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Just cleaned my hazy headlights with toothpaste

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Old 10-06-12, 12:47 PM
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Default Just cleaned my hazy headlights with toothpaste

My headlight covers were hazy after 14-years. Found out basic toothpaste (no gels) works well as it's a mild abrasive. Used Pepsodent, $1 for the tube. Applied a good amount, and buffed with a clean microfiber rag for a few minutes. Then buffed with a clean rag. For some reason the second one I did required a little water on the clean rag to get the paste off. Then I finished with windex. Wish I took some photos, perhaps not perfect, but it's a huge improvement for an investment of $1 and 5-minutes.
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interesting....Never heard of toothpaste headlight restorer kit. You saved 4 dollars.
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And your car is minty fresh.
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Yes, opaque toothpase is an abraisive. Trouble is, the "grit size" in not standardized. Pepsodent might work better (worse) that Crest! I've tried a couple of (non-dental!) solutions - they didn't last long; next try will be the 3M system.
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