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dull headlights
« on: 29 August 2010, 18:26:05 »

whats the best thing to use to clean the plastic on the headlights 8-) 8-)
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Re: dull headlights
« Reply #1 on: 29 August 2010, 18:35:12 »

A cutting paste, something not too harsh, like Farecla G3, and an electric mop.  Dont stay in one place for too long and burn the pastic!

You can get good results from T-Cut and a sore arm though!

I'd advise you against using the sandpaper method in the Maintenance Guide, as I personally believe even fine sandpaper (1200grit) to be too harsh for the plastic lenses.
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Re: dull headlights
« Reply #2 on: 29 August 2010, 18:45:32 »




Yup, agree with the T-cut and a sore arm method.   :y 
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Re: dull headlights
« Reply #3 on: 29 August 2010, 19:01:37 »

Spent hours with t cut after buying the car with no luck, failed mot on one light couldn't find second hand one cheap & quick so decided to try wet & dry if it didn't work wasn't loosing any thing anyway. Fine wet & dry lots of soapy water then finished off with t cut on a polishing mop worked a treat. if youv'e nothing to loose try it. :y
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Re: dull headlights
« Reply #4 on: 29 August 2010, 19:18:11 »



Those must have been really dull. Well done.   :y
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Re: dull headlights
« Reply #5 on: 29 August 2010, 19:31:51 »

if the lights are extremely bad try 2000 grid sandpaper, will save your time and efforts..
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Re: dull headlights
« Reply #6 on: 29 August 2010, 22:48:09 »

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if the lights are extremely bad try 2000 grid sandpaper, will save your time and efforts..
wet n dry + water etc
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Re: dull headlights
« Reply #7 on: 30 August 2010, 00:03:52 »

A couple of members got good results with toothpaste.  :y
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Re: dull headlights
« Reply #8 on: 30 August 2010, 00:21:22 »

Peppermint flavour or the the brighter than white brand, being a smoker I suppose I should go for the latter.  ;D  :y

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Re: dull headlights
« Reply #9 on: 31 August 2010, 17:25:01 »

There is a product called PLATX which is made by mguire's that's good!

It's expensive but good.
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Re: dull headlights
« Reply #10 on: 31 August 2010, 19:18:48 »

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There is a product called PLATX which is made by mguire's that's good!

It's expensive but good.

Its called Maguire's Plastx

HTH :y
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