I've tried numerous products but it'll last for a few days till it rains again then it looks like crap again. I've never sanded them . Need help here

 

Check out my headlight restoration! it is my full restoration I did and should help you with any questions.

 

how bad are they? I cleaned these RX-8 headlights with 3 inch pads with Meguiar's 105 and 205.



other side corrected



once they are corrected you will need to coat them with some type of protection. Any kind of plastic cleaner will work if they just have a light haze. Optimum Opti-Coat is a good choice for permant protection.

 

I did mine earlier today with Meguiars plastic X to remove the hazing. I only have "After" shots but my lights look amazing. I have light pitting on the surface of the lights so in the future I may sand it out.

 

Damn those Rx8 light came out great mine aren't that bad but I want them to look like new again. I just bought the turtle wax headlight restoration kit well see if that works I'm doing it tomorrow I'll take before and after pics if not them I'll get the 3m kit I've heard its really good

 

use sylvania headlight restoration it comes with a clear coat you put on after you finish polishing them and they dont turn yellow again

 

Your headlights re-haze because the UV protectant has been removed, and the plastic is exposed and oxidizes. You need to put some sort of sealant with UV inhibitors on the plastic to keep it from yellowing over again.

 

For mine, I wet sanded with 2000 grit, then used a Meguiar's polish, and then finished with a Meguiar's glaze. I did the same thing on my old 96 motorcycle taillights which were hazed much worse. Both shine and are very clear now. These were just some products sitting on my friend's shelf at the time, but they worked well.
Now, I got lucky and all my having was on the outside of the housing. This is not always the case though.

 

before

 

after. Didn't even have sand it. Just used the compound stuff it brought let it haze and used a buffer on it and then just the sealant. Came out good

 

All i used on my 03 was 3M rubbing compound....rough towel to rub & a micrfiber to buff clean!!! You can see the crap come off on to the towel, plus i always wax or polish my head&tail lights to keep them protected!