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Old 03-07-2007, 02:19 PM
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the original owner of my car replace the right hand side headlight. when i bought the car a few thousand miles ago they both looked great. not the drivers side headlight has some fog/gunk/rough/, etc... crap just on the top of the outside part of the lens. i had some wax, cleaner polish, soft scrub(don't laugh) i tried applying each and every one to see if any were abrasive enough to "wipe it off"... had a litttle bit of success on just a bit of it.

can anyone suggest a cleaner or home remedy i might be able to use to clean this. NOTE: i don't want to wetsand them at all... i'm just hoping someone has this problem and has a quick cure for it. thanks for all your support guys.

also, i have decided to keep the car, i replaced the damged by wife 18's w/new 18's and new tires. looks great and will be posting pics soon.

i hope someone can respond quick as i'm at work, no computer access when i leave until i get a charger for the laptop, and would like to do this when i get home tonight.

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Old 03-07-2007, 02:25 PM
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are they glass or plastic but it really dosnt matter I used this stuff on the windshield and watch glass with very good results but time consuming

http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl...asso&gbv=2
 
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Old 03-07-2007, 02:29 PM
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i've heard of that. can't you buy that at the grocery store as well? not poking fun, just wanting to know what direction to go home in... haha. will it scratch the plastic. sorry to mention but i have a 98 A6 quattro. thanks a lot Dave!

any one else have success with this or anything else?

you guys are awesome...
 
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Old 03-07-2007, 02:34 PM
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you can buy it just about anywhere and it really does work ( dare I say Ive even used on my glasses ) its very fine so no damage will result on using it not like T cut/G3 sort of stuff
 
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Old 03-07-2007, 02:42 PM
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dave, thanks for the quick responses. and i can just apply it with a wax applicator? circular motions? etc? and buff with a cloth or old shirt?

sorry about all the questions!
 
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Old 03-07-2007, 05:37 PM
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You can pick up plastic and glass polishing/repair materials at Eastwood Co, I'd go that route for a good result.
 
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Old 03-07-2007, 05:45 PM
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thanks. dont want to make a big to do out of it and i want to do it tonight... so ordering stuff doesn't sound great to me. thanks for the help. i'll let you know how the brasso works.
 
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Old 03-07-2007, 05:54 PM
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Plasst-X is your friend. You can buy it at your locat AutoZone.
 
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Old 03-09-2007, 03:16 AM
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yes, plast-x works great. never tried brasso on headlights, but i originally bought it go get rid of scratches on the back of my iPod, which worked great, i found it at home depot. its a very fine polish, that it worked on the back plastic of my iPod
 
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Old 03-19-2007, 06:28 PM
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well brass-o was cpap-o. haha... did more damage than good. going to local discount or auto zone today for plast-x. thanks guys

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