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cleaning stock sunfire headlights???????
Tuesday, March 13, 2007 2:12 PM
Any one know of a cleaner or product that is good to use to clean headlights?
I have oem sunfire headlights and they have like a film and crap on them that makes them not as clean and clear..... i tried useing like windex etc.... but still cant shake this crusty crap on them, you can scrap it with your finger but does not quite come off, i just thought there might be some sort of cleaner out there.......
Any help would be sweeet
Thanks
terry.....





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Re: cleaning stock sunfire headlights???????
Tuesday, March 13, 2007 3:40 PM
theres this stuff on ebay I got, works great, its called pittman plastic cleaner, just type in "headlight cleaner" youll see it, works great!!
Re: cleaning stock sunfire headlights???????
Tuesday, March 13, 2007 3:52 PM
Cool, thanks michael B...
Anything else out there guys that i could pick up at a local place..





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Re: cleaning stock sunfire headlights???????
Tuesday, March 13, 2007 4:05 PM
I have been using a claybar and wax.


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Re: cleaning stock sunfire headlights???????
Wednesday, March 14, 2007 8:26 AM
sand them start with a 400 then an 800 then 12-1500 then 2000 then a polishing compound and it should have them looking new again.


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Re: cleaning stock sunfire headlights???????
Wednesday, March 14, 2007 1:32 PM
sndsgood wrote:sand them start with a 400 then an 800 then 12-1500 then 2000 then a polishing compound and it should have them looking new again.

awesome thanks........
Only problem i might have is that o have half of them paintted to look like evil eyes.....





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Re: cleaning stock sunfire headlights???????
Wednesday, July 04, 2007 5:12 AM
There is a product called PlastX that will buff any clear plastic. You can buy it at any local autoparts store
Re: cleaning stock sunfire headlights???????
Wednesday, July 04, 2007 8:22 AM
terry denomme wrote:
sndsgood wrote:sand them start with a 400 then an 800 then 12-1500 then 2000 then a polishing compound and it should have them looking new again.

awesome thanks........
Only problem i might have is that o have half of them paintted to look like evil eyes.....

You can run tape over the eyelids to protect them when you sand. Someone also mentioned Mequire's PlastX which is a good product, but it won't help in a situation like yours.





Re: cleaning stock sunfire headlights???????
Wednesday, July 04, 2007 8:55 AM
Polish it with toothpaste did it on mine and it worked great



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Re: cleaning stock sunfire headlights???????
Thursday, July 05, 2007 5:55 AM
I used the plastX ....And it worked well you could feel all the crap lifting off the lights..I also did the fogs...They looked brand new when I was done..And I have 140 thousand..KM on my 05 Sunfire..So you know the front has had its fair share of road rash..Try the PlastX I think you will be happy...
Re: cleaning stock sunfire headlights???????
Monday, January 25, 2010 7:13 PM
Soem people says if you wet sand them, you should clear coat them after??? is that true? and then polish em up with plastX or something.

Re: cleaning stock sunfire headlights???????
Monday, January 25, 2010 7:40 PM
yup. if you dont it will oxidize twice as fast



Re: cleaning stock sunfire headlights???????
Monday, January 25, 2010 8:26 PM
Absolutemike wrote:Polish it with toothpaste did it on mine and it worked great


Someone posted this video in another thread, so we tried it at our shop. It works surprisingly well.
Re: cleaning stock sunfire headlights???????
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 3:32 AM
So sand, polish, clear, polish or polish after only?
and duplicolors Truck & SUV clear coat coat will work fine right?
Re: cleaning stock sunfire headlights???????
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 5:00 PM
3M headlight restor kit... cleans them up really well

but you can just sand them too
duplicolors Truck & SUV clear coat will do fine but
polish after you clear coat it or you will get a fish eye effect all over it
Re: cleaning stock sunfire headlights???????
Tuesday, February 09, 2010 3:23 PM
3M kit, p/n 38009 like Brandon said, from Oreilly or somewhere similar, $20. Done

your welcome



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