I know that's been a real problem for most of us. I have a 94 GS300, an 00 ES300 and an 02 LS430 and the only one that doesn't have a problem is the 430 but I think that's because the headlight cover is made of a different material.

Purely by mistake, I discovered something that cleared the GS and the ES headlight covers *within seconds*.

Flitz Polish. Just briskly rub it on and then buff it off. *The headlights on the ES have stayed crystal clear for months*. Use about the same amount of paste similar to an amount of toothpaste on a toothbrush to do each headlight.

Flitz polish can usually be purchased at hardware stores in the metal/plastic
polish section and/or you can order it online. There's several vendors on
Amazon.com:

http://tinyurl.com/yf3gbz


You do NOT need any buffing wheel. Just a cotton terry cloth works fine.
I don't recall where I ordered it online but the kit I ordered also had an "orange buffing ball" that you connect to a drill. Don't bother paying extra for it. It's a piece of crap and isn't needed.

Honestly, it's probaby the easiest and fastest way I know to clean up the headlights. Both of the cars headlights now sparkle like new. A few months ago my daughter had a 99 Sentra with cloudy headlights. I mean these headlights were *white*. It was amazing she could even see at night.

I literally spent a total of maybe 4 minutes on both headlights and when I buffed them out, the plastic looked like *clear glass*.

Anyway, enough ranting. I just thought I'd pass this shortcut on. No affiliation to Flitz..yada yada.

-aki

 

A couple of months back I found something at Pep Bpys called Plastix. It worked well too. I just put it on, let it dry, and then rubbed it off with a rag.

 

That sounds pretty easy too.

 

do you have any pics, Ive heard of that stuff. Havent heard of anyone that used it on headlights tho, good work!

I tried plastix it worked somewhat but really didnt wow me.

 

I can take a pic of the car tonight and post. But I didn't have a "before" picture (duh). But I think everyone here knows what the cloudy covers look like anyway. Just imagine it being almost white.

-aki

 

The Plastix worked well for me; it removed all of the cloudiness. I did need to apply it 3 or 4 times, but it was so easy that by the time I was done with one side, I just went back to the other. I also used it on colored plastic lights with success.

 

I've seen cloudy headlights on cars before but what is the substance covering the headlights?? Lime? Dirt? Is it on the inside of the lamp or outside

My headlights aren't what you guys are describing but are yellow and look dirty compared to new cars. Obviously there is a 11 year difference. I think i'd need to take mine off inorder to get em shinnin again

 

I don't know what it is, but mine was on the outside. Removing it was a breeze.

 

From what I've seen, unless you have a serious leak around a gasket, it's *always* been on the outside. I think part of the frosting is due to dirt and wind and some of it is caused by a reaction to car exhausts and oxidation.

Either way, I've found the Flitz polish easily cleaned off the yellow and cloudiness back to near or new like clarity. For me anyway, it a cheap
and fast way to clear up (pun intended) an irritating problem.

-aki

 

I cleaned my hazy headlights by using cutting-creme and a buffer, then sealing it with Radiant wax.

 

I used mag wheel polish to clean my lenses and it worked pretty well. I think now like 3 months later they're just starting to get a little cloudy again

 

Mine where Cloudy But now they look good Thanks Joncags300 Payed about $6.00 I got Plastix. Thanks

 

I have tried both the PlastX and Mother's billet aluminum/metal polish and the metal polish has cleaned up the lights in literally 1 minute vs the 4-10 minutes needed with the PlastX.

Go with the metal polish and you'll save your arm a workout. Not only that but you'll be done in 10 minutes for your low beams and high beams vs 10 minutes JUST ON ONE headlight.

 

I was curious as to the correctness of using a metal polish on plastic surfaces. Sure enough, Mother's indicates that it is an option, and a faster one.
http://www.mothers.com/detailguidedo...deCh6_Trim.pdf

 

This is what I used on my headlights - now they're CRYSTAL clear. There are some imperfections but that's only because it's been a while since I've sanded them down with 2000 grit sand paper.