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ProteZE March-3rd-2004 12:58 PM

Cleaning aged headlights
 
Does anyone have any tips / tools / materials needed to give the foggy / rusty headlights a new look ?

Is there some special plastic abrasive compund and than something to polish it with ?

Thanks

mike323 March-4th-2004 01:30 PM

Re: Cleaning aged headlights
 

Originally posted by ProteZE
Does anyone have any tips / tools / materials needed to give the foggy / rusty headlights a new look ?

Is there some special plastic abrasive compund and than something to polish it with ?

Thanks

What I did is use some CLR on a rag, and rub it. Than I washed them, after that I used some "brassol" jewelery polishing liquid. The light look amazing and still do. I did all this in 30 minutes for both light, without removing the lights from the car.

eltonr March-4th-2004 06:58 PM

use a plastic cleaner and use a porter cable 7424 variable orbit polisher.

G-Man March-4th-2004 09:46 PM

i used some rim polish !
mothers aluminum mag polish i think they call it, its like 7 bucks cdn, and works amazing!

ProteZE March-7th-2004 03:59 PM

I got the plastic clean / polish stuff from candian tire ... it is alright.

semtex March-8th-2004 11:01 PM

for an MX-3 but bassically can be used on a pro

http://www.projectmazda.com/tech/howto/headlights/


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