Member Profile - jay.ritchie - 3RB to Golf R

[bosc0]

What sort of toothpaste?

[jay.ritchie]

What sort of toothpaste?

[shav]

My headlights were foggy in places, so i used toothpaste and a damp cloth and now they're perfect.
costed me $0.10

hey? toothpaste?

How does toothpaste clear up head lights?

[bosc0]

Cute, Jay.

[peadya100]

Toothpaste is an abrasive just like polish so it will remove mild fogging in theory. But the problem with using polishes on lights is that they refog really quickly if you dont seal the lights straight after. Thats why headlight restoration kits come with some sort of sealant to protect them after polishing. I polished mine only a a month ago and theyre already starting to fog again in places.. i need a proper restoration kit. YOu can get them pretty cheap.

[ssstahly]

Toothpaste is an abrasive just like polish so it will remove mild fogging in theory. But the problem with using polishes on lights is that they refog really quickly if you dont seal the lights straight after. Thats why headlight restoration kits come with some sort of sealant to protect them after polishing. I polished mine only a a month ago and theyre already starting to fog again in places.. i need a proper restoration kit. YOu can get them pretty cheap.

Correct. When polishing headlights, you remove the UV coat on them and unless you reapply, the fogginess will reappear pretty quickly.
There's a few different kits out, just make sure it comes with the sealant

[shav]

I've bought a resto kit from Autobarn a little while ago. It's got the UV sealant in the kit. I just gotta get off my ass and get it done. How much time should I put aside to do it properly?

[SH30RB]

I've bought a resto kit from Autobarn a little while ago. It's got the UV sealant in the kit. I just gotta get off my ass and get it done. How much time should I put aside to do it properly?

takes less than an hour to do both lights, even when following instructions

[shav]

I've bought a resto kit from Autobarn a little while ago. It's got the UV sealant in the kit. I just gotta get off my ass and get it done. How much time should I put aside to do it properly?

takes less than an hour to do both lights, even when following instructions

cool. That's good. Might give it a crack this weekend.

[ssstahly]

I've bought a resto kit from Autobarn a little while ago. It's got the UV sealant in the kit. I just gotta get off my ass and get it done. How much time should I put aside to do it properly?

takes less than an hour to do both lights, even when following instructions

Yeah follow instructions, I remember something about taping up the painted areas.

[peadya100]

You can get a few kits that come with a drill bit buffing wheel... youd definitely want to tape up your paint if youre using one of those.. sh*t would go everywhere!!

[jay.ritchie]

i remember reading about sealing the plastic with some uv protectant stuff on here, and i already had some at home so i used that (with a buffer drill bit)
the entire job took me under 15 minutes.

[peadya100]

i remember reading about sealing the plastic with some uv protectant stuff on here, and i already had some at home so i used that (with a buffer drill bit)
the entire job took me under 15 minutes.

So you dont need the toothpaste then

Toothpaste is great for fixing scratched cd's though!!!

[jay.ritchie]

i remember reading about sealing the plastic with some uv protectant stuff on here, and i already had some at home so i used that (with a buffer drill bit)
the entire job took me under 15 minutes.

So you dont need the toothpaste then

Toothpaste is great for fixing scratched cd's though!!!

the toothpaste removes the fogginess, and the other stuff stops them from going foggy. win win

[jay.ritchie]

HID's installed this afternoon.
Ordering some replacement parkers and fogs to get a closer match