Headlight Restoration

[Celtic Val]

Hi All,

 

As a total Greenie to doing ANY work on a car...I am going to attempt to restore my misty headlight lenses today...is it as easy as this video suggests?

 

Could someone please help me with adding the above video

[BulletMagnet]

Hi All,

 

As a total Greenie to doing ANY work on a car...I am going to attempt to restore my misty headlight lenses today...is it as easy as this video suggests?

 

Could someone please help me with adding the above video

 

 

 

BUT WAIT!!!!

 

Val, just use metal polish, it will do the same and will cost you less money and you can polish metal bits like exhaust tips too.

Read over here

 

viewtopic.php?f=22&t=47592&hilit=headlight+clean

[Celtic Val]

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Thats great! Thankyou for the link

I bought some Maguires Plastic headlight scratch repair cream as I was somewhat nervous about doing the wet/dry method, it seems to have made a big different except much larger scratches but a difference non the less

[Lexx]

I always run over mine with a claybar, and then use metal polish as said above.

[Celtic Val]

I always run over mine with a claybar, and then use metal polish as said above.

 

Hmmm more than one way to skin a Z then

[rtbiscuit]

i've used the plastx from megs and it is good, but if you want rid of the scratches then wet and dry is the only way forward, it does scare the crap out of you when you start, but when you do the final polishing stages all is good and panic over.

 

i use the technique alot in my workshop. and it works every time. patience is the key and proper prep work, if you rush the stages you get a half baked attempt, if you do it properly you can get a better finish that when it came from the manufacturer.

[Celtic Val]

i've used the plastx from megs and it is good, but if you want rid of the scratches then wet and dry is the only way forward, it does scare the crap out of you when you start, but when you do the final polishing stages all is good and panic over.

 

i use the technique alot in my workshop. and it works every time. patience is the key and proper prep work, if you rush the stages you get a half baked attempt, if you do it properly you can get a better finish that when it came from the manufacturer.

 

I think I will try the wet/dry technique at some point...preferably when the rain isnt lashing down as it is here at the moment ' the problem with living on a Farm is that you constantly get *hit high just coming in and out of the drive in this weather

[M13KYF]

important to note, use megs metal polish for this and NOT autoglym.

[Celtic Val]

Thanks everyone for all the helpful tips

[JackStrong]

Toothpaste !!!! just 10 mins at no cost = good results

[Celtic Val]

Toothpaste !!!! just 10 mins at no cost = good results

 

I'll add that to my list thanks

[Ricey]

I think Wasso had some success with Megs Ultimate and a DA too.

[bronzee]

Slightly off topic, wonder if the 370 headlights will do what 350 headlights do, with the hazing? Given some of the 370's are going on 3 years old now.

[C.J]

A quick picture I took, after using the Meg Metal Polish on my lights. I'm pleased with the outcome.

 

[HEADPHONES]

Amazing result for a metal polish isn't it..........and you can use the rest for exhaust tailpipes

 

I did one side last summer with this stuff. Still haven't got round to doing the other side

[Wasso]

I think Wasso had some success with Megs Ultimate and a DA too.

 

Missed this...

 

DA and Megs Ultimate Compound. Both headlights can be done in less than 2 mins.

 

When Coldel visited I done his and they came up like brand new. If you've got a DA and Megs UC it's dne in a flash.

 

[Builder49]

Did mine with Brasso padding. £3.50 from decent hardware stores. Posted the info on 31st March. Maybe I needed to title it differently.. LOL

[Fat Eddy]

important to note, use megs metal polish for this and NOT autoglym.

 

Why? What's the difference between the two?

[Greddy-Matt]

important to note, use megs metal polish for this and NOT autoglym.

 

Why? What's the difference between the two?

 

Don't know about autoglym but using autosol was fairly disastrous

[BulletMagnet]

You want to choose something that isn't highly abrasive, the likes of Autosol would be considered too abrasive, whereas the Megs Metal Polysh is not as abrasive.