Just polish on and wipe off.

No need for and sanding or intensive scrubbing needed.

Great for keeping your headlight lens from clouding up.

If your headlight lens is already dull and cloudy, this product won't miraculously shine and clean your headlight lens.

It's good as a preventative way to keep your headlight lens from getting dull and cloudy.

I clean my headlight lenses with every oil change.

Available at your local Autozone.

 

@Chitown Fit You have exquisite timing, Chi. I was just noticing my slightly foggy headlight lenses. Thanks.

 

Thanks..

My headlight lenses on my 2015 EX are still clear.

I just buff my headlight lenses after I change my oil.

It's more of a preventative measure to keep my headlight lenses clear and cloud free.

 

I have used this in the past. But it didn't last an entire year. Had to do them again and again and again.

Found out that other products work better and last around 3 years.

Last few times I did the headlights, I used this:

 

Plastic headlights are made from a polycarbonate which will be damaged by UV rays from the sun. A protective coating is applied to the plastic in the factory and this will protect from UV damage for several years. Eventually due to car washes, weathering and the like the coating will be worn off and the polycarbonate itself will begin to be gradually destroyed by the UV making it cloudy and no longer transparent. A mild abrasive is used to wear away the damaged surface and a new UV protectant can be applied which should last several years again.

Worth noting that since the damage is largely caused by UV from the sun if you park your car outside in the daytime while you are at work the damage will be significantly greater than if you park in an indoor parkade with no exposure to the sun. A shaded outdoor spot will accomplish the same. Or in my case where I am retired, my car sits in my garage 95% of the time and the headlights are almost immaculate. I reapplied a preservative last summer just in case although there was no noticeable UV damage and I did not have to clean anything off. In addition to UV, ozone can probably also damage the polycarbonate, although UV is far worse.

 

Note that road debris will also damage the headlight finish. I'm thinking about sand and road salt... Not a problem for those living in the south, but for us in the north, you have to add that to UV damage.

 

@woof Thanks for that explanation.

@Frenzal A two-step process? Now you're making me work hard.

I wonder what role Plexus could play here. Maybe as the "UV protectant"?

 

I personally find it to be way easier than PlastX.

 

If you look at all the write ups on Plexus you see a lot of nice things said about it but nowhere did I see the company describing it as a UV protectant. If it was I'm sure the company would want to trumpet it loudly. But they don't.

 

Duly noted.

 

Please forgive me for jumping on this thread. Moderators can move me if needed.
I have a 2013 Honda Fit base, and feel I need to buy the headlight kit replacement modules.
What is my best path for this?
I am looking for the best non OEM modules. I am assuming Chicago's online RockA*** would be my best path, with my proximity.
I'm open to suggestions. I bought one of those cleaning kits last November, and it didn't work.
Sorry again, if I am hijacking this thread, but I'm sick of the foggy lamp look. :0(
Thanks!

 

LuckyLyndy, I've tried several headlight restoration kits over the last 25 years, none have completely satisfied me. I've developed my own method which works better. I'll try to describe it as simply as I can.
1) Clean the headlight lens with soap and water, dry with soft cloth.
2) Mask it off with painter's tape to protect the car finish.
3) Wet sand with wet-or-dry silicon carbide paper. Depending on how badly clouded the lens is: Really bad, 400 grit, not as bad 600, better yet 800. Sand all in one direction. Keep the paper wet and rinse the dirty paper frequently. After you're done, dump the sanding water, rinse the water bowl and refill with clean water.
4) Go to the next finer grit and sand at a 90º angle to previous sanding. This way you'll know when you're done with that new grit because you will only see stroke scratches in the new direction in low angle light. Keep graduating to the next finer grit, 1000-1500-2000. Remember to alternate direction of sanding. Carefully rinse the bowl and use clean water each time you go to finer paper. Clean and dry the lens.
5) Apply headlight restoring polish and buff with a cloth wheel in a drill, using a slow to medium speed. I use Blue Magic but Meguiar's is also good. Basically they are all just superfine abrasive polishes. Avoid polishing at too high a speed, use light pressure, keep moving around to avoid going too hard in one spot.
6) Clean and dry the lens before spraying with Plexus aerosol treatment. Buff dry with soft clean cloth. Microfiber towels work well.

This method usually holds up for two or three years for me. My 2007 Fit Sport now has 270,000 miles and with LED headlights night driving is better than ever.