oxidizing headlights
07-22-2008, 09:46 AM
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oxidizing headlights
does anyone know any fixes on the oxidation of the s2000 headlights, mine are pretty bad and i was looking for an alternative to replacement. tell me what you guys think. thank you.
07-22-2008, 09:57 AM
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well it depends how bad the oxidiation is, if its REALLY bad then follow this thread
https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showt...0&#entry9807475
if its not too bad you might be able to get rid of some of it with a plastic cleaner/polish like meguiars plastx. do you have any pics? have you tried any polishes yet?
https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showt...0&#entry9807475
if its not too bad you might be able to get rid of some of it with a plastic cleaner/polish like meguiars plastx. do you have any pics? have you tried any polishes yet?
07-30-2008, 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by HankookS2K,Jul 22 2008, 10:57 AM
well it depends how bad the oxidiation is, if its REALLY bad then follow this thread
https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showt...0&#entry9807475
if its not too bad you might be able to get rid of some of it with a plastic cleaner/polish like meguiars plastx. do you have any pics? have you tried any polishes yet?
https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showt...0&#entry9807475
if its not too bad you might be able to get rid of some of it with a plastic cleaner/polish like meguiars plastx. do you have any pics? have you tried any polishes yet?
I simply wetsanded with 2000-grit and followed that up with Meguiars PlastX. At first I thought I was screwed becuase the PlastX wasn't doing a whole lot to get the haze of the wetsanding out. I just kept re-applying the PlastX and started to really put pressure on the applicator. After a lot..I mean A LOT of elbow grease, the headlight looked amazing! After I was finished, I looked at both headlights(one being newly cleaned and the other still dirty) with and without the lights turned on, it was a night and day difference. The color of the light being projected was actually different due to the yellowish tint being gone. Obviously, the edge of the light beams became much sharper as well. If you have a buffer, I'd go that route but its not impossible to get your headlights looking good without one.
07-30-2008, 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by JDMjdawg,Jul 30 2008, 02:24 PM
I recently polished my headlights and had the intention of doing what the thread above recommends, but unfortunately I couldn't get my hands on a buffer =/
I simply wetsanded with 2000-grit and followed that up with Meguiars PlastX. At first I thought I was screwed becuase the PlastX wasn't doing a whole lot to get the haze of the wetsanding out. I just kept re-applying the PlastX and started to really put pressure on the applicator. After a lot..I mean A LOT of elbow grease, the headlight looked amazing! After I was finished, I looked at both headlights(one being newly cleaned and the other still dirty) with and without the lights turned on, it was a night and day difference. The color of the light being projected was actually different due to the yellowish tint being gone. Obviously, the edge of the light beams became much sharper as well. If you have a buffer, I'd go that route but its not impossible to get your headlights looking good without one.
I simply wetsanded with 2000-grit and followed that up with Meguiars PlastX. At first I thought I was screwed becuase the PlastX wasn't doing a whole lot to get the haze of the wetsanding out. I just kept re-applying the PlastX and started to really put pressure on the applicator. After a lot..I mean A LOT of elbow grease, the headlight looked amazing! After I was finished, I looked at both headlights(one being newly cleaned and the other still dirty) with and without the lights turned on, it was a night and day difference. The color of the light being projected was actually different due to the yellowish tint being gone. Obviously, the edge of the light beams became much sharper as well. If you have a buffer, I'd go that route but its not impossible to get your headlights looking good without one.
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Originally Posted by HankookS2K,Jul 30 2008, 02:37 PM
glad to be of help! to make it easier you can just use a rubbing compound before the plastx, that will speed up the process if you dont have a buffer. post pics if you can!
Hankooks write up has given new life to my wife's civic! (pics on his thread) I will be doing my S2000 lens soon...
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