Plastic headlamp polish

[RogerS]

Any recommendations as to the best stuff to use. The lenses on our car are getting a bit hazy and need a bit of a polish now rather than new headlamps next year at MOT time.

TIA

 

[jpt]

You can get special polish for plastic might be worth checking at a good accessory shop or caravan shop for polishing caravan windows.

My wife used to use Tcut on our caravan windows with good results.

john

 

[Oryxdesign]

brasso, has to be the old fashioned stuff.

 

[deserter]

Meguiars scratch-x can be used on plastics and it's awesome stuff, as is there entire range for that matter. Check the booklet to make sure it can be used on clear plastics as I've never tried it on clear, but it does a fantastic job on anything else, including removing scratches from my side windows.

 

[kostello]

i'm sure you can use toothpaste.....................


http://www.wikihow.com/Clean-Headlights

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKAshYmrExc

 

[jasonB]

Micro Mesh should do the job, it was originally desiged to take scratches out of fighter aircraft canopies.

J

 

[paulm]

Yep, second vote for micro mesh, think axi' do a set of small sized pieces.

Rgds, Paul

 

[Racers]

Hi,

I polished off overspray on the screen of my motorbike with Autosol metal polish, it didn't scratch the screen at all.
I have also used toothpaste on plastic watch faces for removing scratches, it takes a long time!
Pete

 

[RogerS]

Thanks guys for all the suggestions. That Micro-Mesh looks pretty cool. One question...are aviator goggles mandatory when applying ? :wink:

 

[blurk99]

if it's really bad it's fixable with progressive grades of wet/dry paper (but you may be better removing the unit from the car first, you don't want to slip and accidentally sandpaper your car...)

http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/e39-m5 ... after.html

and a pdf

http://www.nseconsulting.com/bmw/hpt.pdf

jim

 

[jasonB]

The small kit at teh top of this page will be more than adequate. I've used it several times when machining things from clear acrylic, you can get rid of any tool marks and end up with a glass clear surface.


http://www.sylmasta.com/acatalog/Online ... ts_34.html

 

[Benchwayze]

Jewellers' Rouge. Hard work mind, but it does a nice job on light haze.
The list above sounds like there are some useful additions to a sharpening kit, if you're into 'scary-sharp'.