headlight cleaning - Page 3

ceedy · 14th August 2015, 10:41

After doing mine in 2013 they are going cloudy again . will have to find another method of sealing the surface

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David Lawrence · 30th October 2011, 06:44

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Originally Posted by Concours Car Care

Wet sanding is really easy and not as daunting as you would think.

I have a set of 3 compounds coming to market Monday (Sample kit available bud)

Sounds good, how much? I reckon there will be a lot of owners who like me didn't even know their headlights were cloudy, but I polished mine up yesterday after finding out they were, and the light output last night was noticably improved. The cloud must reflect a lot of the light back and stop it focusing on the road properly.

jonathan63 · 30th October 2011, 16:49

When i got my first 75 i was very disapointed with the headlights. Noticed they were yellow so polished them.

i got a old cylinder head inlet valve (cooper s of course) wrapped a wad of open weave cotton cloth around it (making sure it still had a flat surface) and fixed it to the valve stem with string or was it wire.
Loaded the new "mini polishing disc" into a cordless drill and set to with a tin of metal polish.

Finished off with T`Cut applied in the same way (fresh piece of cloth) and wax polish.

Magic!

NigelOBB · 14th August 2015, 11:02

Brasso is just as good and a fraction for the price, just done both headlights and indicators..

Fred7A · 16th August 2015, 23:46

I've just done my headlights with wet-and-dry and Autosol, and they've come up pretty well. I presume a sealer of some kind would be a good idea to protect them now - does anyone have any recommendations?

HarryM1BYT · 18th August 2015, 09:00

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Originally Posted by Fred7A

I've just done my headlights with wet-and-dry and Autosol, and they've come up pretty well. I presume a sealer of some kind would be a good idea to protect them now - does anyone have any recommendations?

Not sure if what was recommended to me earlier when I asked the same question, is the same thing, but they seemed to be suggesting the clear coat spray as used after body spraying. The clear lacquer as used as the final coat when a panel has been repainted.

Rocket · 18th August 2015, 10:14

I have seen sprays talked about also.

I also saw this stuff, not used it myself though.

http://www.meguiars-online.co.uk/pro...ht-protectant/

Also seen car wax mentioned as a coating.

r33dst · 17th January 2017, 11:38

hi did you use wadding or liquid brasso its a job i need to do cheers

klarzy · 17th January 2017, 12:16

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Originally Posted by r33dst

hi did you use wadding or liquid brasso its a job i need to do cheers

Wadding.... Just as a final and every few weeks job

c-j2 · 21st July 2017, 15:03

Hi all,
I'm new on this forum however got a couple of other MGs

I've just acquired a ZTT from a member on here - got some mechanical aspects to sort first, however I'd also like to improve the headlight glass inevitable cloudiness sometime.

Flicking through the various threads, is the 3M kit still well thought of?
Any better than DIY wth wet & dry?
Any better fair-priced alternatives?

Appreciate it is a regularly asked question so thought better to revive this thread rather than start a new.

cheers in advance
Chris

14th August 2015, 10:41	#1
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14th August 2015, 11:02	#4
NigelOBB This is my second home 04 Rover 75 Contemporary SE - 53 Rover 75 Connoisseur -94 Mercedes W140 - 72 VW Beetle 1300 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Sunderland Posts: 4,767 Thanks: 1,379 Thanked 493 Times in 429 Posts	headlight cleaning Brasso is just as good and a fraction for the price, just done both headlights and indicators.. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Keep smiling - it makes people wonder what you've been up to.

18th August 2015, 10:14	#7
Rocket Posted a thing or two ROVER 75 CONNOISSEUR SE HIGHLINE TOURER MANUAL 2.5 V6 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Midhurst Posts: 1,680 Thanks: 679 Thanked 735 Times in 530 Posts	I have seen sprays talked about also. I also saw this stuff, not used it myself though. http://www.meguiars-online.co.uk/pro...ht-protectant/ Also seen car wax mentioned as a coating. __________________ Paul http://www.paulstickley.com/ Last edited by Rocket; 18th August 2015 at 10:26..

21st July 2017, 15:03	#10
c-j2 Regular poster MG ZT-T Diesel Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Oxford Posts: 78 Thanks: 13 Thanked 11 Times in 11 Posts	Hi all, I'm new on this forum however got a couple of other MGs I've just acquired a ZTT from a member on here - got some mechanical aspects to sort first, however I'd also like to improve the headlight glass inevitable cloudiness sometime. Flicking through the various threads, is the 3M kit still well thought of? Any better than DIY wth wet & dry? Any better fair-priced alternatives? Appreciate it is a regularly asked question so thought better to revive this thread rather than start a new. cheers in advance Chris Last edited by c-j2; 21st July 2017 at 15:03.. Reason: typo

30th October 2011, 16:49	#3
jonathan63 This is my second home CDTi Conniosseur SE HLNav Tourer and a Personal Line CDT Conniosseur SE Tourer..for the time being. Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Cumbria Posts: 3,639 Thanks: 340 Thanked 423 Times in 294 Posts	When i got my first 75 i was very disapointed with the headlights. Noticed they were yellow so polished them. i got a old cylinder head inlet valve (cooper s of course) wrapped a wad of open weave cotton cloth around it (making sure it still had a flat surface) and fixed it to the valve stem with string or was it wire. Loaded the new "mini polishing disc" into a cordless drill and set to with a tin of metal polish. Finished off with T`Cut applied in the same way (fresh piece of cloth) and wax polish. Magic!

16th August 2015, 23:46	#5
Fred7A Regular poster Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Southampton Posts: 73 Thanks: 15 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	I've just done my headlights with wet-and-dry and Autosol, and they've come up pretty well. I presume a sealer of some kind would be a good idea to protect them now - does anyone have any recommendations?

17th January 2017, 11:38	#8
r33dst Newbie rover 75 saloon Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: weymouth Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	hi did you use wadding or liquid brasso its a job i need to do cheers