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Re: [Shop-talk] Headlight housing hazing

To: Shop Talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Headlight housing hazing
From: PJ McGarvey <pj_mcgarvey@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 14:21:20 -0400
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References: <OFF34E94F0.3201077C-ON85257A76.00627D89-85257A76.0062A6A9@mail.megageek.com>, <504F800C.7080705@comcast.net> FILETIME=[3E5BB6B0:01CD904A]
Eric the Car Guy (one of my new favorite YouTube channels) has a video on this
I watched awhile back.  Offers some tips, though I can't say he or I can
recommend the best kit out there.  Somewhat entertaining watching in any
case.
http://youtu.be/iRl8hGhKth8

-PJ

> Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 14:16:44 -0400
> From: pj_thomas@comcast.net
> To: eric@megageek.com
> CC: shop-talk@Autox.Team.Net
> Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Headlight housing hazing
>
> On 9/11/2012 1:52 PM, eric@megageek.com wrote:
> > Talking about the headlight housing, how do you fix the hazing that
> > happens on them?
> >
> > I've tried to use toothpaste, but it didn't work that well.  Any other
> > ideas?  I see lots of kits to do it, but I wonder which one is best, or
if
> > there is a better homemade solution (maybe I did the toothpaste wrong.)
>
> I've used polishing compound (like rubbing compound) it improves it but
> may not be as good as commercial products which coat the lens. I'd only
> us it on old lens.  I also used ceramic stove cleaner on windshields to
> clean them with great success.  This would probably work on headlamps also.
>
> Peter T.
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