How Do You Polish A Plastic Auto Headlight Lens?
Plastic headlight lenses are clear and free of scratches when brand new, but over time they can discolor and turn hazy. Yellowed and scratched lenses prevent your headlights from projecting brightly and far down the road at night. Cleaning the lenses is an essential part of detailing your vehicle. A professional headlight cleaner is easy to use and will restore your headlight lenses to their original state. Attach the buffer to your standard drill, then squeeze a quarter-size drop of headlight lens cleaner onto the buffer pad. You can use any brand of cleaner, such as Meguiar’s. Using a small buffer is better than using a regular car wax buffer, which is too large to buff every angle of the headlight lens. Turn on your drill and put the buffer pad on the headlight lens. Work the headlight lens cleaner into the plastic lens for about one minute. The lens cleaner should have the matte appearance of car wax that’s been buffed into paint. Headlight lens cleaner is safe to use on any plasti
