We have a kit we use at work that sands and buffs the light then we apply a clear coat that has a UV pertectant. We have done a lot and the haze never comes back (1-2 years+). I dont know if its available to anyone but its called 'Let there be Light'.

Or if your interested we offer the service at work for a price.

 

Detail addict will do it for $25 I belive.

 

I have this stuff that is a metal polish. Its called Maas Metal polish. i have used it on many different headlights at different clouding stages. I used it on stealthmodes old black STI on RyShagwagons Wagon and both came out clean and nice. My best friend who is a wholesale parts manager has tried all of the restoration kits on his mustang and none have worked as fast and as well as this polish. The plus of getting this polish to use is that you can also use it on metals/glass and polish them out. After i cleaned up my Dodge Rams headlights and my wife's corollas headlights i went on to polish out my old stock STI IC and many other parts. Its a good all in one polish. you dont need but a small dab too. The price is sub 10 bucks.

 

I have used toothpaste on lots of headlights. Works ok.

 

plast-x works pretty damn good but the oxidation keeps coming back, anybody thought of clear coating the headlights after buffering them all the way?

 

My headlights are way past just polishing them out...I need a deeep cleaning on mine

 

i just did mine a few months ago. picked up the turtle wax lens restorer from autozone. it comes with rubbing compound, different grit sandpaper, conditioner for wet sanding, and a finishing resin. i used the sandpaper but if your headlights aren't that bad, you could probably just use the rubbing compound.

i did freak out for a moment because after the wet sanding, my lenses looked all scratched up. however, the last step is a resin you put on that fills in all of the scratches and essentially erases them leaving it looking new.

 

Alot of great ideas guys, thanks!

 

When it comes down to it... all of these things are just different grades of polish.
Toothpaste is very fine, plastic polish is a little more harsh.
None as the ability to "deep clean" more than another with the exceptions of some that have solvents in them.
Solvents can be risky to use many are acetone or paint thinner, be careful using them around your paint.

For me, a $1 tube of toothpaste and a little elbow grease beats spending $20 on a "kit"

 

yap. some body shops will buff and clear coat them now a days so they will last longer
gettin my back sometime this week/next ill let you know all know how mine came out.

 

Depends on what the problem is. I've just used fine polish to do every other car I've owned, but absolutely nothing worked on my 04 headlights. Everything would work great for a day and then the haze would just come back. I replaced them and put lamin-x on the ones I bought. I have Plast-x and it generally works excellent for everything else plastic, that's what I'd try first.

You can buy all the things necessary without buying an overpriced kit. Various grades of sandpaper, fine polish, etc..., most of which you can use for a lot of other things including your paint if needed. I use 600 first, then 1000 or 1500 then the fine polish and clean. Normally works, but like I said, if they are really bad, you may not be able to polish it out.

 

Sweet, thanks man. I think imma do the plast-x and then clear coat mine, I'll let you guys know how that goes in a week or so

 

How are they holding up ?

 

^ +1

 

I had Leo at Detail Addict do it on my 05 scooby, and like he warned, it turned back to yellowish in couple months.

Had my IS250's headlights professionally done by a detailer. Here is the thread: headlight restoration! - Club Lexus Forums

This guy (Ryan) applied a layer of sealant as well and warrantied it that it would not turn bad. So far (3 months) the headlights still look dam good!