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Most of the newer cars, have a bulb you replace for the headlights, so the plastic unit just stays in there unlike the older headlights. I have 99 Subaru Legacy (my dailey driver) and the clear plastic has this film on it. I've seen some of the other cars I've had do the same thing. It wont' come off with soap and water. Is there any products out there that I can use to clean it off? Thanks!

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"When all else fails, follow the directions".

Eastwood has a kit for that. Worked good on my f150. I just wet sanded with 2000 grit then used polish and buffing pad that came in there kit.

Try whitening tooth paste. I heard it works. It gets that yellow to go away.

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Make sure it's not a gel type paste. There is also a compound called semichrome that works well...

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On my '00 Voyager, I first put blue painters tape around the body work to keep from scuffing it up, then I used 1200 grit wet. It wasn't fine enough. I ended up using Blue Magic on the powerball to get the remaining scratches out. I actually used a metal polish, and it's held up very well. I put on a coat of Nu Finish when I had them clear, and all I've had to do since was wash the van. That was sometime last fall, and it's held up well during the wet Oregon winter.

http://www.autobarn.net/ch200.html
http://nufinish.com/

I'm a big believer in Nu Finish, but I'm also lazy.

If you can find it, IMHO, TR-3 polish is possibly the best commercially available liquid out there for retrieving luster on single coat paint. I used it on the plastic lenses in my '93 Voyager without any other treatment, and I put it on the woodgrain too. Good stuff, but is seems hard to find on local shelves. They now have a clear coat product also, but I haven't used it.

http://www.midwayautosupply.com/pc-3049 ... z-12a.aspx

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I have used household cornstarch with just enough water to make a runny paste in a ketchup squeeze bottle (like the ones with the pointed nozzle at the top that the hot dog vendors set out for customers), and my buffer to polish my light lenses. It's very mildly abrasive and it won't hurt anything.

You can also use it to buff up old dull paint too. I learned that trick from an old body/fender repair guy a long time ago. He used it to buff up the paint and light lenses on used cars for the local car dealers for extra $$ for years.

Once you get it at the same consistency as liquid car polish, fill your bottle and then squirt a little on and lightly buff it untill you are satisfied with the results. Then just rinse it off with cold water.

It sounds a bit loco -but it works great for me...lol

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http://reviews.ebay.com.au/THE-TRUTH-AB ... 1:SEARCH:2
http://reviews.ebay.com/HEADLIGHT-RESTO ... 0003070896

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Factory Fitted c190 Diesel Engine, ARB BullBar, Ramsey Winch, Custom Tilt Tray,

I've always waxed mine while waxing the truck. It's been 10 years and they are now starting to yellow a little.


I used TR3 resin glaze back in the '80's. Swore by it for a couple years then foung anything from Meguires. Like them much better.

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I read that review on there. I was somewhat skeptical about sandpaper to begin with.
Looks like they sell the cleaner for about $30 + shipping.

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1980 Luv 4x4 with a 5 speed tranny.



"When all else fails, follow the directions".

If you know what you are doing with sandpaper, you can get them looking BETTER than new, plus you dont have to spend $30, a sheet of a few different grits will do ya. I sanded and polished out my LUV tailights over 15 years ago and they still look like glass. Just like with paint, you can polish over oxidation, but it aint gonna fix the problem for long. You have to REMOVE the sunburnt layer.

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RIP R.J.B.

You were right about the polish, it only lasts about a week, and then you can see the oxidation again. I thought that had some compound that woulld remove it some of the oxidation if you rubbed it in. Apparently not!
So if I used some really fine grit, something like 600 to 1000, and then use the polish that I have?

All depends on how baked the plastic is, when I did my LUV tailights, they were only a little over 10 years old. I also hit them on the bench grinder with a buffing wheel on it but YOU HAVE TO BE EXTREMLY CAREFUL!!! To much pressure and heat build up, and they melt and are trashed. Like I first mentioned, all depends on how sun baked they are, my dads tailights on his 63 ranchero are so sun burnt, there is no saving them, I tried but it is just too thick of oxidation, but that is also 45 years of sun too. I would try the 1000 on a small spot then hand polish it and see how it works abd decide from there to go further if needed or just bail.

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RIP R.J.B.

Taillights and headlights are bad on my 95 Chevy 3/4 Ton truck. I am going to give this a shot before I buy all new stuff.
All of my outside plastic is shot.

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That's a good idea to try sand just a small spot. I'll post how that turns out.