Waxing Headlights

[rangerover]

Guys,

When you wax your car, do you always wax your headlights? does this practice help prevent oxidation and yellowing of the headlight. I wax my car every 6 weeks with 3m paste wax (Silicon wax) and wash 2 - 3 times a week with armorall wash and wax shampoo (Carnauba wax). My waxing includes the waxing of headlamps. Would this practice and timings help me to prevent yellowing and oxidation of headlights?

Also some forums talk about acrylic cleaners to clean headlight oxidation and prevent further oxidation. Have any of you tried this?

[Az]

  rangerover said:

Guys,

When you wax your car, do you always wax your headlights? does this practice help prevent oxidation and yellowing of the headlight. I wax my car every 6 weeks with 3m paste wax (Silicon wax) and wash 2 - 3 times a week with armorall wash and wax shampoo (Carnauba wax). My waxing includes the waxing of headlamps. Would this practice and timings help me to prevent yellowing and oxidation of headlights?

Also some forums talk about acrylic cleaners to clean headlight oxidation and prevent further oxidation. Have any of you tried this?

The 3M paste wax says that it offers UV protection, so if that is true, waxing the headlights will protect it from discoloration due to UV damage.

[isurujosh]

what is the best place to do a clean-up on yellowing and oxidation of headlights? how much does it roughly cost? am i better-off buying new sield beams?

[madmax]

I think most waxes are not to be used on plastic and rubber.

Also good old brasso and compound works too, but they are abrasive.

This is a recommended product for this kind of use.

http://meguiarsdirect.com/detail/MEG+G12310

[topgear]

There is this place at Nedimala. Past Hill Street. To the left from the Buddha statue and adjoining Anderson Rd. Guy did a pretty good job on my CR42 head lights. Cost Rs.2000. about 6 months ago. still clear. I'm satisfied with his work. you guys can check the place out. charges according to the size.

[Mean Green z28]

yes, it's good to have a coat to protect it from UV rays that can harm the plastic covers. Mine, over the years, had got real bad and I cleaned them up myself. I used 600, 1000, 2000 grit wet sandpaper until I was happy with the finish (it's matt finished at this point, don't be scared) and then used swirl and haze remover and polishing compound to finish off and make it clear and shiny before sealing it with a wax. Took me about half hour per side but the results were worth it.

pics ... http://www.fquick.com/garages/viewgallery....amp;carid=15951

[mistaken_ID]

  topgear said:

There is this place at Nedimala. Past Hill Street. To the left from the Buddha statue and adjoining Anderson Rd. Guy did a pretty good job on my CR42 head lights. Cost Rs.2000. about 6 months ago. still clear. I'm satisfied with his work. you guys can check the place out. charges according to the size.

even i got my lights cleaned by him, and that was an year ago, since then i used to clean my lights with brasso once 3 weeks and it looks fine until now