anyone know how to remove oxidation that appears on the lenses of the headights with out doing damage to the lens itself?

 

Get a 3M clay bar, not the liquid clay bar product. This will not only remove oxidation it will remove any and all clear coat contaminants. Just use caution when using! Make sure the surface is wet and you will be fine. If the surface is dryyou will rub through the clear, which is obiviously a bad thing. You can use it onall metal painted surfaces, glass (winshield), plastic, and whatever else you can think of.

It's a detailer's secret weapon!

http://www.3mestore.com/60980034767.html?WT.mc_id=3M-com-AtoZ-clay-car-cleaner

Good Luck!

 

thanks for the help, but do you know where i can buy it?

 

Try the link I gave above

 

If the oxidation is severe, a clay bar will clear it up but not completely. The end result will be wet sanding and polishing with Meguires PlastX.

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i ended up just wet sanding it with 1200 grit and then i put a clear coat on the headlights so it wouldnt happen again

 

You will find that you will have to polish your headlights regularly. I use PlastX on my headlights everytime I wax my car. I wax my car 4 times a year. It really helps keep the lens clear, clean and removes oxidation, bugs, etc.....

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wondering if too much waxing is bad for your car or no? Like once every 2 months.

 

Washing is likely to do more damage.

 

None of thepolishing techniques last it will come back unless you keep up with it like joeski says. The best way is to sand plastic prep and clear them unfortunatley the only way to get a quality job is to pull the light out and do them. Then you can tint them a little too.

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