Cleaning Headlights

What can I do to make these clearer until I can get the new ones I want? The lights are kind of dim due to the poor visibility of the lenses, and it looks like crap. Any suggestions? Thanks.

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If you have any mothers mag & aluminum polish that'll work too. It'll just take some hard rubbing to get them clear. The best way I've done it so far is wet sanding with 1200 grit paper, then using turtle wax cutting compound to remove the scratches. Mine looked just like yours and they looked almost new when I was done.
 
I didn't even bother sanding but I used some mothers mag / aluminum polish and it really cleaned em up.. about as nice as you can make em look without getting new ones
 
rudeone707 said:
i always wondered why the head lights start to look like ass but the clears corners stay decent.
:stupid: Does anyone know why that happens? I always laugh when I see a mustang that has some new clear corners and the dingy yellow headlamps. :puke:

I used some mothers aluminum polish on my stockers and it worked great. I tried to get it a little better by wet sanding them but I grabbed the wrong sand paper and scratched the hell out of them. :nonono:
 
RiceEatin1995GT said:
Alright, thanks man. Any other suggestions?

Here is what mine looked like before.
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Ignore the dorky guy in the car :nonono:

Here it is now.
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I used orange pumice hand cleaner, #0000 super fine steel wool, & glossy clear coat spraypaint.

Tape the rest of the car off with masking tape and garbage bags leaving only the headlights visible. Then use the cleaner to get all of the drit/grime off if it. Next use the steel wool to remove all of the yellowing. It will look very hazy when you are doing this. It's normal. You need to make sure all of the yellow is off of the headlight. It will take a lot of elbow grease to get it back to just a hazy white.

Once all of the yellow is gone, spray a THIN coat of clear on it. Let it dry, and repeat. 3 coats should be enough. Now, with the clear coat on, you can wax it, just like the rest of the car. No need to wax it now but in the future, if you want to, you can.

People think I have the "cobra clears" ever since I cleaned mine.
Scott

EDIT - Just as a note. Anytime you use spraypaint, you need to create your own "dust free enviroment". Once the paint is on, dust, hairs, etc love to stick to it before it dries. I use an cardboard box with the top cut off, and tape it so the painted object is surrounded by the box. It's not 100% dust free, but close enough for this purpose.