how to clean headlights lens

[ballinshots]

the plastic lens for the headlights was really yellow, so i bought one of the cleaning kits for them,but now the lens is just really foggy. is there a better way to make them clear

[DxElite]

Which brand kit did you use?
Did you follow the instructions precisely? I'm guilty of being impatient myself and not following the directions to the letter, but they give instructions for a reason.
Depending on the extent of the "fogginess," you might have to wet sand to the highest you can find (2000 is the highest I can find at local stores) and then polish again to get them clear again.
Or try a different, maybe higher brand, of headlight restoring kit. I've recently been introduced to GlassyLite, looks promising and I plan on trying it out soon.

[ballinshots]

it was turtle wax. and i read the instructions. are the lens replaceable?

and a bit off topic but do the silverstar ultra's have a a blueish-white color or the typical yellow

[TMetalMan]

The lenses are replaceable, but good luck finding them separately. Depending on the year of Camry you have, you should be able to find a full set of new headlights for about $60 on ebay that will (of course) look brand new.

[DxElite]

Originally Posted by ballinshots

it was turtle wax. and i read the instructions. are the lens replaceable?

and a bit off topic but do the silverstar ultra's have a a blueish-white color or the typical yellow

I see that the turtle wax kit doesn't have a buffer, I think if you get a kit with a buffer and polishing compound it'll clear it up. Just using wet sanding would leave it foggy, buffing and polishing will remove the tiny scratches left by wet sanding.

As for the bulbs, if it lists the color temperature on the packaging, you can tell what color it'll be. 4300K is stock with a bit of yellow, 6000K is pure white-blueish.

[deezeejoey]

I just said f-that and bought new lenses. It was only $69 for a pair.

[eddie926]

If you've gotten rid of all the discoloration and they're just hazy now, it's likely that you just haven't removed the scratches left behind by the sanding pads.

If you're doing this by hand, it can be done but it takes a LOT of work to get them clear.

I can't comment on the Turtle Wax kit, since I've never used it. But, it appears they have 3 different grit sanding pads and a liquid compound.

I assume you stepped thru the 3 grits of sanding pads from most abrasive to least abrasive?

With the MOST abrasive pad, you should have gotten rid of all the discoloration/oxidation. The second pad would be used to remove the scratches left by the first pad. The third pad would be used to remove the scratches left by the second pad.

On the second and third pads, you want to make sure you've eliminated all the scratching from the previous pad, because the liquid compound is likely only designed to remove scratches left by the third pad. If you still have scratches from the first and second pads, the liquid probably won't take those out.

Assuming you've gotten rid of all the scratches from the first and second pads, you still may need to do multiple passes with the liquid and apply a LOT of muscle. When I used to do headlights by hand, I'd spend as much as 15 to 30 minutes on each headlight just doing multiple passes of the final polish.

I now do the sanding part by hand, but then switch to a machine for the final polishing stages. MUUUUUUUCCCCHHHHH faster, and better results.