Wash the headlight with plenty of cool, clear water and dry it up. Wet one corner of a flannel cloth, with polishing compound. Use firm pressure to polish the headlight in a circular motion until it turns out to be clear and smooth. Hazy, dull or oxidized headlight lenses on your car can make it look a lot older than it is. Thus buffing your headlights is a very inexpensive and an easy way to fix it. Using all sorts of buffing compounds, waxes, air tools, buffers and sanders are some of the well known products used to buff headlights. Get free quote for smash repairs in Brisbane.
Over time, the plastic that makes up your headlights, will degrade and cloud over. If your car headlights aren’t shining like they used to, here is how you can clean your car headlights:-
Buy what you need to clean the headlight
Get all the supplies you can think of. Alternatively you can buy a headlight restoration kit, which has all the materials. Test a few and decide which one’s best suited for you. You could also individually buy a product that would come in such boxes. Here are a couple of things that will come in handy – dry sandpaper, paste wax, sealant, polishing compound and microfiber towels.
Clean’em headlights
Wash and rinse thoroughly with a car soap and clean water. Wash the surrounding areas a bit as well, so that the tape will stick during the next step.
Tape of the headlights
Sand the lenses and not the surrounding paint or trim. Use painter’s tape to completely block off the headlight and protect the rest of the car.
Sand away
This is a pivotal step. The sanding process is quite the same whether it’s just the kit or the materials. Begin with the most abrasive sandpaper. Sand the lens with straight and horizontal strokes. Keep sanding in the same direction. Keeps the surface wet while you work – otherwise you risk badly scratching the lens due to particle build up. Repeat the process, or sand in an opposite or different direction.
Polish and wax
Wipe off and dry the headlights. Use the polishing compound onto a clean microfiber towel and rub that polish for a few minutes in a circular motion. Wax the lens like you would on a car.
Use UV sealant
You need to apply UV sealant to your headlights because you removed all of the old oxidized sealant when sanded.
The final step to headlight buffing and cleaning in Brisbane is to test it out. Follow these steps and still don’t see a big improvement that it might be worth doing it all over again with even more sanding.
