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[REvil71]

Hi.
Chatting to a car guy the other day and he said toothpaste is excellent in cleaning and clearing foggy headlamps.
Don't know if it works but thought I would put it on here just incase it helps anyone.
Luckily mine are all clear.

[peter the butcher]

toothpaste is ok, IF you just catch them in time I suppose, I have tried it. But I think the ONLY way of doing it properly, is to follow the guide on here, or if you have oodles of money, and just get lens replaced lol 

[TheBoy]

Generally needs something must harsher.

[VXL V6]

G3 works quite well with a suitable polisher, I need to replace either the whole headlight or the lense on one of mine as it appears to be yellow on the inside. 

[Nick W]

Generally needs something must harsher.

This.


Toothpaste is a very fine abrasive, and will struggle to remove the grot on a headlight.


The key to doing this job efficiently is to use wet&dry(1000grit is usually enough) to start with, and restore the finish with a decent compound - G3 in my case. It's a small enough area that doing it by hand isn't a problem. This procedure takes me about 10minutes per lamp, without taking them off the car.

[berserkerboy]

Wet and dry and then a plastic polish. Meigars rings a bell.

[Magwheels]

Generally needs something must harsher.

This.


Toothpaste is a very fine abrasive, and will struggle to remove the grot on a headlight.


The key to doing this job efficiently is to use wet&dry(1000grit is usually enough) to start with, and restore the finish with a decent compound - G3 in my case. It's a small enough area that doing it by hand isn't a problem. This procedure takes me about 10minutes per lamp, without taking them off the car.

I the just clear coat them. They then stay nice and clear. 

[The Red Baron]

Did mine with brasso yesterday. Works quite well for me. 

[Webby the Bear]

I got a Quixx kit as mentioned before. However the kit contains wet n dry and a bottle of quixx branded t cut lol