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Old 11th August 2017, 18:24   #61
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Been out all day claying Kim and restoring her headlights.
I used 3m like I did with Mo, but the final disc was breaking up so I used 2000 grit wet and dry instead. Still had a bit of polishing compound left in the sachet which turned out to be just enough.
I then used Meguiars protectant, but just as with Mo's headlights, Kims still looked like there was a fine grey film on them.
And then I discovered a secret weapon. . . Auto Glym rubber and vinyl care. That turned out to be spot on

Image 1 Kims headlights as they were
Image 2 Kims headlights after part treatment
Image 3 perfect reflection on Kims bonnet
Image 4 Kim after auto glym treatment.
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Old 25th July 2019, 08:05   #62
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I read a suggestion that polishing the headlights up and covering them with cling film can stop the lens becoming cloudy again. Anyone tried it or found some sort of long term fix?


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Old 25th July 2019, 08:35   #63
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I've used Diamond Brite paint protective coating, but even that only lasts a between 1-2 years .


Doing some this weekend , they are out of the car so having a coating of Clear Laquer .



Supposed to give decent protection, we shall see


Although just watched this so off for a search for this protective film



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Old 25th July 2019, 10:21   #64
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Doing some this weekend , they are out of the car so having a coating of Clear Laquer .

That I have on the shelf, but you have to be a bit careful of what you put on polycarbonate, so can attack the plastic and make it much worse.



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Old 25th July 2019, 13:10   #65
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I read a suggestion that polishing the headlights up and covering them with cling film can stop the lens becoming cloudy again. Anyone tried it or found some sort of long term fix?

Is this a joke?
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Is this a joke?

No at all, it was written as a serious suggestion which I read somewhere. Idea is, that the film can just be lifted off to be replaced with fresh when necessary. Cling film might filter the IR out and not damage the lens.



It seems a lot of car owners are suffering the same problem and no one has found a permanent solution.




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[QUOTE=HarryM1BYT;2750318]No at all, it was written as a serious suggestion which I read somewhere. Idea is, that the film can just be lifted off to be replaced with fresh when necessary. Cling film might filter the IR out and not damage the lens.



It seems a lot of car owners are suffering the same problem and no one has found a permanent solution.



Twelve years of ownership and headlights like new. Only washed same time as car.
Car garaged when not in use apart from when at work.
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It seems a lot of car owners are suffering the same problem and no one has found a permanent solution.
The solution has been shown time and again. You need to re-spray the headlights with UV resistant clear lacquer just as they came out of the factory. There is no other solution which works as well as restoring them to how they were at manufacture.

It is very simple. Sand off the original lacquer down to fresh plastic. Mask off leaving only the front face of the headlight where you removed the original finish. Spray them. After spray gently sand down any lip between the new coat and the OE coat at the edge/side where it was masked, until its smooth and as its clear it will look seamless like it is brand new. Job done for another 14 years.

Any other solution is just a waste of time and effort. I wonder if I should start offering a headlight restoration service.

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Twelve years of ownership and headlights like new. Only washed same time as car.
Car garaged when not in use apart from when at work.

So what are you doing, that is different to everyone else?



My car spends much of its life in my garage, which is fairly dark. When I bought it, the lenses were completely opaque, but were OK once I had fine wet and dry'ed them and polished them with Autosol. Since then, the polish up with Autosol (or similar) has become an annual task. I'm certain it would become a sub-monthly task, were the car left out in the sun much.




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So what are you doing, that is different to everyone else?




My car spends much of its life in my garage, which is fairly dark. When I bought it, the lenses were completely opaque, but were OK once I had fine wet and dry'ed them and polished them with Autosol. Since then, the polish up with Autosol (or similar) has become an annual task. I'm certain it would become a sub-monthly task, were the car left out in the sun much.



Hi Harry.
Not a clue really.
Bought the car new in August 2004. Worked until Christmas 2010 when I retired. The car always took me to work where it was left in an outdoor car park. At home though the car was garaged when not in use, as it was once I retired.
In August 2015 I gave the car to my son in law who still has it and always parks it outdoors at home and workplace. The headlights still perfect and only receives shampoo wash the same time as the car.
I once visited Jules in Colwyn Bay who said they were so good thanks to the garaging, but that doesn't hold true any more, not for the last 3 years.
Although I bought the car new in August 2004 with 2 miles on the clock, it was actually made in the summer of 2002, so how much longer did it sit in the sun??
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