Re: [MBZ] Headlight lens restoration kit

[G Mann via Mercedes]

I tried one of their kits.
It "improved the problem" and was not a total failure.. however, I've found
better results with other products which cost more.  Not that much more.

"Those who sell for less usually know what their product is worth" .
seems to suit nicely.

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On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 10:56 AM, Craig via Mercedes 
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> On Sun, 21 Feb 2016 18:38:02 -0600 fmiser via Mercedes
>  wrote:
>
> > Looks like Harbor Freight has a kit at clearance/overstock
> > pricing.
> >
> > 
> >
> > Is it a good kit?  Or a good price?  I don't know - and
> > honestly don't care since I don't have any use for it.  But
> > because of the recent thread on the topic, I figured I would
> > let you folks know about it.
>
> Thank you, Fred, for thinking about the others on this list.
>
> The price is $4 - 10 less than others.
>
> The quality? Hard to say, but it probably does not include a coating for
> the headlight lens.
>
>
> Craig
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Re: [MBZ] Headlight lens restoration kit

[Craig via Mercedes]

On Sun, 21 Feb 2016 18:38:02 -0600 fmiser via Mercedes
 wrote:

> Looks like Harbor Freight has a kit at clearance/overstock
> pricing.
> 
> 
> 
> Is it a good kit?  Or a good price?  I don't know - and
> honestly don't care since I don't have any use for it.  But
> because of the recent thread on the topic, I figured I would
> let you folks know about it.

Thank you, Fred, for thinking about the others on this list.

The price is $4 - 10 less than others.

The quality? Hard to say, but it probably does not include a coating for
the headlight lens.


Craig

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Re: [MBZ] Headlight Lens Restoration

[Rich Thomas via Mercedes]

You can buy the kits with the polishes to buff them up.  HF has them, 
auto parts stores, etc.  Basically you put the buffer thingie in a drill 
and use the increasingly fine polishes.


--R


On 10/16/14 9:22 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote:

I have now turned the CLK over to SWMBO to drive the 5 mile RT daily to
saved on the tires. I now get to drive the '05 E320 on my 80 mile daily RT.
I haven't driven this car much in the last few years but I have noticed the
AZ sun has yellowed the headlight lenses wicked badly.
What is the best stuff these days to renew headlight lenses?
Martha

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Re: [MBZ] Headlight Lens Restoration

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

What Rich says.

I have used the 3M kit for doing it by hand on the wife's 2005 Mazda 6 and the 
results are acceptable.  Just realize that once the plastic starts breaking 
down there really little you can do about it. In other words, this is a 
temporary fix. They will cloud over again.

I do hers about every 3-4 months.

Dan

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 On Oct 16, 2014, at 9:26 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com 
 wrote:
 
 You can buy the kits with the polishes to buff them up.  HF has them, auto 
 parts stores, etc.  Basically you put the buffer thingie in a drill and use 
 the increasingly fine polishes.
 
 --R
 
 
 On 10/16/14 9:22 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote:
 I have now turned the CLK over to SWMBO to drive the 5 mile RT daily to
 saved on the tires. I now get to drive the '05 E320 on my 80 mile daily RT.
 I haven't driven this car much in the last few years but I have noticed the
 AZ sun has yellowed the headlight lenses wicked badly.
 What is the best stuff these days to renew headlight lenses?
 Martha
 
 Bob R
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Re: [MBZ] Headlight Lens Restoration

[Tim Crone via Mercedes]

On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 9:50 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:

 What Rich says.

 I have used the 3M kit for doing it by hand on the wife's 2005 Mazda 6 and
 the results are acceptable.  Just realize that once the plastic starts
 breaking down there really little you can do about it. In other words, this
 is a temporary fix. They will cloud over again.

 I do hers about every 3-4 months.


I saw that Sam's Club has a service to do them ($30ish if I remember) and
has a 5 year warranty.  Not sure if they have some special thing to make it
last longer than the standard kits, or just accept that they will have to
redo it eventually.

I haven't tried so I can't speak to efficacy, though I've been generally
happy with the Sam's automotive staff in other areas.

Best,
-Tim
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Re: [MBZ] Headlight Lens Restoration

[Jon Agne via Mercedes]

I just did SWMBO’s Z3 with a kit from Sylvania.  It’s the best one I have used 
so far.  The key is to follow the directions to the letter.

Jon


On Oct 16, 2014, at 9:22 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com 
wrote:

 I have now turned the CLK over to SWMBO to drive the 5 mile RT daily to
 saved on the tires. I now get to drive the '05 E320 on my 80 mile daily RT.
 I haven't driven this car much in the last few years but I have noticed the
 AZ sun has yellowed the headlight lenses wicked badly.
 What is the best stuff these days to renew headlight lenses?
 Martha
 
 Bob R
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Re: [MBZ] Headlight Lens Restoration

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

I'm betting it's a pay up front and we're betting you forget or never come 
back sort of thing.

I can't see anything unique about the process that would make theirs last 
longer. No matter who is doing it, they're just polishing the plastic to remove 
the hazing.  The big problem is that over time it gets so far into the plastic 
that polishing the surface won't completely remove it.

It's far more pronounced down here and in Bob's area because of the amount of 
sun we get. You see a lot of cloudy headlight lenses around here

Dan

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 On Oct 16, 2014, at 10:29 AM, Tim Crone bb...@crone.us wrote:
 
 On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 9:50 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
 mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
 What Rich says.
 
 I have used the 3M kit for doing it by hand on the wife's 2005 Mazda 6 and 
 the results are acceptable.  Just realize that once the plastic starts 
 breaking down there really little you can do about it. In other words, this 
 is a temporary fix. They will cloud over again.
 
 I do hers about every 3-4 months.
 
 I saw that Sam's Club has a service to do them ($30ish if I remember) and has 
 a 5 year warranty.  Not sure if they have some special thing to make it last 
 longer than the standard kits, or just accept that they will have to redo it 
 eventually.
 
 I haven't tried so I can't speak to efficacy, though I've been generally 
 happy with the Sam's automotive staff in other areas.
 
 Best,
 -Tim
  
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Re: [MBZ] Headlight Lens Restoration

[Randy Bennell via Mercedes]

I wonder if they put some sort of sealant on after polishing the hazing 
away?


RB

On 16/10/2014 10:22 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:

I'm betting it's a pay up front and we're betting you forget or never come 
back sort of thing.

I can't see anything unique about the process that would make theirs last 
longer. No matter who is doing it, they're just polishing the plastic to remove 
the hazing.  The big problem is that over time it gets so far into the plastic 
that polishing the surface won't completely remove it.

It's far more pronounced down here and in Bob's area because of the amount of 
sun we get. You see a lot of cloudy headlight lenses around here

Dan

Sent from my iPad


On Oct 16, 2014, at 10:29 AM, Tim Crone bb...@crone.us wrote:


On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 9:50 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
What Rich says.

I have used the 3M kit for doing it by hand on the wife's 2005 Mazda 6 and the 
results are acceptable.  Just realize that once the plastic starts breaking 
down there really little you can do about it. In other words, this is a 
temporary fix. They will cloud over again.

I do hers about every 3-4 months.

I saw that Sam's Club has a service to do them ($30ish if I remember) and has a 
5 year warranty.  Not sure if they have some special thing to make it last 
longer than the standard kits, or just accept that they will have to redo it 
eventually.

I haven't tried so I can't speak to efficacy, though I've been generally happy 
with the Sam's automotive staff in other areas.

Best,
-Tim
  

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Re: [MBZ] Headlight Lens Restoration

[Randy Bennell via Mercedes]

Meguiers (sp?) made, and probably still does, a liquid polish intended 
for plastic windshields. I recall a friend using it to remove the bugs 
from the windshield of an aircraft.

I wonder if regular treatments of that would reduce the hazing?

RB

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Re: [MBZ] Headlight Lens Restoration

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

The problem in this part of the world isn't so much one of physical wear, but 
from the amount of UV the plastic is exposed to.  If the sealant they used had 
something to block UV it could very well extend the life I would think.

Dan enjoying the 80F UV today

Sent from my iPad

 On Oct 16, 2014, at 12:06 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote:
 
 Meguiers (sp?) made, and probably still does, a liquid polish intended for 
 plastic windshields. I recall a friend using it to remove the bugs from the 
 windshield of an aircraft.
 I wonder if regular treatments of that would reduce the hazing?
 
 RB

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Re: [MBZ] Headlight Lens Restoration

[G Mann via Mercedes]

Intense sunlight with full UV is the Kryptonite of plastics in the desert
southwest. East coast salt roads rusts cars from the bottom up.. Desert
cars strip paint via sun exposure from the top down. Plastic headlight lens
fall prey to that at a rapid pace here.

Eventually, the only cure is to replace the lens with new. Hopefully, by
the time you do that, they are still available, which is not always the
case with the current parts support schemes of just in time production
that leaves no part un-sold with after market supply being small for such
wreck replacement items.

The curse of modern manufacture is plastic everything... which breaks down
after looking pretty for the period payments are due... Unlike the old
Mercedes and the B 52 ... things just don't last these days.

I have a car with yellowing plastic lens.. they get re-polished about 4
times a year... There is a new set in the box in the storeroom for when
they finally completely fail. That's my plan.

On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 9:14 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:

 The problem in this part of the world isn't so much one of physical wear,
 but from the amount of UV the plastic is exposed to.  If the sealant they
 used had something to block UV it could very well extend the life I would
 think.

 Dan enjoying the 80F UV today

 Sent from my iPad

  On Oct 16, 2014, at 12:06 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote:
 
  Meguiers (sp?) made, and probably still does, a liquid polish intended
 for plastic windshields. I recall a friend using it to remove the bugs from
 the windshield of an aircraft.
  I wonder if regular treatments of that would reduce the hazing?
 
  RB

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Re: [MBZ] Headlight Lens Restoration

[Tim Crone via Mercedes]

On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 11:22 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:

 I'm betting it's a pay up front and we're betting you forget or never
 come back sort of thing.

 I can't see anything unique about the process that would make theirs last
 longer. No matter who is doing it, they're just polishing the plastic to
 remove the hazing.  The big problem is that over time it gets so far into
 the plastic that polishing the surface won't completely remove it.


According to
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/3327436/Headlight_Restoration_Availabl
they use some kind of UV coating, but it still takes them 60-90 minutes.
Doesn't take a lot of people remembering to come back at that time
commitment.

I have glass lights in the 300D, and I'm just marking time on the van.
Maybe I will try it on the SDL - probably should get it running first
though. :)

Best,
Tim
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Re: [MBZ] Headlight Lens Restoration

[WILTON via Mercedes]

Left headlight assembly and lens in the SDL were new in '96.  Original had 
an encounter with a deer.


Wilton

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To: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com; Mercedes Discussion List 
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Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 1:14 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Headlight Lens Restoration



On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 11:22 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:


I'm betting it's a pay up front and we're betting you forget or never
come back sort of thing.

I can't see anything unique about the process that would make theirs last
longer. No matter who is doing it, they're just polishing the plastic to
remove the hazing.  The big problem is that over time it gets so far into
the plastic that polishing the surface won't completely remove it.



According to
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/3327436/Headlight_Restoration_Availabl
they use some kind of UV coating, but it still takes them 60-90 minutes.
Doesn't take a lot of people remembering to come back at that time
commitment.

I have glass lights in the 300D, and I'm just marking time on the van.
Maybe I will try it on the SDL - probably should get it running first
though. :)

Best,
Tim
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Re: [MBZ] Headlight Lens Restoration

[Jon Agne via Mercedes]

http://www.amazon.com/Sylvania-38771-Headlight-Restoration-Kit/dp/B00429NKWK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8qid=1413488682sr=8-1keywords=sylvania+headlight+restore


On Oct 16, 2014, at 11:22 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com 
wrote:

 I'm betting it's a pay up front and we're betting you forget or never come 
 back sort of thing.
 
 I can't see anything unique about the process that would make theirs last 
 longer. No matter who is doing it, they're just polishing the plastic to 
 remove the hazing.  The big problem is that over time it gets so far into the 
 plastic that polishing the surface won't completely remove it.
 
 It's far more pronounced down here and in Bob's area because of the amount of 
 sun we get. You see a lot of cloudy headlight lenses around here
 
 Dan
 
 Sent from my iPad
 
 On Oct 16, 2014, at 10:29 AM, Tim Crone bb...@crone.us wrote:
 
 On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 9:50 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
 mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
 What Rich says.
 
 I have used the 3M kit for doing it by hand on the wife's 2005 Mazda 6 and 
 the results are acceptable.  Just realize that once the plastic starts 
 breaking down there really little you can do about it. In other words, this 
 is a temporary fix. They will cloud over again.
 
 I do hers about every 3-4 months.
 
 I saw that Sam's Club has a service to do them ($30ish if I remember) and 
 has a 5 year warranty.  Not sure if they have some special thing to make it 
 last longer than the standard kits, or just accept that they will have to 
 redo it eventually.
 
 I haven't tried so I can't speak to efficacy, though I've been generally 
 happy with the Sam's automotive staff in other areas.
 
 Best,
 -Tim
 
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Re: [MBZ] Headlight Lens Restoration

[Scott Ritchey via Mercedes]

As I understand things, the plastic headlight haze and yellowing is caused
mainly by UV exposure.  New headlight transparencies have a UV inhibiting
coating; but when that coating is gone/worn-out the hazing begins.  Unless a
new UV coating is applied after polishing, the freshly restored plastic
headlights will haze again in short order.  

For this reason. I never understood why folks were so enamored with
Euro-style headlights.  The old sealed beams didn't have the best light
pattern but when you replaced them you got a fresh filament, reflector, and
lens all in one shot.  And replacement sealed beams aren't expensive.  I
always believed it would be better to improve a few sealed-beam designs than
to develop hundreds of different plastic headlights with a short service
life and built-in replacement inventory problem.  I prefer an old, durable,
maintainable Mercedes over today's throw-away cars.  But now it seems
quality parts for my old Mercedes are even becoming hard to find.

Scott

 -Original Message-
 From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes
 Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 9:51 AM
 
 What Rich says.
 
 I have used the 3M kit for doing it by hand on the wife's 2005 Mazda 6 and
 the results are acceptable.  Just realize that once the plastic starts
breaking
 down there really little you can do about it. In other words, this is a
 temporary fix. They will cloud over again.
 
 I do hers about every 3-4 months.
 
 Dan
 
 Sent from my iPad
 


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Re: [MBZ] Headlight Lens Restoration

[Fred Moir via Mercedes]

AllesThat Sylvania kit is what I used on SWMBA's Toyota H/L lenses.I tried a 
few others that lasted maybe 3 months.The only difference that was apparent 
between this kit and others was the final application of the Magic Elixir as 
the final step. Sylvania kit application lasted 18 months until the car was 
bent by a large falling branch.YMMV, esp in the sunny South.Fred Moir.Lynn 
MA.Diesel preferred. Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 15:45:20 -0400 To: 
d...@penoff.com; mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Headlight Lens 
Restoration From: mercedes@okiebenz.com  
http://www.amazon.com/Sylvania-38771-Headlight-Restoration-Kit/dp/B00429NKWK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8qid=1413488682sr=8-1keywords=sylvania+headlight+restore
 
Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred.

 Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 15:45:20 -0400
 To: d...@penoff.com; mercedes@okiebenz.com
 Subject: Re: [MBZ] Headlight Lens Restoration
 From: mercedes@okiebenz.com
 
 http://www.amazon.com/Sylvania-38771-Headlight-Restoration-Kit/dp/B00429NKWK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8qid=1413488682sr=8-1keywords=sylvania+headlight+restore
 
  
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Re: [MBZ] Headlight Lens Restoration

[Peter Frederick via Mercedes]

The UV protection is applied only to the outer surface.  To keep them  
from deteriorating again you need to coat them with something to stop  
the UV getting to the Lexan (which is what I assume the lens is made  
of, that's the usual optical material, although I suppose it could be  
something else these days).


Otherwise it goes much quicker than before you removed the failing  
coating.


Makes me glad all my cars have glass.

Peter

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Re: [MBZ] Headlight Lens Restoration

[LarryT via Mercedes]

I used McGuires Plast-X on the windows in my convertible top - on 
our '66 MGB.  All 3 were very cloudy and yellowed, I could only see 
shapes through them. I have done some BC/CC painting and have the DA 
buffer with several buffing pads intended to buff out the clear coat.   
When I finished buffing the 3 windows they looked like brand new!  I 
never dreamed they would look so much better. That's was in the Spring - 
April I think, and the windows still look like new!  The Plast-X has a 
compound in it to polish the plastic as well as some waxes that protect.


the stuff sold on TV says it has polymers  to keep the plastic 
looking new.  IMO that's kind of a generic description intended to make 
people think they will be getting something special when they may not 
actually get anything.


But I know Plast-X works.  Plus, it's avalable everywhere, (i.e., 
walmart and FLAPS).


I forgot that I used Plast-X on the 91 300D.   It polished the head 
 fog light covers but they were damaged by rock hits, etc that laft 
small chips in the plastic.   Naturally, nothing will fix that.  So I 
ended up with a shiny surface that was pock-marked.


Good Luck --
LarryT
91 300D
78 240D
66 MGB
74 911


On 10/16/2014 12:06 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote:
Meguiers (sp?) made, and probably still does, a liquid polish intended 
for plastic windshields. I recall a friend using it to remove the bugs 
from the windshield of an aircraft.

I wonder if regular treatments of that would reduce the hazing?

RB

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Re: [MBZ] Headlight Lens Restoration

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

I used Meguire's Plast-X to clear the fogging on the plastic windows of the 
SL500.  Rather than do it by hand, since getting at the insides would be 
difficult, I used my DA buffer with a foam pad.

Worked like a charm. My plastic windows are like new.

Dan

Sent from my iPad

 On Oct 16, 2014, at 8:32 PM, LarryT via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com 
 wrote:
 
I used McGuires Plast-X on the windows in my convertible top - on our '66 
 MGB.  All 3 were very cloudy and yellowed, I could only see shapes through 
 them. I have done some BC/CC painting and have the DA buffer with several 
 buffing pads intended to buff out the clear coat.   When I finished buffing 
 the 3 windows they looked like brand new!  I never dreamed they would look so 
 much better. That's was in the Spring - April I think, and the windows still 
 look like new!  The Plast-X has a compound in it to polish the plastic as 
 well as some waxes that protect.
 
the stuff sold on TV says it has polymers  to keep the plastic looking 
 new.  IMO that's kind of a generic description intended to make people think 
 they will be getting something special when they may not actually get 
 anything.
 
But I know Plast-X works.  Plus, it's avalable everywhere, (i.e., walmart 
 and FLAPS).
 
I forgot that I used Plast-X on the 91 300D.   It polished the head  fog 
 light covers but they were damaged by rock hits, etc that laft small chips in 
 the plastic.   Naturally, nothing will fix that.  So I ended up with a shiny 
 surface that was pock-marked.
 
Good Luck --
LarryT
91 300D
78 240D
66 MGB
74 911
 
 
 On 10/16/2014 12:06 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote:
 Meguiers (sp?) made, and probably still does, a liquid polish intended for 
 plastic windshields. I recall a friend using it to remove the bugs from the 
 windshield of an aircraft.
 I wonder if regular treatments of that would reduce the hazing?
 
 RB
 
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Re: [MBZ] Headlight Lens Restoration

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

I would add that a great product for keeping plastic windows clear and clean is 
Lemon Pledge.

Dan I can see clearly now Man

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 On Oct 16, 2014, at 9:52 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com 
 wrote:
 
 I used Meguire's Plast-X to clear the fogging on the plastic windows of the 
 SL500.  Rather than do it by hand, since getting at the insides would be 
 difficult, I used my DA buffer with a foam pad.
 
 Worked like a charm. My plastic windows are like new.
 
 Dan
 
 Sent from my iPad
 
 On Oct 16, 2014, at 8:32 PM, LarryT via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com 
 wrote:
 
   I used McGuires Plast-X on the windows in my convertible top - on our '66 
 MGB.  All 3 were very cloudy and yellowed, I could only see shapes through 
 them. I have done some BC/CC painting and have the DA buffer with 
 several buffing pads intended to buff out the clear coat.   When I finished 
 buffing the 3 windows they looked like brand new!  I never dreamed they 
 would look so much better. That's was in the Spring - April I think, and the 
 windows still look like new!  The Plast-X has a compound in it to polish the 
 plastic as well as some waxes that protect.
 
   the stuff sold on TV says it has polymers  to keep the plastic looking 
 new.  IMO that's kind of a generic description intended to make people think 
 they will be getting something special when they may not actually get 
 anything.
 
   But I know Plast-X works.  Plus, it's avalable everywhere, (i.e., walmart 
 and FLAPS).
 
   I forgot that I used Plast-X on the 91 300D.   It polished the head  fog 
 light covers but they were damaged by rock hits, etc that laft small chips 
 in the plastic.   Naturally, nothing will fix that.  So I ended up with a 
 shiny surface that was pock-marked.
 
   Good Luck --
   LarryT
   91 300D
   78 240D
   66 MGB
   74 911
 
 
 On 10/16/2014 12:06 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote:
 Meguiers (sp?) made, and probably still does, a liquid polish intended for 
 plastic windshields. I recall a friend using it to remove the bugs from the 
 windshield of an aircraft.
 I wonder if regular treatments of that would reduce the hazing?
 
 RB
 
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Re: [MBZ] Headlight Lens Restoration

[Jim Cathey via Mercedes]

You see a lot of cloudy headlight lenses around here


Sure makes me miss glass.  Our two newest vehicles are
plastic, the rest are all glass.

-- Jim


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Re: [MBZ] Headlight Lens Restoration

[Craig via Mercedes]

On Thu, 16 Oct 2014 21:52:15 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:

 I used my DA buffer with a foam pad.

What's a 'DA buffer'?


Craig

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Re: [MBZ] Headlight Lens Restoration

[Curly McLain via Mercedes]

Southern/eubonics for the buffer




What's a 'DA buffer'?

Craig



Really dual action

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Re: [MBZ] Headlight Lens Restoration

[Rick Knoble via Mercedes]

‎Original Message  
From: Craig via Mercedes
Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 10:31 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Reply To: Craig
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Headlight Lens Restoration

On Thu, 16 Oct 2014 21:52:15 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:

 I used my DA buffer with a foam pad.

What's a 'DA buffer'?

Dual Action. Non-burning, hard to make a burn through on paint (impossible 
even?).  

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002654I46?ie=UTF8at=force-full-site=1ref_=aw_bottom_links‎

Rick 
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