I've got one headlight lens that has discolored, is there a way to restore it or is it just easier cheaper to replace it. Been thinking about projectors anyway, maybe just use this as an excuse to the wife to buy some projectors.

 

Plast-x.

Check out the results RP got on this 'stang's headlite lenses ...

https://www.f150online.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=284270

BTW - Try that stuff on your compass as well... may work, depending on how superficial they are ...

 

Alright cool!

I'll go pick up a bottle and some fine grit sand paper tomarrow.

What speed do they recomend?
My sander/polisher is variable speed and unfortunatly it's infinate, so just have to guess by look, sound and feel anyway. So cant be percise but if target is 1200 rpm, then I can keep it from going over 1000 or so.....

I also have some brush scratches on the tail lights that should take care of too....

 

I can't remember what I kept the rotary on... it wasn't cooking it but, I wasn't necessary gentle either.

My advice...start slow and use LOTS of patience. Also, you're doing this at your own risk...

 

Exactly, just keep working your way up to you get the results you want.

 

OHH HECK NO!!!
If I destroy my light or anything else, then I'm holding you personally responsible!

 

I think I found a way to cut time in 1/2 RP.....

I just went out and hit all 4 lenses (mine on the 150 and wifes exploder) with some SOS pads dry, wiping with a damp cloth between passes to remove dust and view progress. They cut right through the first layer in about 10 mins per light. Although non were as bad as that Mustangs..... I think they are about ready to buff, very light scratches from the SOS pads as expected, will come out with 2000 grit, then buff to a shine.

Atleast now my headlights are close to the same color white and hopefully they will shine about the same distance ahead again.

 

G'luck!

 

I just dont understand why the passenger side on both mine and the wifes were both discolored and the drivers sides on both still look almost new.

 

Theoretically, both should be identical (minus mounting and such) correct? Well, yes and no...

One was made with a certain run of plastic stock and the other was made at a different time by a different run of plastic stock.

That's the first variability...

The second is storage, useage, light angles, parking habits, etc... etc.. etc...

In short, they've been built differently from the start and there are oodles of environmental aspects that have yielded varying impacts to the plastic.

It's not uncommon for me to see a vehilce come in with one headlight lense that looks like death eating a cracker whereas the other (even being a stock one) looks like it's nearly new (minus some pitting and bug etching).

The nature of the beast...

-RP-

 

maybe has to do with where you park your vehicles in relation to the sun

 

I guess that makes sense.
If one side is parked so that it gets 30 mins more sun each day, then over 7 years, that adds up to 1277.5 more hours of exposure to sun light.

 

Now you're adding with a TI-85!

 

Ussually I end up using ID-10T math......

So guess Im improving......