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Originally Posted by surfahjammer
I have an 01 Frontier Crew Cab. Does anyone know how to bring back the clearness in the headlight lenses. They used to be crystal clear. Washing it does'nt help much.
Thanks Peeps
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I do this as an addon to full details for clients. This will restore your dull , yellowed out plastic headlights to original luster.
Supplies needed:
* Fine Machine Oil
* Sand Paper ( 400 - 3,000 grit )
* Heavy Duty Rubbing Compound
* Medium Duty Rubbing Compound
* cello sponge
* 1" wide foam paint brush ( one for each headlight )
* 1 - quart clear paint
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First start off by applying machine oil to lense to be restored, as you keep the lense saturated with machine oil , start to sand side to side (only , not up and down ) with the 400 grit sand paper, making sure to keep the area wet with oil while sanding and wiped off periodically to see results. This first sanding step is to remove the old yellow "dead" plastic material off the lense.
One your sure all the dead material is gone,by reapplying the machine oil to see results ( you must keep reapplying, because the oil drys very quiclkly). next move to 800 - 1000 grit Sand Paper and repeat the above process, remembering to keep the lense wet with machine oil as you continue to sand horizontally back and forth. Once sure, the 400 grit sanding marks are gone using the 800 to 1000 grit, keep repeating the process with 1500 grit , then on to 2000 and all the way to at least 2500 or at the most 3000 grit sand paper. Once plastic appears clear with another coat of machine oil after 2500 - 3000 grit sanding session, wipe the excess oil off the lense. Move on to using a heavy duty rubbing compound ( 3M Super Cut ). Buff to a medium high speed for sevarl minutes until 2500 - 3,000 grit sanding marks disappear. wipe the lens with a clean dry oil free rag, next move on to medium Compound and repeat the compounding process. Once lens is completely free of scratches from sanding and compounding, move on to the protection phase. Use your 1" foam brush and your quart of clear ( you can opt to spray the clear from a can ., but mask the entire hood , etc. off first ) "paint the lenses with one coat of clear and let dry 30 minutes, then repeat second coat and your done !
This is easy to do and I charge $100 - $200 to do it per set of headlights.
Hope this helps !