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Just figured out how to get your yellow headlights crystal clear in 5 minutes
I was reading an older post I found through google about people polishing and coming out and charging you to clean your headlights. I always thought that they were yellow from the insides so I never messed with them. After reading a post about someone sanding them and then polishing them I realized I have a product sitting in my garage called Meguiars Scratch X. Its a gentle abrasive polish. I tried it on one of my headlights and left it on for 20 seconds then wiped it off and presto crystal clear. Did it twice just for extra effort. Then I did it on all 4 and now my 2002 CLK AMG looks like brand new. Super easy fix for the headlight problem. Lets just call it the Dizzle solution. Meguiars Scratch X and some cloth. Hope this helps out all you yellow light guys.
The outer coating on the polycarbonate plastic fades due to a constant barrage of UV rays and bugs/rocks/sand. Somehow, someway, that outer coating has to be removed. Scratch X 2.0 may remove the UV coating, but that’s only half the job. The second half is reapplying the UV coating. If the UV coating isn’t reapplied, the lights may not retain their long term appeal.
Meguiars Scratch X is actually designed for paint. Meguiars sells a headlight restoration kit and it requires sanding.
Now that I've given you the bad news, the good news is - companies will come to your home or work and do the job for $50. If $50 is too much or you don't trust someone else to do the work, you can do it yourself for $25. These are my headlamps after using the Sylvania kit -
Used Meguiar Scratch X 2.0 to repair superficial swirl marks on my front bumper, fender and door. Results were fantastic. Dealer recommended a body shop and estimate was > $1k. $15 solution did the trick for now. Highly recommended for scratches that didn't dig deep into the paint.
I was reading an older post I found through google about people polishing and coming out and charging you to clean your headlights. I always thought that they were yellow from the insides so I never messed with them. After reading a post about someone sanding them and then polishing them I realized I have a product sitting in my garage called Meguiars Scratch X. Its a gentle abrasive polish. I tried it on one of my headlights and left it on for 20 seconds then wiped it off and presto crystal clear. Did it twice just for extra effort. Then I did it on all 4 and now my 2002 CLK AMG looks like brand new. Super easy fix for the headlight problem. Lets just call it the Dizzle solution. Meguiars Scratch X and some cloth. Hope this helps out all you yellow light guys.
Polishes don't work. The scratches and damage is too deep for them to work. All you're doing is adding some oils to the plastic. It will look good for a couple of days but fade again very quickly.
There's no way around sanding, polishing and sealing the lights again.
Avoid the hassle next time you buy a car, or if your lights are still good, and install some clear plastic covers for your lights (ala phone screen protector). No more issues.
The restore products work great if you take your time...tho you will need to cover the fresh surfaces up with Lamin-x or the yellowing will return in a few months. BTDT.
Guys I am yet to try it but if someone has a spare light they don't really care for can attempt this. A friend of mine claims one guy we both know does car styling. He cleaned this friend of mine's Honda head lamps using tooth paste being "colgate" brand. I don't know if he sanded or rubbed it down with a cloth then did the polishing or just polished it on but might I say they were so bad you couldn't see through the lamp and now it looks like a brand new item off the shelf.
Guys I am yet to try it but if someone has a spare light they don't really care for can attempt this. A friend of mine claims one guy we both know does car styling. He cleaned this friend of mine's Honda head lamps using tooth paste being "colgate" brand. I don't know if he sanded or rubbed it down with a cloth then did the polishing or just polished it on but might I say they were so bad you couldn't see through the lamp and now it looks like a brand new item off the shelf.
12-31-2011, 12:55 PM
