Future floor wax on foggy headlights

[97tbird]

is your only problem posting the pics here?
if that's the case, and if you know how to TAKE pics and attach them to an email, you can email the pics to me, and I will post them here on the forum.
If you wanna try that just send me a private message and I will give you my email address. (click on my user name on the left of my post, and select "send a PM")

 

[HTSS_TR]

Tried Pledge Future Floor Wax on the headlight cover of '00 E430, I don't see much improvement over the 3M headlight polish I did last summer.

I don't know if apply this Future Floor Wax on the really hazed headlight will improve it or not, or will keep the clear headlight from getting hazed by age and the sun, but it did not a slightly hazed one any better. I may return this Future Floor Wax to Walmart next week.

 

[97tbird]

Meh - i guess I'll stick to Crystal View too..

perhaps like you said, there are many things one can use to protect a restoreD finish, but very few that effectively restore a bad lense, and though the effect is slowly wearing out after 1.5 yrs, CV was the best of all things i tried, and for $20, i think doing it every yr or so is not that bad.
(i may have not used the best "protection" methods after doing the restoration either..)

 

[PRND3L]

I did the 3M restoration kit a couple of weeks ago and it worked great on the vger. ~$15 from amazon.

 

[97tbird]

any before/after pics?

does the 3M kit require power tools? the CV kit doesn't.

 

[PRND3L]

sorry tbird, not this time. Yes the kit is a bit that attaches to a power drill, plus the various grit sanding discs, rubbing compound and a foam polisher. Very easy.

 

[97tbird]

oh ok - thanks, man.

 

[Sayjac]

Originally Posted By: 97tbird
Meh - i guess I'll stick to Crystal View too..

perhaps like you said, there are many things one can use to protect a restoreD finish, but very few that effectively restore a bad lense, and though the effect is slowly wearing out after 1.5 yrs, CV was the best of all things i tried, and for $20, i think doing it every yr or so is not that bad.
(i may have not used the best "protection" methods after doing the restoration either..)


Last time I checked at Wally it's down to ~$16.95 and still $19.95 at AAP. Follow the directions, no drill required, I'm sold on the product. They're still using it in some Wally TL Express, and charging $39.95.

 

[Audi Junkie]

I can see used car lots doing this.


Without any UV protection in floor wax, all bets are off. Maybe a good quality clear coat spray paint would be a long term solution.

 

[Win]

I know guys who used to put it on their airplanes, claiming it filled in all the surface imperfections and they could pick up an extra couple of knots TAS.

Personally, I wouldn't put it on anything - even a floor. It will yellow and be very difficult to strip back off.

 

[jcwit]

Six weeks now and still holding up excellent, no yellowing, no fogging, and no pealing, so far so good.

 

[dnastrau]

Originally Posted By: Win
I know guys who used to put it on their airplanes, claiming it filled in all the surface imperfections and they could pick up an extra couple of knots TAS.

Personally, I wouldn't put it on anything - even a floor. It will yellow and be very difficult to strip back off.


In my experience this is not true. I tested it and Future floor wax can easily be stripped off of headlights with ammonia if you want to remove it. However, I have had it on my headlights for several months now and it has not deteriorated nor has it yellowed.

Andrew S.

 

[rotorhead]

in case anyone didn't know, future is more or less a very thin acrylic clearcoat. many modelers use it to seal in decals on their constructions, and after many years say the results are still great. granted, models do not tend to be kept in direct sunlight. ammonia does indeed break it right down, as i keep reading "not to worry if you mess up, use ammonia and try again."

another neat tip i learned from a bunch of older hot-rodder types: spray your hazy lenses with clear acrylic spray paint to make them look new again. future is basically just brushed on, self-leveling acrylic.

what one is trying to accomplish here is to make the surface of the lens smooth again. headlights that have been polished are already smooth, so likely will not see any difference from a clearcoat application. it may offer a little more protection as it's another layer of clear. hazy lenses are not quite smooth anymore, so a layer of something clear that fills in and self levels would really help. the difference is adding material to build up to smooth vs removing material down to smooth.

 

[joel95ex]

Pics?

 

[jcwit]

Originally Posted By: joel95ex
Pics?


Boy I wish I knew how to do it as I go on other sites where I'd like to show pictures.
This is one of the problems of not being in the "Now" generation, and our school no longer offers classes on computer stuff. I just discovered 2 days ago how to change my tool bars on my page or whatever you call it.