| Many vehicles
since the 1980's have headlight lenses made of plastic. Ford
Aerostar, Taurus/Sable, and many imports. While this is a
safer material, it can cloud up and reduce the light output
to the point of being dangerous. Fortunately it is an easy
fix. You don't even need to remove the headlight assembly!
Pick up some regular cut polish from an
automotive supply store and follow the instructions, only
you will be using the cut polish on the plastic head light
instead of the paint. You will be surprised just how quick
and easy it is to remove the haze on the plastic lens.
Something like Turtle Wax will do, it takes a bit more
effort, but will work fine. You do not need to buy special
"headlight cleaner" to do this. The results can be
amazing!
Start by simply washing the dirt and
bugs off the lights. Now take a clean dry cloth and put a
dab of polish on it. Work the polish around the lens and
keep rubbing the surface with a circular motion. After a
minute or so, it will begin to dry up and get very stiff.
This is when you turn the cloth over and use a clean part of
your cloth. Put some pressure on the cloth and really work
it! It will start to clear up right before your eyes. It
took me less than 1 minute to do each of the lights shown
below.
This trick also works on plastic
lenses for tail lights. Dull red tail lights turn bright and
shiny.
As you can see below, their is quite a
difference in the before and after.
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