Re: Poli****ng Headlight Lens on 2003 S-Type w/Xenon Lights

David wrote:
> I believe it is UV damage to the plastic.  Mine are starting to look
> fogged at the top as well.  I have seen this cleaned up on car shows
> on TV.  There are any number of cleaners/polishers that can fix this.
> Try
>
>
http://www.meguiars.com/?clear-plastic-care/PlastX-Clear-Plastic-Cleaner-Polish
> or
> http://headlightsolution.net/
> or
> try "headlight UV cleaner" in any search engine.  I have not tried it
> yet but I will need to in the near future.  The TV folks all said not
> to get this stuff on the paint.
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, 6 Apr 2008 19:44:25 -0700, "mdp"
> <markdpend@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> Lens has what appears to be pitting and has residue building on the
>> top.  At $1000US a side, would like to try and repair.  Anyone know
>> if this is glass or a composite like a polycarbonate and what to use
>> to repair it?

Thanks for replying. I found a lot of headlight restoration kits and ended

up trying the following:

http://www.autogeek.net/diamondite-headlight-how-to.html

It only removed about half the residue so after further research I found
an 
article that recommended using wet/dry sandpaper in grains/in2 of 1000 up
to 
3000.  I found them here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300220600021

I only spent about 1 hour sanding then reapplied the poli****ng compounds 
using the restoration kit.  That 2-step process did the trick.  Looks 
practically brand new again.