Is there a fix or a remedy for a film or haze on the headlights of my 300M?
thanks Ralph Griffith

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Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not."
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Ralph Griffith wrote:

Ralph Griffith wrote:
This is a surface phenomenon. For heavy haze, polish alone will be way
too slow and tedious.

Use successively fine grades of wet-or-dry sandpaper starting at 1000
and working down to 2000 or 2500 (auto parts store) - use wet. Don't
panic when it appears slightly frosted after the finest grit. The
sandpaper has worked it down to a much finer but very uniform haze that
plastic polish can finish up nicely (polish will fill in the microscopic
surface finish, and with a little elbow grease, will in fact polish it
to water-clear).

However, you will need to apply polish every 6 to 10 weeks to maintain
the clarity.

*OR*, after the sandpaper treatment, you can spray them with regular
clear coat to give them about the same lingevity that they had when new
(they came from the factory with clear coat on them and became hazy when
that coating finally broke down.

WalMart sells a kit for about $20 that has the sandpaper and polish in
it plus a type of clear coat that you apply with a rag. Never tried it
- might work - not sure of the quality of the clear coat and its
longevity. But for best results/least risk, remove the headlight assy.,
sand and polish, chemically remove any polish/wax residue, and clear
coat with regular automotive clear coat.

Bill Putney
(To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my
address with the letter 'x')

I wonder if anyone has ever tried just removing the clear coat with a
solvent that doesn't eat the plastic and then spray with clear coat. Would
be easier than sanding if it worked.


"Bill Putney" <bptn (AT) kinez (DOT) net> wrote