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Ibiz metal polish on headlights5/11/2023 The alternative: what can be done about dull headlamps?ĭull, scratched or yellowed headlamps should not be polished you can replace them yourself or have them replaced in a workshop. If it is discovered after an accident that the headlamps have been illegally polished, the car insurance company may refuse to cover the damage. This causes the light to be refracted incorrectly so that oncoming traffic may be severely dazzled or one side of the road may be insufficiently illuminated. Polishing may result in grooves or indentations forming on the headlamp. Polished headlights can also be a safety hazard. ![]() Even if the luminosity of the headlamps is restored after using a polishing compound on headlights, these components no longer correspond to the condition in which they were installed and approved. What have you got to expect if you polish your headlamps? Legal consequencesĪnyone considering polishing dull headlights by hand with multi-function products such as WD40, home remedies or repair kits should be aware that this may have legal consequences. If you try polishing plastic headlights, this layer will be removed and the plastic is attacked by the polishing agent and thus structurally changed. Nowadays headlamps are usually no longer made of glass, but of plastic and have an anti-scratch coating. This is because the headlamp is a part-approved component that must not be structurally modified, otherwise it will not meet safety standards. ![]() I don't think it has been washed and waxed, or even taken through a car wash in about 5 years.In principle, the polishing headlights is not permitted. I am NOT looking forward to doing the exterior. They aren't dirty people either (clean house and they are always clean but their car = ewww! ). They then throw the car away and get another. They do all the maintenance religiously but are content to drive around in a dumpster on wheels that rots out from under them. These people I got it from just don't care about their vehicle's appearance. Got a lot of paint touchups to do before I can do the exterior detail plus I need to get that front bumper cover replaced as well. I work inside out and I get any mechanical stuff done 1st too. The exterior is always my last step in cleaning up a new used vehicle. Being disabled I can use the extra money from the sale as well. Only need one and only have room for one. Yes, I will be detailing the outside of the 07 at some point here too whether I keep or sell it. Parts should overlap a lot which will come in handy. Will you be cleaning up the white paint by detailing it? The 05-07 Accords are a top-notch car so might consider keeping both. One of the best carpet spot cleaners is made by them also. Also have a nice, new bottle of Sprayway glass cleaner, so two for two so far.īlue Magic has some good products including their metal polish. So using it straight should provide some decent results. It is very strong and reading the bottle it says to dilute it at various amounts depending on the job. ![]() I do have the LA's Totally Awesome Cleaner on hand. You could barely see at night with the lights on they were so bad.Įxcellent results and thank you for posting. You can't really tell from the photo but they were extremely yellow in addition to being all hazy and oxidized. So, I started out with headlights like this (yes the bumper cover is trashed - a snow plow sent a whole wall of snow up and over the car last winter cracking it all to heck and the previous owners didn't fix it - I will here shortly). All for about $9 using products that can also be used elsewhere unlike the headlight kits. This won't remove pitting or scratches but it removes the hazy, oxidized, yellow look and makes your headlights clear again. I kid you not in 2 minutes you are done with a light. Unlike the thread above I remembered to take before and after photos so you can see it really does work. No thanks.Ī while ago I came up with this combo of products that works amazing and is cheap and about as easy as it comes. I have tried a lot of the kits out there in the past to restore headlights but any that are any good and/or that last more than a month require buffing, sanding, and even clear coating. The car is too old, has too many miles, and is too rough to be replacing headlights. Another area that needed attention on the Accord was the headlights.
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