Why do headlight lenses cloud & yellow?
Most headlight lenses are made of polycarbonate. The polycarbonate lenses have a .03 mil thick coating to protect the lens from the environment. Once this barrier weakens & wears, the lenses are exposed. Daily exposure to road debris, chemicals, vehicle exhaust & UV rays result in the pitting & yellowing of the surface the polycarbonate lens. In most cases the polycarbonate will dry out and begin to craze, or crack. Companies who “buff” or “polish” headlights simply reseal the lenses with wax which wears off after a few months leaving them prone to geting even more yellow than before. DON’T BUFF YOUR LIGHTS… RESTORE THEM! Is any of the cloudiness inside the lenses? Yes, generally 30% of the cloudiness is within not the light but the plastic lens itself. Companies who wet-sand lights with soap and water leave behind the yellow haze inside the lens. Only Doctor. Headlight’s patented extraction formula “pulls out the yellow” from within the lens. For that “fresh out of the box new” we a
