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[powerslinky]

Thanks Dbug, will follow your lead

+1 

I am presuming that this can be done with lights in situ & no need to remove from car ?

Edit:  Best I check out the maintenance guide if nothing there , I'm sure there is a demo video or 2 on You tube 

[plym ian]

Thanks Dbug, will follow your lead

+1 

I am presuming that this can be done with lights in situ & no need to remove from car ?

Edit:  Best I check out the maintenance guide if nothing there , I'm sure there is a demo video or 2 on You tube 

Seen a few on there. One guy seamed to get good results from an advacardo 
He even tried urine if I recall

[dbug]

Thanks Dbug, will follow your lead

+1 

I am presuming that this can be done with lights in situ & no need to remove from car ?

Edit:  Best I check out the maintenance guide if nothing there , I'm sure there is a demo video or 2 on You tube 

You presume correctly Al  - may be worth masking surrounding paintwork - depends how steady your hands are 

[powerslinky]

Thanks Dbug, will follow your lead

+1 

I am presuming that this can be done with lights in situ & no need to remove from car ?

Edit:  Best I check out the maintenance guide if nothing there , I'm sure there is a demo video or 2 on You tube 

You presume correctly Al  - may be worth masking surrounding paintwork - depends how steady your hands are 

Shakey nowadays Colin    BTW  tried a small area with just G7 compound by hand polishing  . . .  has worked wonders & come up really good . So will go that route first before I use any wet & dry 

[dbug]

Thanks Dbug, will follow your lead

+1 

I am presuming that this can be done with lights in situ & no need to remove from car ?

Edit:  Best I check out the maintenance guide if nothing there , I'm sure there is a demo video or 2 on You tube 

You presume correctly Al  - may be worth masking surrounding paintwork - depends how steady your hands are 

Shakey nowadays Colin    BTW  tried a small area with just G7 compound by hand polishing  . . .  has worked wonders & come up really good . So will go that route first before I use any wet & dry 

If it works for you Al, go for it - wet 'n dry needed for bad cases   The shakes - age or booze ? 

[powerslinky]

Polished  mine up today . .  G7 first . . .then T cut  with polisher/buffer & sponge pad  & finished off with a hand polish with Mer

Come up very well , almost look new 

Mine were quite well pitted & off colour but still did not use any wet & dry . Each lamp took about 10 mins 

[the alarming man]

Thanks Dbug, will follow your lead

+1 

I am presuming that this can be done with lights in situ & no need to remove from car ?

Edit:  Best I check out the maintenance guide if nothing there , I'm sure there is a demo video or 2 on You tube 

You presume correctly Al  - may be worth masking surrounding paintwork - depends how steady your hands are 

Shakey nowadays Colin    BTW  tried a small area with just G7 compound by hand polishing  . . .  has worked wonders & come up really good . So will go that route first before I use any wet & dry 

If it works for you Al, go for it - wet 'n dry needed for bad cases   The shakes - age or booze ? 

Combination of both eh Al??

[Toledodude1973]

Used Plastex cleaner , with pad on drill, lights have come up pretty well ,won't need to go down replacement route just yet Al ,thanks all for advice

[GastronomicKleptomaniac]

Used Plastex cleaner , with pad on drill, lights have come up pretty well ,won't need to go down replacement route just yet Al ,thanks all for advice

I got the headlight restoration kit by Meguiars, brought mine up a treat. £15 for the kit includes sanding pads, wool drill attachment, and a bottle of PlastX

[Toledodude1973]

Yep definitely works, just takes a bit of perseverance

[Magwheels]

I rubbed down my headlights with 1200 wet n dry (wet) then gave them a coat of "2k" lacquer (that was not 2 pack) and they looked like new and have remained that way for about 3 or 4 years now. Total cost nothing as I had the stuff sitting in the garage after painting my bikes.

It feels like a job well done after getting some sparkle back in the old girls front end and is one of the easiest jobs I have done on the car to be honest and you get to actually see the result of the work put into it unlike fixing the mechanical stuff!!

[Toledodude1973]

Was the 2k lacquer just out of an aerosol can? Is that different from normal lacquer?