Cleaning yellowed headlights with toothpaste myth, CONFRIMED

[dvldoc]

Yep 15 minutes later just wet the lens add some toothpast. (aquafresh used) and a standard washcloth or microfiber cloth and work it in circles.

[Ry_Tower]

For plastic or glass HL?

I presume this is from the outside only and not inside the HL itself.

[dvldoc]

Plastic.

Almost no US vehicles have glass headlights, It's a DOT safety thing. You'll only see them in the square or round sealed beam headlights. Kinda like what's on owners jeeps. Other than that they are all plastic unless you sneak some euro stuff on your ride.

[zap.FREEDOM]

Yep 15 minutes later just wet the lens add some toothpast. (aquafresh used) and a standard washcloth or microfiber cloth and work it in circles.

wow, I never thought that toothpaste is the only answer for the yellow-fading plastic headlamps.

[abril]

pwede mo rin gamitin ang metal polish, mas mura nga lang ang tootpaste

[oj88]

One question: Do you floss it afterwards? :D

Nice tip.

[foresterx]

One question: Do you floss it afterwards? :D

Nice tip.

:bwahaha::bwahaha:

[flying_fox]

Yep 15 minutes later just wet the lens add some toothpast. (aquafresh used) and a standard washcloth or microfiber cloth and work it in circles.

I need to buy AQUAFRESH to start my DIY for my mothers isuzu XTRM headlights. thanks for this info.

[dvldoc]

Did it this morning on my wife's car, 5 years in Guam is hell on headlights.

[chua_riwap]

stupid question.
only aquafresh?

how about the other brands?

[dvldoc]

You can use any toothpaste, a mid range brand is probably better because it's designed to polish your tooth's enamel. Crest, Colgate also should work just fine. Make sure it's paste and not the gel stuff.

I just washed off the lens let it dry a bit and put 3 lines of paste on there and went to town on the lenses with firm pressure in a circular motion. Then rinsed it off and did it all over again wetting the cloth and adding more toothpaste.

It's actually very easy. On base they charge 40usd to do this lol.

[chua_riwap]

^ thanks for sharing.

[dieselNUBI]

this is possible because toothpaste can cause abrasion on our teeth, which will also abrase the plastic lens.
frequent abrasion sa lens may not be good.
but it works.

[dh0n]

Pwdi rin use a sand paper with grit2000 or higher then a rubbing compound afterwards mas madali magclear ang lens

[IMm29]

Nice tip dvldoc! Will try this on the mother's Altis.

[BratPAQ]

Makes sense, naninilaw na ngipin nalilinis ng toothpaste, pati rin naninilaw na HL. I wonder kung mas malinis pag whitening toothpadte?

[onemph05]

A sealant is required after polishing to prevent yellowing in a matter of days. Use a clear coat or a spray on sealant like Bluemagic ( it last for 4 weeks before reapplying ).

[xenonoptics]

easiest yung pag sand ng headlight pero before you do that. make sure may buffing machine kayo. i have lots of customers they sand down their headlights on their own and use rubbing compunds pero di nila mabalik ang kintab sa dati thats because iba ang friction ng buffing pad kesa sa hand buff. an sometimes yung parang protective coat ng headlight nababakbak ewan ko lang kung napansin niyo pag sobrang exposure sa araw mag mamapa headlights niyo. pag ganun na its better to use sand paper 1500 or 2000 then buff with compund. although siyempre after a few kung bibilad niyo uli sa araw maninilaw uli.

[rukawa11]

parang effective ung toothpaste, kaso bka parang ngipin din, pagkatapus mo paputiin, maninilaw din agad pag nabilad s araw or ulan.?

[onemph05]

parang effective ung toothpaste, kaso bka parang ngipin din, pagkatapus mo paputiin, maninilaw din agad pag nabilad s araw or ulan.?

Both will cause yellowing, so you need a sealant or put a new layer of clear coat.