Used Meguiars Plast-X on my hazey headlight lense

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In relation to my previous thread here regarding a naff headlight lense, I used the sanding/ Plastx method to try and improve it.

I used 1000 and then 2500 grit wet/dry sand paper then the Plast-x. The Plast-x definately made the difference. I applied it with a Meguiar's polsihing pad I already had and then rubbed off the excess with a microfiber cloth.

It says to repeat the whole process until satisfied but I only did it the once. It's not "quite" as crystal clear as the other lense but it's as near as dammit is to swearing. I'll give it another go later. The vids online show an electric polisher being used but I did it by hand.

Took about 15-20 mins to get it to how it is now and when comparing before/after shots, it quite an improvement. Especially at night with the lights on.
Cost £10 for the bottle of gloop and a few bits of sandpaper. Only needed 4-5 blobs of plast-x, now have virtually a whole bottle going spare!

Before and after shots

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If anyone else has naff lenses, I recommend giving this a go.

Thanks MrLOL for the suggestion!
 
That's a massive difference. Looks a whole lot better now. How do they get like that in the first place?
 
glad you found it as amazing as i did :)


TS7 said:
That's a massive difference. Looks a whole lot better now. How do they get like that in the first place?
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stone chips.

Its just repeatedly bashed by road debris which scratches the plastic on a microscopic level.

Polishing the headlights smooths all the microscopic crevices in the plastic out, making it pass light through easier, making it seem "cleaner"

Oh and the polish will work on all plastic as well, not just headlights too. I've found all sorts of use for it around the house on scratches plastic (phones anybody ? plastic picture frames ? )
 
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Awesome, will give this a spin this weekend I think! I have some ScratchX 2.0 already, would it be similiar? Or is it not abrasive enough for the plastic?
 
scratch-x isnt as abraisive. It might work however, but just take more hard work. Give it a try before going out and buying it.
 
Looks good, i gave my lights a going over 12 months ago with some Plast-x and a 12v mini polisher, worked wonders, going to go the full hog sometime soon and sand them.
 
I don't know why one lense went like this and the other is still crystal clear after nearly 12 years.
I wish they did the stuff in 100ml bottles instead. That would still be plenty to do 7-8 pairs of lights I reckon. Still, I suppose £7 for a bottle isn't breaking the bank.
 
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