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I'm assuming I can polish the plastic on the headlights in my 2006 Toyota Matrix. I plastic is still "clear", but all the road grit over the years have pitted and fogged the surface. Any advice on material for polishing?

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[–] JoMomma@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Get a polishing kit and prepare to spend way too much time on it, but with enough work you can make them clear again.

The ones that is have had success with have a series of prgressively higher grit papers and then some liquid polish to finish.

Sand, wash, sand, wash, next highest grit, sand wash...

[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Any particular kit, or are there headlight specific kits?

[–] JoMomma@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

Sorry, it has been a few years, they are generic through