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C5150, this may help you:


Polishing Plastic Headlights

Question:

The plastic headlights are getting somewhat pitted on my '99 996 C2. I read somewhere that they are not a typical plastic material. Do you have any recommendations on polishing them? Even if I can't get the deep pits I'd be happy to clean them up as best as possible.

Answer:


Tiny micro pits can be lightly sanded with 2000 and soapy water then polished with Blue Magic and P21SI have removed simular damage on 997 driving lamps with great success.

John Paterek - PCA WebSite - 3/28/2007

[C5150]

Thanks bmus!

I bought a few different grits of wet/dry sandpaper (1000-2500), along with some polishing compound. All the marks are pretty superficial - so I don't think I'll really need to get that deep into it. I'll be sure to update once I get done.

- C

[Grizzly]

Amazingly, something that works really well on clear plastic is Mothers Aluminum Wheel Polish. It comes in a little round tub and you can get it at any Pep Boys, Auto Zone, etc.

If you feel uncomfortable using it on your headlights, try it on something you don't care about first. You'll see...

[fab]

that was a score....

[Perfectlap]

not only did you get a good deal you made some money. if you upgrade to the Litronics you can sell the clears and make a four or five hundred profit, which you can then use towards your Litronics. its a win win.