I was readin around on forums and saw this guy who used brasso to return his iPod to its original shine. So I did so to mine, then it hit me, Brasso and my CL's Headlights. Oh god the prettyness it brought back.

Supplys:
Brasso
Cloth Towel
Windex
Some kind of glossing wax


Before.

1. Spray and clean the headlight with windex, make sure its clean.

2. Apply brasso to cloth towel and rub gently onto headlight until it feels smooth.


3. Let brasso dry for 5 minutes
4. Spray down again with windex and wipe off.

5. Repeat, until desired.
6. Apply a small amount of was and rub it then let it dry. Wipe off wax. This step is to make the headlight look even better. I think so.

The finished product of 10 minutes, due to rain I couldnt keep on cleaning. . But you get the Idea.



For 10 minutes and $4, this turned out really good. You decide.



Enjoy!

 

WOW...they look like new headlights

what the hell is brasso? i gotta try this

what kind of wax did you use?

 

You can find it at publix in the cleaning isle. It works awsome, mine was like very ages for some reaosn so it didnt get as glossy as I wanted it to the first shot, so more and more trys tommorow.

I used some kind of spray on wax, like the wax while you dry sprays.

 

i'll check some stores tomorrow...i wanna try this soo bad

 

me tooooooooooo i was thinking bout taking my whole headlight out but nvm that

 

If you got a buffer of some sort itll work wonders. But if you use somehting like that expect to coiver up the body and junk around the light because it will splatter everywhere. I used a dremel with the buffing pad and it worked awsome but, it splettered a bit too much.Oh yeah, if you use a dremel, alway, and ALWAYS have contant motion, never let the pad stay in one sport for one half a sec, it will make marks. I have 2 small ones on my other headlight

 

nice man. i gotta try that brasso

 

2000 grit sand paper, water and some wax does the same shit. or meguires plastic polish

 

Thanks for sharing, Orlando. Good pics too. Reminds me of when I was in Miami a couple years ago for work and I noticed all the cars down there had headlights all glazed over like yours. Must be the blazing sun! Looks good.

 

i did this and it did clean the lights, but not alot...i guess my lights weren'tas dirty as i thought

 

His were really bad. I don't think ours get as beat up North like us. Mine has some scratches on it but isn't fogged over like his was.

 

Yeah use mcguires clear plastic polish. it works wonders. I think mothers makes one as well. besides you could also use it on your plastic gauge cluster too. Brings out a good shine and doesn't have the harmfull chemicles that brasso might have in it, since it is made for metal I would be carefull. Maybe even use an all purpose cleaner first then the plastic cleaner/polish.

 

we used brasso in the army to clean our beltbuckles and stainless steel in the bathroom to make em shiny =]

 

The thing is, to make them perfect it will take a long time.

 

im guessing brasso isnt good for paint/clear coat? cover up your bumper before starting?

 

Yeah, or be careful and make small swirls.

 

you can also use never dull. its alittle more abrasive than brasso. eather way im glad to see people doin their own shit.

 

Thanks, I'm going to try it. But can anyone tell me how to get the black-housing. I went to the a speed shop here in miami and they said I was crasy

 

you must make them yourself

 

You are crazy, do it yourself that is the only way young jedi

 

ahh somebody rehost those pics! i must see! i must do this!!! :P

 

just follow the steps

i remember the pics.. there was a good difference..
im probably going to do this next week..
i'll take some pics, but my headlights arent nearly as bad as his were.

 

damn edit..

check this out (pics included)
https://acurazine.com/forums/wash-wax-23/cloudy-headlights-336750/

 

i went to cvs, and they didnt have brasso, so i bought "liquid metal polish" made by BlueMagic and "Scratch Out" by Kit
"liquid metal polish" worked better for this

my headlights aren't bad enough to see a difference in pics, so here's my stepfather's lexus lights i did.. they were really bad before, and look completely different now.. the pics really dont show how much of a difference there is, but here they are



here is a shot of when i did about half of the right headlight.. you can see in the first pic the difference between the affected and unaffected halves.
the next pic is a close up of the unaffected spot, and the next is a close up of the affected spot



it also made my front grill look 50 times better..
im going to wash the car tomorrow and use this stuff a little more, so maybe ill take more pics

 

duno what happened to the second pic?

here it is

 

would S.O.S. pads work? or just scratch the headlights?

 

i dont think u wanna use sos pads on any part of your car bro...

 

metal scrubbing pad + car = bad.

 

just use a clean rag

 

i sanded down my headlights, but meguars #10 plastic polish is not abrasive enough, im going to try never-dull today since i have easy access to it

 

so what was the outcome?
pics

 

a lot better.. but STILL not great.. the road/beach has totally screwed these things up..

ive sanded with 1000 + 2000 grit sand paper, meguiars #10 plastic polish, paint polish (clpower told me to try that), nevr-dull,

now im going to try hybridnrg's polish and his dremel w/ polishing pad..when the sun comes out ill take pics because when its overcast it looks fine

 

dremel is too fast and will melt as you try to buff.

 

I just ordered meguires plastic polish kit. How it's does me justice. Only one of my headlights is fogged over. Quickie mod before I get my HIDs

 

Worked out fairly well. When I get the blackhousing done I'm going to really get that one. but all and all, definately worth the $$ spent. Just ordered my HID's last night. 5000K

 

sweet, now what girlie concoction are you holding in your hand?

 

Captian and Coke. Damn bastards at the bar charge double for a pint glass

 

please repost those pic halller

 

Anyone try nail polish remover (acetone) and cotton balls? It worked on my friends Altima but i'm not sure about the CL's completely clear lenses.

 

I didn't use brasso. Instead, I bought a headlight restoration kit from Walmart for $20. It had 2 packets of wax-like cleaner, 4 packets of sealer (feels like a watery glue, but applies on clear), 2500 grit sandpapers, another grit type of sandpapers, 2 "hydro weave" cloths, and one latex-free glove.

It took me about 30 minutes to finish both headlights because I was taking my time and it turned out great! I saw this a few months ago but passed because of the price. After trying GooGone as suggested from another thread (didn't work), I thought I'd give it a shot.

Sorry, I accidentally deleted the before pic so I only have an after pic: