Cleaning Headlights: Help please
 

I have a 2002 Toyota Camry LE... My headlights have become foggy over the years and I was wondering how can I clean it so it looks new again?

The typical method is to use a fine sandpaper or polishing compound. An internet search will turn up lots of hits on how to clean lenses.

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There are also deoxidizers that claim to remove the damage without sanding.

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Suggest you do some research on what type of lens the car has. Not all lens are the same and thought Toyota changed the design over the years.

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its easy u can get headlight cleaning kit from candiantire or auto parts store its come with complete instrustions.
and 2nd way get fine sand paper and water in bowl and put fine sand paper in water, when sand paper completly wet and soft, sand ur headlights, during sanding u must have soapy and clean water, sand for 5 min and wash with soapy water and than wash with clean water. if u r not satisfy u can sand 2nd time and wash it with soapy water and than with clean water. when u see now lights are clean you can apply some rubbing compund with clean cloth its optional.

I use a product called PlastX. It works great. Gets rid of that cloudy look that accumulates. Saves me the time of actually having to wetsand my headlights.

Thanks everyone. Much appreciated. I will look into these suggestions! :)

You can use good ol lens cleaner it works pretty good

You can find headlight lens clearing products almost anywhere nowadays. Ive seen em at the lock Auto Zone and even Wal-Mart offers this service in there Auto Dept. Theres the bottles where u apply like u would with wax(wipe on, wipe off), which is pretty inexpensive. Or you can opt with the more advanced products that would even come with buff pads and everything u might need.

just make sure you lubricate the sand paper

Use 400 or 600 grit paper and make sure it stays WET. You will see an improvement, but finish with auto POLISH compound (not car wax) of the kind that says "safe for clearcoat. I find a drill wit a buffing pad works well. The polishing compound removes the very fine scratches left over from using the wet sandpaper to remove the clouded surface from the lens. It is actually little different than buffing out new paint. You can wax it when through, it keeps 'em cleaner longer. (never wax glass, though)