Polishing V7 headlights

[boon]

So today I gave the headlights on my V7 a real quick cut and a damn good polish.

Before they were all cloudy and yellow, now they're almost clear, looks WAY better.

Is this the correct way to get them looking nice?

How can I KEEP them looking good?

[Firenza]

The cut and polish does a good job, I did the ones on my flat mates Lancer, and there was MUCHOS difference.

However, it wont stay that way for as long as it did originally. I just resigned to the fact that I have to do it once a year or so, but I heard that you can get around it by clear coating them as the cut takes off the (failed) coating and leaves them bare.

[boon]

I wonder if that polish they use on aircraft windscreens would work. Meant to be pretty damn good.

EDIT: This stuff: http://www.ingear.co.nz/Plexus-Plastic-Cleaner.aspx

[Eight_dollar]

use autosol, its a metal polish, but it is absolutly perfect for headlights

[boon]

Ok, tried some random internet advice from a small aircraft forum for polishing plexi windscreens - Pledge furniture polish.

In the short term, RESULT. Headlights look great, plus smell lemony-fresh!

Have to see how well it lasts but for 10 minutes with a cloth it's not the end of the world if I have to re-do it once a month.

[Scoobydoo]

Come do mine now

[Eight_dollar]

have a welly meet to sort out headlights

[boon]

 Scoobydoo said:

Come do mine now

Yours look pretty good already! Mine were like... piss-yellow.

Maybe my HIDs will be whiter now too...

[Stoffa]

BRASO!! its fricken awesome, alot finer than car polish

[petrolheadjman]

 Coupe said:

use autosol, its a metal polish, but it is absolutly perfect for headlights

This stuff is great, and cheap enough too!!

polished my mates headers with them and they came up new

[Pappu1]

Care to put some instructions on how u did it as I Wana do same

Wat cloth u used

[boon]

Ok, roughly... I only had a clean-rags-bag handy...

Washed with soft brush and water

Dried with a towel

Cutting compound + coarse rag

Polish/buff with a soft rag

(re-cut the bits you missed, then polish some more)

Pledge + soft rag

then RE-Pledge + soft rag + 10 minutes of elbow grease

Lots better. Can see my reflection in the plastic even. And headlights are noticably whiter + brighter.

[Pappu1]

Thanks for that

Mmm should have done a before and after

[Pelvin]

How often you going to have to be doing this?