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Honda Jazz Forums => Honda Jazz Mk1 2002-2008 => Topic started by: Jocko on March 08, 2022, 10:54:06 PM

Title: Polished up the headlight.
Post by: Jocko on March 08, 2022, 10:54:06 PM

Took the chance of the good weather to polish up the headlights on my nearly 16-year-old Jazz. Used Fenwicks Windowize then a coat of Autoglym Super Resin Polish. 15 minutes well spent.

(https://i.imgur.com/iC2ZROF.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/lrMt4p2.jpg)

Title: Re: Polished up the headlight.
Post by: culzean on March 09, 2022, 09:01:21 AM

Nice job and you didn't have to use an orbital sander / angle grinder..

I have found that regular applications of AutoGlym Super resin polish keep headlight covers in good shape.  Prevention is better than cure...

Title: Re: Polished up the headlight.
Post by: mj1sjc on March 09, 2022, 10:57:06 PM

Good job!

Ive done mine in the summer with a one coat of Turtlewax headlight restore liquid. It was awful.
Then as the autumn comes, I thought I'll do it again but with two coats. Bingo, it came really well.

Title: Re: Polished up the headlight.
Post by: E27006 on April 06, 2022, 06:20:40 PM

Before spending money on those products,  first try polishing with toothpaste, toothpaste is a very mild abrasive polish, usually works as well as the specialist products

Title: Re: Polished up the headlight.
Post by: embee on April 07, 2022, 11:15:21 AM

Like culzean I usually try to give plastic headlights a regular gentle coat of Autoglym Resin. It is very (very) mildly abrasive and will clean slight yellowing but also probably wears down the UV protection on new units so use discretion. Unfortunately it is a downhill slope, once they get to the point of beginning to yellow, the UV protection is more or less gone and you need to do it more frequently. My old Yaris was 20yrs old and needed doing every month or two especially during summer. It saved the cost of replacing the headlights but became a bit of a chore.

Title: Re: Polished up the headlight.
Post by: Jocko on April 07, 2022, 04:16:12 PM

I have only done mine twice in the six years I have had the car.