Did I just ruin my headlight? (see picture)

[Abe Froman]

So, I put my Veil today and I wasn't satisfied with my sloppy application on the main headlights. So, I removed it with straight rubbing alcohol.

Now, I have this bluish haze over the headlight that I can not get off with anything. I've tried ammonia, alcohol, glass cleaner and abrasive remove (to remove scratches and what not from glass).

Help, please!

[crazyVOLVOrob]

Well I let the Windex it on my headlight for 10minutes and then used a scrotch brite pad soaks in windex to rub the head lights...I repeated this twice and my head lights are better than new

[Abe Froman]

Well, I just made it a lot worse---I used goof off to try to remove the haze and now I just have a headlight with a hazy hard shell. Goof off support (which is funny in itself) was no help. "Try a saturated rag of the Goof Off to rub it off". WTF??

This is so maddening. All I wanted to do was reapply my Veil.

[ELVATO]

Try this http://www.wikihow.com/Clear-Foggy-Headlight-Covers

I know it's for taking care of foggy/yellow headlights (which it did a pretty decent job of taking care of my roomate's Mustang) but you could try it. Basically, you would sand off that whole layer of "gunk."

[Abe Froman]

Try this http://www.wikihow.com/Clear-Foggy-Headlight-Covers

I know it's for taking care of foggy/yellow headlights (which it did a pretty decent job of taking care of my roomate's Mustang) but you could try it. Basically, you would sand off that whole layer of "gunk."

Thanks buddy, I'm going to give that a shot when I get to my destination.

The Goof Off was a stupid decision on my part. I thought my lights were glass but looks like they are some polycarbonate composite instead. Luckily, I only mucked up one of them.

Howver, even after multiple alcohol and ammonia applications, I still have a blue haze on the other three lights. I know it's just from the Veil but I can't seem to get it off. Making things more difficult is the stupid shape of my lights---I'm getting stuff all over the paint around them and keep having to do clean up duty.

Veil Guy---is there someone professional who can do this in Austin so I don't massacre my baby more than I have?

[XOR]

I screwed up a plastic watch crystal using a strong solvent to clean off a scuff mark. I too thought it was glass and it wasn't. I had to take it to a jeweler who buffed off the cloudy layer with a buffer machine and some jeweler's rouge on it. It looked like new afterwards though.

You'll probably have to do something similar. You can purchase a great plastic polish called Novus 123. It is a three part system that has lessing grits of polish. It is incredible at removing scratches and fogging from plastics. They use it to polish fighter jet canopies. I used it to clean the plastic parts in pinball machines.

I guess you figured this out already, but don't use solvents on plastic! Sorry to hear about your troubles....

[Abe Froman]

I screwed up a plastic watch crystal using a strong solvent to clean off a scuff mark. I too thought it was glass and it wasn't. I had to take it to a jeweler who buffed off the cloudy layer with a buffer machine and some jeweler's rouge on it. It looked like new afterwards though.

You'll probably have to do something similar. You can purchase a great plastic polish called Novus 123. It is a three part system that has lessing grits of polish. It is incredible at removing scratches and fogging from plastics. They use it to polish fighter jet canopies. I used it to clean the plastic parts in pinball machines.

I guess you figured this out already, but don't use solvents on plastic! Sorry to hear about your troubles....

Another quality suggestion I'm going to look into. I really, really thought my lights were glass. Never even thought twice about it. Now I know

[Hessen]

There are companies that can refinish your headlights.

In Canada www.carcone.com

They maybe able to refer you to someone close to you.

Good Luck............ :wink:

(This is why I would personally never use ........... :idea: )

[Arashi666]

DC2, glass lights............

the projector itself is gonna be glass, but the fluted lens cover is more than likely ABS or something like that

[Phillip559]

DC2, glass lights............

the projector itself is gonna be glass, but the fluted lens cover is more than likely ABS or something like that

yea, i thought that looked like an integgie.

I'm pretty sure very few will know what you mean by DC2