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Old 2nd January 2013, 11:59   #21
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I did my mates Vectra at work last month. Used Duraglit. Took a while but the results were pretty illuminating.
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Old 26th February 2013, 12:43   #22
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I've heard of people using toothpaste! Anybody on here tried it?
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Old 26th February 2013, 12:49   #23
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Its mildly abrasive so might work if the lights are very slightly hazy, but its no good for bad ones or more deeply stone damaged ones.
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Old 26th February 2013, 12:56   #24
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I've heard of people using toothpaste! Anybody on here tried it?
Absolutely any fine abrasive will remove the surface haze, including toothpaste.
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Old 26th February 2013, 12:59   #25
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Pretty much any heavy polish/compound will do with a drill polishing head. I did mine by hand, hard work, but still possible. Wet sand and buff out, then maybe use a fine polish to finish for the best clarity. The key thing is to wax or preferably seal the lenses afterwards with something like a synthetic sealant or rain repellent. It will make them not only look clearer, but will protect the newly exposed plastic.
A word of caution....

Abrasion generates heat - if you use a powertool be very gentle with it or you may soften and melt the lenses.
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Old 26th February 2013, 13:03   #26
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Used a 3m kit , got it for 9.99 via groupon..

Used a battery drill so not too fast, but make sure you mask up well around the paintwork.

Took about 10 mins per side.. and still lots of stuff ( pads/cream etc) left.

I did seal them a bit with few coats of polish after just in case ? .

the 3m kit works very well and over last few wintery weeks
the lights still look good.

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Old 26th February 2013, 23:04   #27
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Halfords now sell a Meguiars Headlight Restoration Kit for £20 and I have to admit, for very little effort it really does make a difference.
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I did mine today and took some pics

I used wet & dry 600, 1200, 2000 & 2500

I used Meguiar's One Step Headlight Restoration Kit

I tried using the Meguiar's One Step Headlight Restoration Kit straight out of the box but I think my lights were to far gone and did not get great results. I then went and bought sheets of wet & dry as above.

I started with the coarsest grade wet & dry and worked my way through the grades finishing with the finest. I used lots of water and kept the bucket of water clean and the lights pretty wet. I guess I rubbed for 5 min max on each light with each grade of wet & dry.

The Meguiar's kit did a great job of the final polishing. I used a varying speed drill so I could control the rpm of the mop. (did not want to go fast and build up heat)

I applied some car wax when finished. ( not sure if that is a good idea or not)

I dropped the front bumper for easy access. I think it is nearly as quick as taping around the 4 lights.

I am very pleased


Nearside before and after








Nearside before and after with lights on








How lights look after wet and dry sanding but before polishing. All the discoloration is rubbed away but the lights have the light scratch marks of the fine wet & dry.






I used the mop supplied in the Meguiar's One Step Headlight Restoration Kit attached to an old drill



The polish comes with the Meguiar's





A closeup before and after




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Old 14th August 2015, 10:01   #29
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What a difference.
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Old 14th August 2015, 10:41   #30
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After doing mine in 2013 they are going cloudy again . will have to find another method of sealing the surface .
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