l0rd
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| posted on 21/11/10 at 12:20 PM |
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Tintop Hazed headlight
I need to repair the headlights on my tintop. Due to ageing, they oxidized and now are Haze.
There are a few techniques on the internet.
The best stuff is supposed to be 3M headlight restoration kit but i cannot find one here in UK.
Has anyone done it before and what did they use?
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RazMan
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| posted on 21/11/10 at 12:24 PM |
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I used Meguiars PlastX. My Lexus headlights are notorious for going hazy and yellowish. This stuff works a treat and makes it all nice and shiney
again. You have to repeat the excercise every few months.
[Edited on 21-11-10 by RazMan]
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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l0rd
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| posted on 21/11/10 at 12:36 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by RazMan
I used Meguiars PlastX. My Lexus headlights are notorious for going hazy and yellowish. This stuff works a treat and makes it all nice and shiney
again. You have to repeat the excercise every few months.
[Edited on 21-11-10 by RazMan]
Yes, this one is one of the recomended ones.
Doesn't it come with a UV additive to stop it (lengthen the interval period)so you should have to do it every few months?
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RazMan
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| posted on 21/11/10 at 12:50 PM |
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The original headlights have a UV coating but this just wears off over time. PlastX only takes a few minutes to do the job and it is a bit like T-Cut
to use - I tend to do them when I wax the car (which isn't very often  )
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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britishtrident
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| posted on 21/11/10 at 04:57 PM |
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For the plastic lenses inside Mk1 Mondeo lamps an overnight soak in denture cleaner worked a treat --- I jest not.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 21/11/10 at 10:13 PM |
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I used Farecla G10 on my Yaris headlamps - very effective, and cheap as I had it on my shelf anyway!
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bimbleuk
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| posted on 22/11/10 at 12:32 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
For the plastic lenses inside Mk1 Mondeo lamps an overnight soak in denture cleaner worked a treat --- I jest not.
Yep did that on my mk1 Mondeo just before I sold it.
I used a soft polishing mop and polishing compound on my laguna headlight covers which failed the MOT. They thought I had replaced them when I took it
back.
[Edited on 22-11-10 by bimbleuk]
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