Meguiars new headlight cleaner.

jackatesme · 24th July 2018, 15:21

Recommended by neighbour. £24 Halfords,could be cheaper elsewhere. Just seen, £27 @euro carparts,£36 @ Amazon,so Halfords cheapest.

Before:

WP_20180724_001 by john barry, on Flickr

20mins later: With very little effort.

WP_20180724_004 by john barry, on Flickr

WP_20180724_005 by john barry, on Flickr

paul d · 24th July 2018, 15:36

I tried this a few weeks ago & have to say it worked REALLY WELL. Surprised me to be honest. Found it a lot quicker & easier than other things I've tried.

Regards

Paul

jackatesme · 24th July 2018, 16:40

Footnote: You have to peel back labels for instructions,took me a while to find that.

Dawn · 24th July 2018, 16:51

Did you take them off or do in situ?

Dawn

jackatesme · 24th July 2018, 18:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dawn

Did you take them off or do in situ?

Dawn

In situ,with tape around edge.

johnpilky · 24th July 2018, 18:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by jackatesme

In situ,with tape around edge.

hi,is it just a case of rubbing with a cloth,regards

jackatesme · 24th July 2018, 18:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnpilky

hi,is it just a case of rubbing with a cloth,regards

Two pads included.

paul d · 24th July 2018, 18:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by jackatesme

In situ,with tape around edge.

Same as, although on a Mk 1 Probably easier to drop the bumper down as I found it a bit tight.

Regards

Paul

Ken Lion · 29th July 2018, 11:08

I got a very good result on my dipped beam lamps last month just using AutoSol on a damp cloth, which is only around £6 a tube.
They'd never been done before, in 16yrs, so I was dubious about the chances but after 30 mins effort on each side they came up looking like new.

Rickshaw · 30th July 2018, 20:35

I use Autosol regularly and took the hint from the previous post - plus a bit of low/high tech. The headlights on one of my 75's were exceedingly 'foggy' so I worked thus:-

1 -Use high tech Sainsbury's Cream Cleaner - worked on with one of those washing up sponge pads that has a sort of hardish , rough green pad on one side ! This actually proved quite effective in removing most of the roughened headlight surface erosion.
2 - with a smooth cloth , worked hard with Autosol.

After about 15 minutes on the two steps above the clarity of the headlight lense was quite amazing!

3 - to finish off , I worked over with Meguiar's Ultimate Compound I often use this to bring a brilliant finish on my car / remove small scratches.

The final headlight gloss is remarkable - and one can achieve most of this with just steps 1 , 2 above. Have taken some photos but not yet worked out how to incorporate these into posts such as this I am afraid.
Question - if I prepare everything as a word doc ( with photos in) and then copy / past it into a post on this forum will it all appear?
All the best

24th July 2018, 15:21	#1
jackatesme This is my second home rover 75 saloon.Renault Captur 1.5 diesel. Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: rhymney Posts: 3,661 Thanks: 2,269 Thanked 1,242 Times in 702 Posts	Meguiars new headlight cleaner. Recommended by neighbour. £24 Halfords,could be cheaper elsewhere. Just seen, £27 @euro carparts,£36 @ Amazon,so Halfords cheapest. Before: WP_20180724_001 by john barry, on Flickr 20mins later: With very little effort. WP_20180724_004 by john barry, on Flickr WP_20180724_005 by john barry, on Flickr __________________ - John B signing out Maralyn was born 9th Sept 2004 14.44.48. 103,597 of 112,381 (75s) 3,021 of 4,744 Connie SE 239 of 1.685 Platinum Gold. "Maralyn": Platinum Blonde,Troublesome,Unpredictable. Last edited by jackatesme; 24th July 2018 at 18:41..

24th July 2018, 15:36	#2
paul d Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Saloon & Saab 93 'vert Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: coventry Posts: 1,378 Thanks: 199 Thanked 204 Times in 162 Posts	I tried this a few weeks ago & have to say it worked REALLY WELL. Surprised me to be honest. Found it a lot quicker & easier than other things I've tried. Regards Paul __________________ The Colour WAS CELESTIAL...! Meanwhile Back At The Ranch...!!!

24th July 2018, 16:40	#3
jackatesme This is my second home rover 75 saloon.Renault Captur 1.5 diesel. Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: rhymney Posts: 3,661 Thanks: 2,269 Thanked 1,242 Times in 702 Posts	Footnote: You have to peel back labels for instructions,took me a while to find that. __________________ - John B signing out Maralyn was born 9th Sept 2004 14.44.48. 103,597 of 112,381 (75s) 3,021 of 4,744 Connie SE 239 of 1.685 Platinum Gold. "Maralyn": Platinum Blonde,Troublesome,Unpredictable.

30th July 2018, 20:35	#10
Rickshaw Loves to post Rover 75 Tourer, 2 X75 Saloon , MGTF Sunstorm Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Guildford Posts: 380 Thanks: 497 Thanked 172 Times in 93 Posts	Autosol pluse low tech! I use Autosol regularly and took the hint from the previous post - plus a bit of low/high tech. The headlights on one of my 75's were exceedingly 'foggy' so I worked thus:- 1 -Use high tech Sainsbury's Cream Cleaner - worked on with one of those washing up sponge pads that has a sort of hardish , rough green pad on one side ! This actually proved quite effective in removing most of the roughened headlight surface erosion. 2 - with a smooth cloth , worked hard with Autosol. After about 15 minutes on the two steps above the clarity of the headlight lense was quite amazing! 3 - to finish off , I worked over with Meguiar's Ultimate Compound I often use this to bring a brilliant finish on my car / remove small scratches. The final headlight gloss is remarkable - and one can achieve most of this with just steps 1 , 2 above. Have taken some photos but not yet worked out how to incorporate these into posts such as this I am afraid. Question - if I prepare everything as a word doc ( with photos in) and then copy / past it into a post on this forum will it all appear? All the best

24th July 2018, 16:51	#4
Dawn I really should get out more....... MG ZT 180+ auto Join Date: May 2016 Location: Ilkeston, Derbys Posts: 2,743 Thanks: 285 Thanked 1,128 Times in 504 Posts	Did you take them off or do in situ? Dawn

29th July 2018, 11:08	#9
Ken Lion Gets stuck in R75 2.0 CDT Club SE Tourer Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Manchester Posts: 614 Thanks: 105 Thanked 101 Times in 89 Posts	I got a very good result on my dipped beam lamps last month just using AutoSol on a damp cloth, which is only around £6 a tube. They'd never been done before, in 16yrs, so I was dubious about the chances but after 30 mins effort on each side they came up looking like new.