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Old May 22, 2007 | 12:45 PM
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I was wondering on how to get rid of that grim and crap off my headlights, i tried toothpaste,
window cleaner, nothing. It's so caked on there and my lights aren't as bright and look gross.

Help me out please.



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Old May 22, 2007 | 02:17 PM
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plastic lens?

oh no - no toothpaste, it often has pumice or similar grinder matl,
scratches plastic.

you can buff and polish with compounds for plastic, watch repair guys use it,
i also remember using a 3M product also - will have to get back to you on
this one, cant remember exact name.

if it is internal vapor haze, long long swab sticks dipped with .... ? i'l have to get back on this one, cant remember .



 
Old May 22, 2007 | 02:45 PM
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Old Jun 7, 2007 | 02:15 PM
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I tried the plastic lense cleaner and still not working, do i need to use a buffer or by hand??
 
Old Jun 7, 2007 | 07:44 PM
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i bought this kit on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Headl...spagenameZWDVW

worked really good on both my caddy and my wife's lexus.
 
Old Jun 7, 2007 | 11:03 PM
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looks like the watchmaker stuff im a bigger scale.
i done tiny items like that with a dremmel.

thanks for the heads up



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i bought this kit on ebay:



worked really good on both my caddy and my wife's lexus.
 
Old Jun 9, 2007 | 02:23 PM
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thanks ill look into that kit on ebay.
 
Old Jun 9, 2007 | 10:14 PM
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I have a product called LensRite and it works very well. It comes in a tube like a toothpaste tube. I bought it at a auto flea market. It took off all of thecloudy oixidation on both my Cadillac and GMCand now the headlights are bright and clean. www.wheelslogic.com Tel. 519-661-9126
 
Old Jun 11, 2007 | 05:20 PM
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lensrite huh? do they sell that at parts stores? thanks
 
Old Jun 11, 2007 | 09:57 PM
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and all along you thought there was no choice?
see what these guys can come up with?



 



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