How To Defog Headlight Lenses

[Sscar10]

People use brakes oil for that.

[MefjuOMG123]

ale sie klosz buja

[shyflirt1]

The paint isn't damaged by having the polish splattered on it. The paint could be damaged however if the polish is then rubbed into the paint by the polisher. Hence the tape to protect the paint around the light.

[spycam56]

Hahaha...he captioned he used tape to protect the paint and then the first thing he does is splatter choad over his car! Hahahaha!!! Then he captioned, oh it splattered alittle, but thats ok it washed off, THEN DUMBASS HOW ABOUT NOT USING TAPE AT ALL AND WASHING IT OFF INSTEAD!!! HAHAHA!!! He says, "give it alittle bit of shot" that looks like more then alittle bit, it looks like when I slatter my girlfriend's face! I love these people who show you how to DIY and come off as total dumbasses

[aodhanof90]

Wet sand before buffing next time... it will come out a little better :-

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[bouncingmaniac]

Mine fogs up from the inside =/

[Letemknow90]

Good job bro, your it just came all over the car!

[ImportLegends16]

Meguiars PlastX compares to no other. I would put my life on all their products. Oh and I've defogged by hand... It's hard as hell

[ThaIceMan05]

It looks like he missed the whole bottom left area of the head light, but overall, good results.

[ABCDEFR]

@ThaIceMan05 That's because he hardly spends any time actually hitting that area with the orbital. Assuming the video shows the entirety of his buffing process, it's not any more screwed up than when he started buffing, it's just not any better either. So the moral of the story: consistency is key, don't get lazy on the edges.

[severino1012]

i just did mine... this product its legit! they came out like new!



[f0CuS93]

this shit aint fucking work i tried on my 7 and results dont even ask

[Alessandriish]

nice :D



[crazybikr]

toothpaste does the samething FYI!!!!

[alexQw33]

nicely done mate!

[GTFOiTzJohnL]

Do you have to keep re-applying the PlastX? or does it last for along time?

[rsyodi]

Ahahaha maybe you should resure your headlights too

[perrota88]

What we do over here in my uncle's shop (if you want a really long term solution) is we wet sand the headlight from low grit to high grit (400gr to 2000gr) then we throw a high quality clear coat over them... I've done a lot of them this way and they've gone 2 years+ without any yellowing.

[rollingpoet]

First of all, you used way too much. Second, you can avoid the splattering by rubbing it into the lens before you start with the buffer. Third, to properly restore them sanding is required or your gonna get that haze back in less than a month.

[TheProceeders]

I hope you don't polish your car with that cheap machine

[shyflirt1]

Then buff them by hand.

[jdatbitch]

mane what u posed to do if you aint got all dat stuff? Aint nobody got no buffer roun hea mane show me some home made ways or sumthin

[jonteesdale18]

@jdatbitch stop being a stupid broke fucking nigger, type out your sentence correctly,and then fuck off!!!

[jdatbitch]

@jonteesdale18 bitch you don't know me and check your comments hoe

and who's broke? it must be you and who can't use their sentences correctly? you. Sorry ass hoe aint got shit else in life stupid bitch and WHO DA FUCK WAS TALKIN TO YOUUUU!!!! BITCH

[ThePariss333]

ja,ja,ja,ja,ja,aja,ja. IT MAKE ME LAUGH A LOT, WHEN HE START TO BUFFING, DUM, YOU NEED TO SPREAD ALL FIRST, BEFORE YOU START THE BUFER.JA,AJ,AJ,AJA YOU LOST YOUR TIME COVER THE HEADLIGHT WITH TAPE.J,AJ,AJ,AJA,JA,AJA,JA

NEXT TIME YOU SPREAD FIRST WHAT YOU PUT,THEN BUFER,JA,JA,JA,AJ,AJA,JA

[Lejmej]

I guess you had to change the lightbulb after that rubbing....

[jlanedc]

I think you should show a head light that is actually foggy and then do your little trick. That thing was pretty darn clear when you started. But if you have a really bad issue with a head light that has been oxidized then I suggest using a product call FW1Racing formula. I bought a bottle from some guy selling them at the gas station. My head light was so bad you could not see in it. He sprayed this stuff on, let it sit for a few minutes, then used a towel and wiped it off with little effort.

[djpeezee]

@jlanedc How long did it stay clear for? I have this stuff at home, but didn't use it on my headlights.

[loadedlover12]

why didnt you lift up your hood?

[hussbilal]

Hi, what product did you use to clean it up?

[bizzyfingers]

No wonder it splashed around a bit.

[h0nda03]

How long did the light last till u started seeing yellow again?

[manatarms79]

I wish I had seen this earlier. My car wouldn't pass state safety inspection because of how dim the yellow was, had to buy new head lamp housing. $250 each they wanted! We ended up looking in the Junk yard and found decent light housings that passed inspection. They were defective, water got inside everytime it rained.Wish I had seen this sooner!

[MD64577]

couldn't you just use a lamp guard to protect it or that isn't going to work

[MrRafffy]

talk abaout a little shot...he uesd the whole bottle

[PommyPommyPommyPommy]

Those lights are made from acrylic with a protective polycarbonate coating. So you either polished the polycarbonate - which will wear off in no time OR you rubbed away the polycarbonate, meaning the UV rays will eat the light in a short amount of time. It's not a permanent solution.

[rockshox101avidjuicy]

@PommyPommyPommyPommy The UV protection has worn off already hence why they've gone foggy. My Yaris in the UK has this problem and just hand polishing with Autosol clears them up A LOT and it lasts a good 6 months + before they yellow to any extent again. Not a permanent fix but if you waxed the car afterwards you would probably gain some benefit from the protection that offers

[PommyPommyPommyPommy]

@rockshox101avidjuicy "UV protection has worn off already hence why they've gone foggy"...They haven't gone foggy because the protection has worn off. The polycarbonate IS the protection THAT is what goes foggy, not the light. Look at my wisecracks com au site, under headlights, then gallery. The only real solution is to remove the oxidized polycarbonate with sanding, then polish the exposed acrylic, then use a urethane or polycarbonate sealant to make them new again. I used to polish...

[rockshox101avidjuicy]

@PommyPommyPommyPommy Yeah but the polycarbonate deteriorates over time (surely) hence why after say 8 years a car could still have headlights as clear as they were new, and a year after that they might be foggy enough to need restoring? What we're saying as a solution is essentially the same thing... you're just talking about taking to it with sandpaper before polishing but what you're doing with or without the sandpaper is removing the layer of oxidation. Can you recommend any good sealants?

[PommyPommyPommyPommy]

@rockshox101avidjuicy Depends where you are? I use two products - both are good, but one won't ship by air, or to certain countries. You can contact me via the site email if you want the details. 5 out of 10 headlights that are foggy can be polished and re-sealed as the poly isn't ruined. The newer lights sometimes don't go foggy at all - they flake off/ wear away from the top downwards, like a tide-mark? All of the poly then needs to be removed and re-sealed.

[rockshox101avidjuicy]

@PommyPommyPommyPommy BC,Canada. Mine are ok but my car in the UK has baddddd foggy headlamps.

[MineBrownies]

Its called Toothpaste :D

[lundarius]

You can use a compound and regular car polish to get the effects without having to worry about the paint.

[mbo1971]

well done. would it not make sense to raise the hood so you dont have to mask it off/worry about hitting it with buffer?

[peterhejlejensen]

American build quality xD

[shyflirt1]

It had been a little yellowed, but that went away.

[The5starSTUNNNA]

did the color change

[hongc480]

thank you

[ItzDaTwiGGajD]

very nice!

[rebeldragon5]

Wish I'd seen this before! I just did mine by hand and it took about 20-30 minutes for each headlight with the kit I bought. Cheers!

[dearestjen]

woah! Nice!!!! I need to defog my headlights.