I am curious to find out how to keep the plastic headlamps from becoming hazy and ruined from the elements. To bad they aren't glass.

My car is nearing 5 years and 107k miles and have only used soap and water. I also use 20/20 glass cleaner from Eagle One occasionally.

I've done this and it works perfectly:

http://www.lincolnsonline.com/article19.html


I am curious to find out how to keep the plastic headlamps from becoming hazy and ruined from the elements. To bad they aren't glass.

Wax on, wax off. . .

I use Meguiar's Plastx Clear Plastic Cleaner on all of the headlights I buff out for sale. This is a wonderful product and is best applied with a buffer. However, you can apply it by hand but to get the stubborn stains out I'd recommend a dual action buffer. Here's a link to the product:

http://www.meguiars.com/store_meguiars/images/product_g123.gif

Meguiar's PlastX Plastic Cleaner (http://www.meguiars.com/store_meguiars/product_detailpage.cfm?sku=G-123&store=meg)

Waxing with a non-abrasive wax is fine, but if the headlights are not yellowed or scratched I would not use a polish or buffer on them. All plastic headlamps have a hard coating on the plastic, once this has been polished off they will need to be polished fairly frequently.

Much thanks to all of you!