Cleaning headlights

[Eosyn]

Cleaned my headlights today using toothpaste and a toothbrush. Just wanted to share the before and after pics.

Passenger side before:

Passenger-side after:

Driver-side before:


Driver-side after:

 

[ctrcbob]

Looks great.

 

[NMBurb02]

Do they smell minty?

 

[EricF]

I'll bet when it's sunny out, they's have the sparkling shine!

 

[Jeffs2006EvoIX]

what you should do to get them even better, is use a Mothers Foam Ball attached to your Cordless drill. Put on the toothpaste and go at it. Just mask off around the headlight to make for easy clean up. Then apply a good car wax monthly and they wont fade again.

Jeff

 

[71Chevyguy]

+1 on applying the wax, quick and easy to do and will preserve them well so you don't have to do this too often.

 

[Eosyn]

Thanks for the wax suggestion, will give that a try.

 

[Chris B.]

I put 3M clear bra stuff on mine and so far they are still like new. I do wax over the bra too though.

 

[KitaCam]

I just tried a new to me product on headlight's plastic and it works great...

Sumner Labs plus 210 Plastic Scratch Remover and 201 Plastic cleanser and polish

 

[RTexasF]

For an almost non existent problem that worked well. For more serious damage more serious products are required along with the techniques to apply them. Your results are good.....Crest?

 

[raytseng]

You need to add an UV protectant after doing this, or your lenses will haze up again even faster and within 1 year, since the factory UV protection has now been removed. Carwax may only be a partial solution, and is a pain to do so frequently. This is the dirty secret of headlight polishing.

I do think the permanant way to resolve this is to get Paint protection film (3m/xpel/etc). This may cost you up to $100 from a clearbra installer.

 

[KitaCam]

Raytseng is right.
...after polishing the lenses, it is important to spend 2 minutes a month or two to replace UV protectant.