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Carb Cleaner for Foggy Headlights
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Carb Cleaner for Foggy Headlights
So Im at my buddies shop today checking the front end on my wifes suburban. And I asked him how to get the fog of of the headlights..... He grabbed a can of carb cleaner and sprayed some on a clean rag and Walllla!! they looked new again. The reason Im telling this is because new ones are pretty costly. they sell a cleaning kit do do the same thing but this works better and is much cheaper.
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RE: Carb Cleaner for Foggy Headlights
Interesting... never tried that. You can also get a little bottle of lens restorer from most auto parts stores. I think I paid $4 or so for mine. It's basically a high-grit polishing compound to remove the yellowing or fogging from plastic lenses. Worked well on my old lenses.
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Cool... I'll have to try that next time. I've been using Plastix with great results. if the carb cleaner works and wont damage the plastic, it'll be one less cleaning product for the shelf.
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I spend a lot of time lurking at Autopia.org, which is a forum for car detailing pros and enthusiasts. I have learned a lot about detailing from these guys. The subject of headlight polishing comes up often.The consensus is thatusing carb cleaner, brake fluid, toothpaste, etc, is a temporary fix at best for frosted headlight lenses.
Here is a post from a professional detailer who makes headlights look like new. Here is his process:
Wetsand with Micromesh, starting at 400 grit and finishing with 4000 grit
Polish with a rotary polisher, wool pad, and polishing compound
Finish with orange foam padand Menzerna Final Polish II (very fine polishing compound)
Here is a post from a professional detailer who makes headlights look like new. Here is his process:
Wetsand with Micromesh, starting at 400 grit and finishing with 4000 grit
Polish with a rotary polisher, wool pad, and polishing compound
Finish with orange foam padand Menzerna Final Polish II (very fine polishing compound)
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Wetsand with Micromesh, starting at 400 grit and finishing with 4000 grit
Polish with a rotary polisher, wool pad, and polishing compound
Finish with orange foam padand Menzerna Final Polish II (very fine polishing compound)
Wetsand with Micromesh, starting at 400 grit and finishing with 4000 grit
Polish with a rotary polisher, wool pad, and polishing compound
Finish with orange foam padand Menzerna Final Polish II (very fine polishing compound)
THAT
That's too much work.
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RE: Carb Cleaner for Foggy Headlights
ORIGINAL: Joel_MD
I spend a lot of time lurking at Autopia.org, which is a forum for car detailing pros and enthusiasts. I have learned a lot about detailing from these guys. The subject of headlight polishing comes up often. The consensus is that using carb cleaner, brake fluid, toothpaste, etc, is a temporary fix at best for frosted headlight lenses.
Here is a post from a professional detailer who makes headlights look like new. Here is his process:
Wetsand with Micromesh, starting at 400 grit and finishing with 4000 grit
Polish with a rotary polisher, wool pad, and polishing compound
Finish with orange foam pad and Menzerna Final Polish II (very fine polishing compound)
I spend a lot of time lurking at Autopia.org, which is a forum for car detailing pros and enthusiasts. I have learned a lot about detailing from these guys. The subject of headlight polishing comes up often. The consensus is that using carb cleaner, brake fluid, toothpaste, etc, is a temporary fix at best for frosted headlight lenses.
Here is a post from a professional detailer who makes headlights look like new. Here is his process:
Wetsand with Micromesh, starting at 400 grit and finishing with 4000 grit
Polish with a rotary polisher, wool pad, and polishing compound
Finish with orange foam pad and Menzerna Final Polish II (very fine polishing compound)
