from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit
Cleaning covers is far less expensive than replacing them.
Steps
- Take a sheet of 1000 grit sandpaper.
- Wet the cover, then rub side-to-side with sandpaper, ensuring you clean the entire cover.
- Rinse well.
- Repeat steps 1-3 with 1500 grit sandpaper.
- Dry the cover by rubbing it with a good rubbing compound (such as 3-M).
- Rub in a circular motion for about 5 minutes, then wipe off the compound.
- Buff the covers using a dry cotton cloth. (You may have to repeat this process one to three times if the cover was badly fogged.)
- Polish the cover with car wax.
Tips
- It's best to do this task in the shade, not in direct sunlight.
- Be sure to buff off all the rubbing compound before you apply car wax.
- Follow the 1500 sanding with 2000 sanding. Then I found Meguire's Mirror Glaze H 4 followed by Mirror Glaze H 7 and then wax gave the best result.
Warnings
- You can use a buffer and light grit compound, but the speed on the buffer has to be set extremely low. If you're going too high, you risk damaging the lens by adding scuffs and hitting paint on surrounding painted panels.
- NOT TO BE USED ON GLASS HEADLAMPS, only PLASTIC HEADLAMPS/FOG LIGHTS!!!!!!
Things You'll Need
- 1000 & 1500-grit sandpaper.
- Liquid rubbing compound -- fine.
- A bucket of warm water.
- Several cotton rags.
- Car wax.
Article provided by wikiHow, a wiki how-to manual. Please edit this article and find author credits at the original wikiHow article on How to Clear Foggy Headlight Covers. All content on wikiHow can be shared under a Creative Commons license.
