What is the process for buffing the fog out of the headlights? It is just starting and I want to curb it before it gets bad.

change your location Erik!

DetailAddict (a member on here) has some info on his website and for $25 and a trip to San Jose one weekend and he'll do it for you

http://www.DetailAddict.com/services/Service03.php

then you just gotta ask him what actual product he uses....or Forrest should know

Get some find sand paper
My friend did it and it looks very nice after

Get some find sand paper
My friend did it and it looks very nice after

I would be careful with sand paper and headlights.

Instead, wash the headlights, clay bar them and then use a final polish on them. The results would be better with a Porter 7424.

Here is my old Integra as an example:

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e14/peleg79/IMG_0995.jpg


Left side: Before

Right side: After

^wow that a really good job

I never thought to use my clay bar, thanks for the tip

I never thought to use my clay bar, thanks for the tip

yea +1 one here. clay bar is a smart idea.

I had horrible yellowed lights and decided to buff them out instead of paying the dealership $600 bucks. They turned out great and look like new with minimal effort and investment (provided you have an orbital already).

1. Blue tape around the lense to avoid getting products on your paint.

2. Clay bar the lense to help remove any debri and grim that has built up recently.

3. Get some Meguiars PlastX and apply it to an orange cutting pad. Buff the lense until the product is fairly dry and buff off with a decent microfiber towel. Repeat the process until the lense is clear, usually two applications should do it. Watch out for lenses that have those protruding bumps, they are alignment dowels and will rip up your pad.

4. Switch to a grey or blue pad and apply a polish/glaze to help restore it to near perfect condition and looks. I haven't found any store bought polishes I like, but you can pick up some nice plastic polishes here

http://www.detailedimage.com/wax.php?id=2060&url=detailedimage.com/Renovo-M19/Plastic-Window-Polish-P112/

or an easy to use aerosol
http://www.detailedimage.com/wax.php?id=2060&url=detailedimage.com/Plexus-M16/Plastic-Polish-Cleaner-Protectant-P109/

Some people like to top it off with a easy wax like NXT, but I like to leave it with the protectant instead of putting something else that is going to build up over time.

This past weekend, I did the same thing mentioned (minus step #4) on my girlfriend's Cougar. Meguiars PlastX seems to work well with just one coat, but two does the job. I never thought about using my clay bar, so that's icing on the cake..

Glad it turned out well for you. Dealerships will try to sale you new lenses for hundreds when about $30 in products will get you back to new and you will have leftovers for years. I saw you were thinking about the liquid claybar, please do yourself a favor and stick with the normal claybar. :)

I've had excellent results with the Pro Honda metal polish and finish restorer. It's made with jeweler's rouge, and using a micro-fiber towel I can clean-up the headlamps on my '04 WRX in about 45 minutes.

http://www.wingworx.com/ProductImages/hondaoem/images/08C20-A021S.jpg

On the back of the tube it even says "It restores the original shine on most painted surfaces, plastic lenses, Lexan, plexiglass, fiberglass and lightly scuffed plastic bodywork." It usually goes for about $8 at the motorcycle shop.