm not the end all be all, but I've done plenty of detailing and care stuff to know a thing or two to help out, that's the purpose of these forums anyways, right!