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Watched a video of someone using toothpaste (Colgate I think) and a cloth to remove yellowing off of older clear plastic headlights on a car which actually worked, but not sure for how long. Recommended waxing them afterward, too. May be worth a try though and is cheap enough.
Last edited by 03 Heritage Edition; 12-01-2016 at 08:50 PM.
Toothpaste only somewhat works since it's an abrasive. If you want to properly restore them, wetsanding with progressive sandpaper step down. Clearcoating afterwards. Went with Harley reps on my build, but definitely not for beginners. Hard sealant, brittle housing. Great results though.
Toothpaste only somewhat works since it's an abrasive. If you want to properly restore them, wetsanding with progressive sandpaper step down. Clearcoating afterwards. Went with Harley reps on my build, but definitely not for beginners. Hard sealant, brittle housing. Great results though.
Are you going for the Harley Davidson look and if so I have some stock Harley rims off my truck if you are interested slight curb rash though nothing major
I just done mine last weekend. Scuffed with scotch bright pad, then buffed with buffing compound and it worked great! I've done this with multiple sets of housings, and never had to redo them. Here's how mine look after
That's only done with the wet sanding process. The "as seen on tv" methods dont last and become a mess when trying restore correctly. Multple 3" sanding disc (3M) on a pad interface pad conected to a drill. A true fix means its gonna look worse before it looks better so don't stop and question yourself, just trust the process. after sanding use a compound and plastic polish for a clear finished plastic lens. Follow that with a headlight protectent coating. (Meguiars & 3M have this method as kits, go heavy duty, plenty of water using a spray bottle, grits starting at 320-500-800-1000-1500-3000 and tape off the surrounding paint as a precaution)
The overall value of any truck resides in its factory condition & stock parts, performance based upgrades can add to it when they are intergrated correctly and improvments do just that, improve the trucks performance. Aftermarket accessarys that are cosmetic do nothing to improve the overall value. They create problems, are always trendy, cost more money at the purchase and cost you money if ever you need to sell your truck. But its your truck, do what you want, just put the stock parts in storage, you'll need them if you ever want to sell it, at it's best price possible.
but what do I know...
NextLevelDetail, LLC
2003 Daily Driver Original Paint
Owner (both)
That's only done with the wet sanding process. The "as seen on tv" methods dont last and become a mess when trying restore correctly. Multple 3" sanding disc (3M) on a pad interface pad conected to a drill. A true fix means its gonna look worse before it looks better so don't stop and question yourself, just trust the process. after sanding use a compound and plastic polish for a clear finished plastic lens. Follow that with a headlight protectent coating. (Meguiars & 3M have this method as kits, go heavy duty, plenty of water using a spray bottle, grits starting at 320-500-800-1000-1500-3000 and tape off the surrounding paint as a precaution)
The overall value of any truck resides in its factory condition & stock parts, performance based upgrades can add to it when they are intergrated correctly and improvments do just that, improve the trucks performance. Aftermarket accessarys that are cosmetic do nothing to improve the overall value. They create problems, are always trendy, cost more money at the purchase and cost you money if ever you need to sell your truck. But its your truck, do what you want, just put the stock parts in storage, you'll need them if you ever want to sell it, at it's best price possible.
but what do I know...
NextLevelDetail, LLC
2003 Daily Driver Original Paint
Owner (both)
You have such a nice clean truck!
If he did go with retrofits and ever decided to sell they are easily reversible.
Sure am glad unlike the headlights on my 97 Ford truck that slightly yellowed over time, my 03 Heritage Edition came from the factory with crystal clear headlights, similar to the same year Harley Davidson Edition. Other then occasionally cleaning with mild soap and water and waxing, headlights still look new and are crystal clear to this day, so I don't have to deal with remove the yellowing bulls**t.
Sure am glad unlike the headlights on my 97 Ford truck that slightly yellowed over time, my 03 Heritage Edition came from the factory with crystal clear headlights, similar to the same year Harley Davidson Edition. Other then occasionally cleaning with mild soap and water and waxing, headlights still look new and are crystal clear to this day, so I don't have to deal with remove the yellowing bulls**t.
I have the 2001 Harley Davidson edition and they are coated in yellow sh*t
12-01-2016, 06:48 PM
