hazed headlights / yellowish

[JtpLLC]

I'm a marketing director at a dealership. I however detail cars for the passion not for work. So when I had a few cars come through the dealership that has yellowish tint / very oxidized looking--I knew to wetsand it with 2000 grit, or lower depending upon the shape of the lights but the issue we're having now is how can we keep the lights from hazing back up afterwards. Keep in mind we're not looking to spend a lot of money on fixing up a car that isn't an expensive car.


What should I do ?

[STRIFE]

Meguiars Headlight Protectant
http://www.autodetailingsolutions.ne...nt-g17110.html

http://www.autogeek.net/meguiars-hea...rotectant.html

[ronniejay]

bookmark.

[Michael Stoops]

Meguiars Headlight Protectant
http://www.autodetailingsolutions.ne...nt-g17110.html

http://www.autogeek.net/meguiars-hea...rotectant.html

^ This.


Of course, this is a product that needs to be reapplied regularly, just like a wax. Long term solutions included some sort of plastic film used for headlight protection, or what some people have done; remove the headlight assembly and spray a clear coat on them.

The problem with headlights, of course, is that most people neglect them, never doing anything more than washing them when they wash the car. Once they get badly oxidized and yellowed, any protective coating that may have been part of the piece from the factory is pretty well gone, and sanding away the yellow, crusty, oxidized crud just takes off what little of that coating was left. Now you're in maintenance mode, and here's where it gets tricky - since most people overlook their headlights when they do have a coating, odds are they're going to continue that neglect now that it's been sanded away. And that means the oxidation is just going to return, and more quickly than the first time around. The crazy thing is, it only takes a few seconds to apply a wax, sealant, or our Headlight Protectant to a lens.

[Cheegh]

^ This.


Of course, this is a product that needs to be reapplied regularly, just like a wax. Long term solutions included some sort of plastic film used for headlight protection, or what some people have done; remove the headlight assembly and spray a clear coat on them.

The problem with headlights, of course, is that most people neglect them, never doing anything more than washing them when they wash the car. Once they get badly oxidized and yellowed, any protective coating that may have been part of the piece from the factory is pretty well gone, and sanding away the yellow, crusty, oxidized crud just takes off what little of that coating was left. Now you're in maintenance mode, and here's where it gets tricky - since most people overlook their headlights when they do have a coating, odds are they're going to continue that neglect now that it's been sanded away. And that means the oxidation is just going to return, and more quickly than the first time around. The crazy thing is, it only takes a few seconds to apply a wax, sealant, or our Headlight Protectant to a lens.

Thanks for mentioning such a useful information of headlights. Really appreciable..

[Please Wash Me Detailing]

you can just wax them or repaint them with headlight paint

[GhOsT1321]

Be sure to take a good look at the lenses, they should appear dull and the plastic should be uniform.
I'm not sure how old these card are, but cars from the 90s, and early 2000s at least suffered from the headlight plastic breaking down. If you see many bubbles, or cracks in the lens then there is nothing that can remove these. Using a form of headlight restoration makes the lenses look better, but the plastic has still broken down.