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[GMCnet] Fix for fogged headlights [message #344824] Wed, 03 July 2019 10:47 Go to next message
rallymaster is currently offline  rallymaster   United States
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Ron & Linda Clark
North Plains, ORYGUN
1978 Eleganza II


Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2019 15:44:47 -0700
Subject: Fix for fogged headlights


There are many hits on the internet about cleaning the haze off your
plastic headlight covers.

They range from easy peasy to lots of work, and cheap to several hundred
bucks.
Many of them say that their solution lasts longer than the easier or
cheaper ones.

As easy and inexpensive as these two are....who cares. Less than 5
minutes if you don't have to spend too much time looking for where you
left the ingredients.



Half water, half white vinegar: Spray directly on the outside of the
heaadlight, then immediately wipe off with a rag or paper towel. No need
to scrub or leave it on. The cloudy film comes right off, leaving the
headlights much clearer. One step shorter and cheaper thn using the
insect repellent.
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Spray bug repellent containing DEET directly on the outside of the
heaadlight, then immediately wipe off with a rag or paper towel. No need
to scrub or leave it on. The cloudy film comes right off, leaving the
headlights much clearer. Then wash with soap and water. That's it. You
can use the leftover bug repellent to repel bugs.


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Re: [GMCnet] Fix for fogged headlights [message #344825 is a reply to message #344824] Wed, 03 July 2019 11:18 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Deb is currently offline  Deb   Canada
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I've used toothpaste Very Happy and a soft cloth. Or some Mother's Polishing Paste (I was a Swiss Army Knife collector and used it to renew the scales on the cellidor handles).

Toothpaste - Arm & Hammer - the little bit of baking soda grit there helps remove the small surface scratches that are a big component of the fogging (old plastic doesn't help). A little elbow grease (not much is needed) and then wash it off. Haven't had to use it on the coach, but it did a fine job on a really badly fogged Sportage!

You can use that trick on scratched cd's and dvd's as well. Deep gouges, nope, but surface stuff it works.


Deb McWade Logan Lake, BC, CAN GMC Alumnus It's Bigger on the Inside!
Re: [GMCnet] Fix for fogged headlights [message #344857 is a reply to message #344824] Wed, 03 July 2019 23:17 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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You must have an after market headlight?

Roy Keen Minden,NV 76 X Glenbrook
Re: [GMCnet] Fix for fogged headlights [message #344913 is a reply to message #344857] Thu, 04 July 2019 20:25 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Harry is currently offline  Harry   Canada
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I think they are referring to modern auto headlights with the plastic.
I use Autosol.
Any mild abrasive will work.
Re: [GMCnet] Fix for fogged headlights [message #344936 is a reply to message #344913] Fri, 05 July 2019 14:37 Go to previous message
sgltrac is currently offline  sgltrac   United States
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600 grit wet on a da sander to remove all original clear coat off of lens
then clear coat with your chosen 2k clear is what we do to restore
composite (plastic) headlamp lenses.

Sully
Seattle Collision Center
Seattle wa.

On Thu, Jul 4, 2019 at 6:26 PM David H. Jarvis via Gmclist <
gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:

> I think they are referring to modern auto headlights with the plastic.
> I use Autosol.
> Any mild abrasive will work.
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