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Well I was at my uncle Bob's tonight getting my drivers side wheel bearing fixed when I mentioned that I couldn't stand how hazy my headlights were, even after wetsanding (I think the problem was that I used a cheap-o plastic polish) so he pulled out a clean shop rag, some Bon Ami, dampened the cloth after pouring the Bon Ami on it, and began scrubbing my lights, like magic, the hazing went away! They aren't completely clear yet, but they are so close the PlastX I bought will clean them up to looking like new, it even smoothed out some roughness in small spots I had missed. If someone is afraid to wetsand their lights, a cheaper fix might be to do this (be sure to use Bon Ami, it's very very fine powder, not like Ajax or other such cleaners) and then polish. Good luck.
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I don't know why I never thought of this. We use Bon Ami here in the sign shop to clean glass before painting on it.  I'll keep this in mind next time I have to do my lights.
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I think the junk yard I go to uses a similar compound to get that done instead of wet sanding. And for wet sanding with haze, you either have to wetsand up to 3-5 times OR do AN EXTREMELY THOROUGH job the first time. It should take you an hour if you do a good enough job on both head lights.
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I do it while watching TV. I think EACH of my lights took about an hour.
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I didn't even polish the lights yet, but this morning after I woke up, it seems the fog and dew washed every speck of the Bon Ami off that I missed, now they're even more clear! It's definitely a great alternative to wetsanding.
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where can I buy this stuff?
Originally posted by Who the F are You?:
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Originally posted by RandyCSVT:
where can I buy this stuff?
your local supermarket should have it with the AJAX and Comet (cleaning aisle) i bought some today (its 89 cents)
anyone else tried this? how about clearcoating after, or whatever you normally do after wetsanding..
cant wait to get scrubbbin
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im definately gonna try this asap!
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My quick fix is going to Ford and spending the $98 per headlight  . Aaron
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