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Sorry bout that last one. I got my pictures screwed up:eek:



Basically I removed the lamp housings from the bumper. With a thin machine scale I worked my way around the bucket of the assy prying as I went to loosen the lens. Once it popped free I used a white Scotch-Bright pad, on the outside & inside, and some glass range-top compound to remove the yellow yuck. After that I used tooth paste, a bit of moisture and my fingers in a circular motion to remove any light scratches. Washed the reflective base of the bucket and reinstalled. The results were great, and the hour or so it took to do the job was certainly cheaper than replacing the entire assy with new.
 
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Here's 5 more. As you can see in the bottom picture the results "ain't perfect, but darn close". And the results at night were so good, I did the same with the head lamps. Except I didn't remove and take apart, just hit the face of the lenses. Oo.
 
Here's 5 more. As you can see in the bottom picture the results "ain't perfect, but darn close". And the results at night were so good, I did the same with the head lamps. Except I didn't remove and take apart, just hit the face of the lenses. Oo.
Genos sells a 3M kit which when installed before "cataracts" appear will permanently prevent the fog and render the headlights and foglights impervious to damage. I installed it on my'99 but there are too many curves on our 3rd. gens to try it. Geno's is trying to secure only the foglight covers for us. :)
 
I got a big can of Flitz from the Ny auto show and have been playing with all sorts of different stuff round the house and have not had the chance to try it on clear polycarbonate lenses (I. E fog and headlights). From what I have seen is it really clears it up to a crystal clear shine and luster.



I tried it on the microwave window which is like a headlight and man it worked.
 
The flitz is even finer than micro-grain. It equates to 1780 grit which I did not think was possible. The most I have ever seen was 1500 in paper and liquid form. I bet that with a good 1000 wet sand and a finish up with flitz it will prolly be as clear and scratch free as oem?



Joe has me goin' here as I may end up doing the lights on my wife's Honda this weekend.
 
The most I have ever seen was 1500 in paper and liquid form
You can get 2000 wet paper at most high end auto paint suppliers:eek::eek::eek: It's almost like using compound. On the motorcycle stuff I paint I wet sand with 1000, 1200, 1500 and finish with 2000 grit then use a 3m micro compound it comes out like glass.
 
Thats how I have always done Aluminum cycle frames. A/C strip, 400, 800, 1000, micro grain 1500 with a DA, Mothers pad. = chrome finish. Never entertained the hought of even looking for 2K grit. But I just may have to pay a visit to the local house of color/ppg dealer and experiment with some.
 
Come on guys, no comment on using tooth-paste as a compound. It's got to be superfine as we (well most of us) use it on our teeth.



It's a trick I picked up in the Navy, we used it to do a final mating surface finish on steam pump housings. I later tried it on valves & seats on my hot rods.



Glad to see I'm not the only nut case out there that foggy lights drives nuts . . .
 
Come on guys, no comment on using tooth-paste as a compound. It's got to be superfine as we (well most of us) use it on our teeth.



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Glad to see I'm not the only nut case out there that foggy lights drives nuts . . .



I remember using 'PearlDrops' toothpaste as late as the early 80's. It had super fine grit in it and worked great on optical plastics. As far as I know, they've removed all the 'grit' from all the oral care products since they were getting sued for damages after people claimed they had polished the enamal right off their teeth. I've recently used polishing compound on a random orbit buffer wool wheel. The complication is keeping it wet, and cutting/filing the aiming tabs projecting from the surface of the headlights.
 
i do a ton of lights on bmws and volvos and just about anything will polish them out but if you don't put anyting on the plastic afterwards it will yellow again in a few months, i hit them with rattle can clear coat and they look good for a long time, one thing extra with the clear coat you don't need to work the surface down to a mirror finish the scratches give the clear some traction to stick to, 4-500 grit is usually good enough with a random orbit/da



ps they yellow again quickly because the uv coating is dead in the plastic
 
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