Headlight fogginess

I have a 1998 corolla that has good, but foggy headlights. I am sure the
fog comes from the exterior because I can use a wood cleaner like pledge
on it and it clears right up, but only for about 2 minutes. Is there any
miracle cure to get rid of the fog on the outside of my headlights?

-Foggy McGee

On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 21:27:08 -0500, Steve Henderson wrote:
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> I have a 1998 corolla that has good, but foggy headlights. I am sure the
> fog comes from the exterior because I can use a wood cleaner like pledge
> on it and it clears right up, but only for about 2 minutes. Is there any
> miracle cure to get rid of the fog on the outside of my headlights?
>
> -Foggy McGee[/color]

When you find it, let me know...

What has happened is the clear 'optical' coating on the headlights has
worn away from years of 'sandblasting'. I don't know how to repair it
except for buffing and a good coat of wax. This works for a few weeks or a
couple months, but not very well.

The coating is a two-part clear optical epoxy that is not available
over-the-counter. Even if it were, you have to polish the plastic lens
surface clear agian before applying.

Best bet for a more permanent fix is to try Certi-fit and see how much a
replacement costs. I know for my Caravan they are $38, but those are 'old
school' '94 headlights.

Perhaps (hopefully) someone will have a suggestion that works...

--
The Relentless Pursuit Of Conception...

hachiroku <Trueno@ae86.gts> wrote in news:jVNpe.2872$2H2.363@trndny08:
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> On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 21:27:08 -0500, Steve Henderson wrote:
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>> I have a 1998 corolla that has good, but foggy headlights. I am sure
>> the fog comes from the exterior because I can use a wood cleaner like
>> pledge on it and it clears right up, but only for about 2 minutes. Is
>> there any miracle cure to get rid of the fog on the outside of my
>> headlights?
>>
>> -Foggy McGee[/color]
>
> When you find it, let me know...
>
> What has happened is the clear 'optical' coating on the headlights has
> worn away from years of 'sandblasting'. I don't know how to repair it
> except for buffing and a good coat of wax. This works for a few weeks
> or a couple months, but not very well.
>
> The coating is a two-part clear optical epoxy that is not available
> over-the-counter.[/color]



You can get something for this purpose:
[url]http://tinyurl.com/dvsxs[/url]

Google is your friend.


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> Even if it were, you have to polish the plastic lens
> surface clear agian before applying.[/color]


[url]http://www.painttechnic.com/headlight.htm[/url]

Phone around to some body shops.


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TeGGeR®

On Thu, 09 Jun 2005 12:33:49 +0000, TeGGeR® wrote:
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> hachiroku <Trueno@ae86.gts> wrote in news:jVNpe.2872$2H2.363@trndny08:
>[color=green]
>> On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 21:27:08 -0500, Steve Henderson wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>> I have a 1998 corolla that has good, but foggy headlights. I am sure
>>> the fog comes from the exterior because I can use a wood cleaner like
>>> pledge on it and it clears right up, but only for about 2 minutes. Is
>>> there any miracle cure to get rid of the fog on the outside of my
>>> headlights?
>>>
>>> -Foggy McGee[/color]
>>
>> When you find it, let me know...
>>
>> What has happened is the clear 'optical' coating on the headlights has
>> worn away from years of 'sandblasting'. I don't know how to repair it
>> except for buffing and a good coat of wax. This works for a few weeks
>> or a couple months, but not very well.
>>
>> The coating is a two-part clear optical epoxy that is not available
>> over-the-counter.[/color]
>
>
>
> You can get something for this purpose:
> [url]http://tinyurl.com/dvsxs[/url]
>
> Google is your friend.[/color]

Nah...it keeps sending me on wild goose chases...

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>
>
>[color=green]
>> Even if it were, you have to polish the plastic lens
>> surface clear agian before applying.[/color]
>
>
> [url]http://www.painttechnic.com/headlight.htm[/url]
>
> Phone around to some body shops.[/color]

A fine grade plastic polish should do the trick. I have a BMW with foggy
headlamps. I found a replacement set on eBay that was in good shape and near
my house, so I bought them. I still have my original headlamps, and came
across some plastic polish about three weeks after replacing the assemblies.
Since these are now spares, I decided that nothing would be lost if I messed
them up, so I went at them with the polish.

I could have saved the commute and the bucks I spent going to get the
second-hand headlamps. The polish cleaned the lenses up very nicely, and
they remain cloud free several months later.





"Steve Henderson" <shenderson_2@charter.net> wrote in message
news:3ONpe.17796$QX1.17288@fe06.lga...[color=blue]
> I have a 1998 corolla that has good, but foggy headlights. I am sure the
> fog comes from the exterior because I can use a wood cleaner like pledge
> on it and it clears right up, but only for about 2 minutes. Is there any
> miracle cure to get rid of the fog on the outside of my headlights?
>
> -Foggy McGee[/color]

If you want to keep your new lenses clear, apply a polymer
polish, like Nufinish, two or three time a year, WBMA. Cloudy
leases are simply the result of owner neglect.


mike hunt



Jeff Strickland wrote:[color=blue]
>
> A fine grade plastic polish should do the trick. I have a BMW with foggy
> headlamps. I found a replacement set on eBay that was in good shape and near
> my house, so I bought them. I still have my original headlamps, and came
> across some plastic polish about three weeks after replacing the assemblies.
> Since these are now spares, I decided that nothing would be lost if I messed
> them up, so I went at them with the polish.
>
> I could have saved the commute and the bucks I spent going to get the
> second-hand headlamps. The polish cleaned the lenses up very nicely, and
> they remain cloud free several months later.[/color]