yellow lens

My 97 Taurus lens had become quite yellow, and one day I tried rubbing them
with denatured alcohol on a soft rag. I cleaned all of the grit off first.
Amazingly, much of the yellow came off. Then I used another soft rag with
naphtha (cleaning solvent), and more yellow came off. I alternated back and
forth, and before long the lens was clear. But it still has scratches &
pits from road debris. This helped considerably for night vision.

I think the yellow comes from water spraying up from the road in wet
weather, and the stuff used to melt ice in the winter. Sunlight acts on
that and turns it yellow.

There was a post here a while back where someone used Turtle Wax Polishing
Compound on the lenses, but I am reluctant to try that.

You might try an aviation supply house - small private plane owners have a
way to polish the windshields of the aircraft with a special sandpaper.

GT


"Moe Paquette" <msld RemoveThis @hurontel.on.ca> wrote in message
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 > hi; just wandering if anyone knows or had the same problem with their
 > headlights.Mine have yellowed so much its hard to see driving at night.Is
 > there a compoud i
 > could use to brighten them up. Thanks and hope to here soon.Moe Paquette.
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Moe Paquette wrote:
 >
 > hi; just wandering if anyone knows or had the same problem with their
 > headlights.Mine have yellowed so much its hard to see driving at night.Is
 > there a compoud i
 > could use to brighten them up. Thanks and hope to here soon.Moe Paquette.
i got a 96 contour that HAD the yellow headlights.. its the lenses that
are deterioating due to the plastic in the suns rays thats breaking down
the plastic... i get a can of Turtle Wax polishing compound from auto
parts store for $1.89 a can.. wet an old face cloth and work on the
lenses for about 15 minutes each.... then wipe off with wet rag.... i
checked mine with a pair of head mounted magnifing lenses.. could see
the tarnish on the lenses and worked it until it came off.... i left the
hood open so the compound would not mess up the paint on the hood area
and used some duct tape on the sides and bottom of the lenses so the
compound would not take any paint off the painted parts of the car.....
used an electric drill with a polishing bonnet on it to polish up the
lenses.... it will last about 6 months like this.. and you have to do it
again as the rest of the plastic is starting to tarnish... just like
polishing brass.. the weather get to the brass, the sun get to the
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thanks for the help.Got some lens cleaner at ct.Fixed the problem.This is a
good news group.
"Moe Paquette" <msld.DeleteThis@hurontel.on.ca> wrote in message
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 > hi; just wandering if anyone knows or had the same problem with their
 > headlights.Mine have yellowed so much its hard to see driving at night.Is
 > there a compoud i
 > could use to brighten them up. Thanks and hope to here soon.Moe Paquette.
 >
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I use a 2 step process that I've mastered and refined for great results and quick turn around time for my customers. I average 2 headlight lens restorations a day in our busy shop in Virginia. At the end of each month, I may perform as much as 6 restorations a day because of state inspection guidelines (vehicles failing inspection because of low candle watt power).

If your interested in saving money by not replacing the whole assembly, visit http://www.mechanixresource.blogspot.com (Headlight Lens Restoration In 2 Easy Steps)

ASE Master Tech
Ken
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