You dont have to go out and buy new head lights!!! Just get some cleaner/abrasive wax (the stuff that takes scrathes off of your car). Then just apply it to a rag and go at it!!! If you do it by hand, do it 4 or 5 times then stand back and compare it to the light that is still yellow. For best results buff it with a LOW powered buffer. A fast buff might burn the lenses. The yellow stuff that collect on your lenses is oxydation and it will come off.

 

before you do that you can wetsand it starting at 800 grit and then going to 2000 grit and it will be even better.

 

wetsand then clearcoat.


paint the inside while your at it (you would have to take the lense off to do this)

 

Paint the inside?!!? What do you mean paint the inside?

 

look at the pic without the lense, i painted parts of the reflectors black

 

wet sand the glass lense? can u do that? i tried using some mothers aluminum polish. i took the head lights off and used that polish it helped a little but still they look a lil yellow.will wet sanding take the oxidation off?

 

if we had glass lenses we wouldnt have to do any of this crap. its plastic. yes, wetsanding will take the oxidation off.

 

how do you take the lense off?

 

you dont have to take it off to sand off the oxidation. if you want to take it off to paint the inside 250 degree oven for 10 mins works well (cover the lense with foil) and flip/check it. a heat gun works also but will take longer and is more risky

 

How long do you wet sand it with the 800 and how long with the 2000?

 

I just went out and bought some 2000 grit today and wet sanded it pretty good. After I sanded it, it was even more cloudy than before, then I applied the abrasive/rubbing compound and it came out really good. Finally I applied some high gloss wax to give it the final shine. I have to say, it came out pretty good...not completely a brand new look but %90 better than before for 5 bucks.

 

will wetsand scratch plastic?

 

yes that is the point. only an abrasive surface can remove the oxidized plastic

 

yeah guys well actually there is a kit out there that permatex ( probably misspelled) makes it has everything in it to take the yellow out from 1000, 1500, & 2000 grit pieces of sandpaper rubber gloves and a polish just follow directions on the back and you are good to go!!
Erik

 

Then you buff it out with some cleaner wax. Avaliable at any car store. It should say "cleaner wax,abrasive wax....removes oxydation". This method also work good for bad paint jobs ....check this link out http://www.**********/faq/index.html and chech out "car care 101".