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oxman
10-23-2008, 01:19 PM
Anybody know what works good to get that film off of them?
ArkansasMystic
10-23-2008, 02:05 PM
Yep, instead of writing up something, here are a couple threads from other boards.
http://forums.corral.net/forums/showthr ... ?t=1059232 (http://forums.corral.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1059232)
http://forums.stangnet.com/764674-fixin ... -pics.html (http://forums.stangnet.com/764674-fixing-headlights-writeup-w-pics.html)
oxman
10-23-2008, 02:37 PM
sweet, thanks!
ArkansasMystic
10-23-2008, 02:51 PM
I was lazy and just bought new ones (wanted smoked lights anyway), but either of those should make them look better.
oxman
10-23-2008, 03:25 PM
yeah that's my plan as well, but I've got to do something with these until that day comes :)
1low03gt
10-23-2008, 08:04 PM
Cool tech!! 8-)
01LonestarBullitt
11-07-2008, 05:29 PM
What I ended up doing on my brother's headlights on his 93 gmc pickup was i wet sanded them with some 1200 grit sandpaper and you could go to 2000 if you'd like but i didn't. Then just follow that with your favorite buffing/polishing compound and clears most of it up. Should last ya until you decide to put the money for new head lights anyways.
oxman
11-07-2008, 05:42 PM
hmm, well i used some sand paper a while back and really jacked em up so,,looks like I'll just have to suck it up until i can get some new ones. thanks for the info though!
01LonestarBullitt
11-10-2008, 11:14 AM
really, what number sand paper were you using? Not unless it's just the different plastics they are all made of.
oxman
11-10-2008, 12:55 PM
couldn't tell ya to be honest! lol its alright though, I've decided I want the newer ones with the clear corners anyways this just gives me an excuse to get them! :mrgreen:
01LonestarBullitt
11-11-2008, 02:16 AM
haha, well problem solved then
abdullaGT
03-19-2009, 10:50 PM
believe it or not, i used one of those compressor powered sanders, mostly used for removing paint off cars i guess,(really low grit i think 200?) then went up to a 400, then 1000, then you can either buff them, or clear coat them, (u can even use that 99 cent can). either way, makes them look brand new!
Joey5.4
03-19-2009, 11:16 PM
PlastiX on a powerball made mine look good before I went with smoked ones. But mine were not in to bad of shape either.
stang man
03-20-2009, 07:17 AM
Woh woh on the sanding boys. Try some plastic polish FOR headlights first! Go down to your local O'Reillys and get some Plastix or some 2 stage plastic polish by 3M. Its worth a shot first! Then do some sanding but use a fine grit like 1000 or higher like the above posts say. Man that a whole lotta headache. I'm partial to the just replace them but all money trees are dead in this state... :lol:
mdunn250
10-10-2009, 06:20 PM
I learned a little trick from going to shows, though its not a perminate fix you can use hydraulic fluid, automatic trans fluid, or brake fluid (all prettY much the same purpose) to clear the haze (not cracks and yellowing) off headlights, keep in mind if you have haze on the inside it will still look like crap.