Motorhome headlight glass

millwall
millwall Forum Participant Posts: 12
edited August 2020 in Motorhomes #1

Can anybody out there suggest how i can get my motorhome headlight glass back to the something like the original finish. They have some sort of film on them that will not come off with ordinary cleaning?. Someone did mention that there is a paste you can by  that does the job!

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  • Justus2
    Justus2 Forum Participant Posts: 897
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    edited August 2020 #2

    I had a car with a plastic headlight "glass" which went a little opaque.. I managed to bring a shine back to it with a little chrome cleaner which I had on the shelf, but I was very very gentle.

  • Lutz
    Lutz Forum Participant Posts: 1,564 ✭✭✭✭
    edited August 2020 #3

    Is the film uniformly distributed all over the lens or only local with very defined limits? If the former is true you can try using a very mild abrasive, such as what Justus employed. If, on the other hand, the film is only local, it would indicate that the scratch or UV resistant coating is flaking off. In that case, using an abrasive would create a uniform appearance again, but it would also make the lens much more vulnerable to scratches or yellowing in future. In that case, only a new lens would provide the answer.

  • lornalou1
    lornalou1 Forum Participant Posts: 2,169
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    edited August 2020 #4

    There are lots of video's on youtube on how to repolish headlight glass, take a look as some good tips. 

  • cyberyacht
    cyberyacht Forum Participant Posts: 10,218
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    edited September 2020 #5

    My OH's old Getz had acrylic lenses and ended up with "motoring cataracts". Judicious application of T-Cut improved the situation.

  • EmilysDad
    EmilysDad Forum Participant Posts: 8,973
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    edited September 2020 #6

    There are various headlight polishing kits around. They also contain a sealant for your newly polished headlights.

    e.g. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/QUIXX-Car-Headlight-Restoration-Polish-Sealing-Kit-Headlamp-Lens-Restore-Sealer-/372493721321

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