Prevent Yellowing headlights???

**04QuattroTurbo** · 06-23-2008 01:32 PM

Hey, all, I've been seeing a bunch of older Audi's on the road that has yellowed headlight covers. How do we prevent this from happening to our cars?

**n7plus1** · 06-23-2008 01:55 PM

wash them...people that just dont straight up take care of their cars. Polishing and waxing will take care of it.

**diztek** · 06-23-2008 02:10 PM

covered parking.

**doublezero30** · 06-23-2008 02:20 PM

meguiars plastix polish will get rid of it.

**04QuattroTurbo** · 06-23-2008 02:32 PM

Originally Posted by doublezero30

meguiars plastix polish will get rid of it.

Really? I know that the yellowing is a chemical reaction from the sun, so if you polish you basically need to remove all of the "yellowed" layers of plastic. Is Meguiar's that good? I saw a kit at Kragen's that involves sanding the lens, then polishing.

**koolade9** · 06-23-2008 03:36 PM

Originally Posted by 04QuattroTurbo

Really? I know that the yellowing is a chemical reaction from the sun, so if you polish you basically need to remove all of the "yellowed" layers of plastic. Is Meguiar's that good? I saw a kit at Kragen's that involves sanding the lens, then polishing.

Another product I've used you can actually buy at wallmart (can't think of the name) for $9. Its a pack of 6 little buffing pads and a jig that will mount in any cordless drill. You then essentially buff out all the yellow. I've used this successfully on mustang headlights and older dsm headlights.

**04QuattroTurbo** · 06-23-2008 03:44 PM

Originally Posted by koolade9

Another product I've used you can actually buy at wallmart (can't think of the name) for $9. Its a pack of 6 little buffing pads and a jig that will mount in any cordless drill. You then essentially buff out all the yellow. I've used this successfully on mustang headlights and older dsm headlights.

$9? That's cheap, remember what it is called?

**koolade9** · 06-23-2008 04:54 PM

Originally Posted by 04QuattroTurbo

$9? That's cheap, remember what it is called?

I can't recall off the top of my head, but it was in the automotive section, and was really easy to find.

**AudiA4Turbo22** · 06-23-2008 05:33 PM

^^was it called FLITZ IT??

**IceMole** · 06-23-2008 05:39 PM

mothers powerball is what I think he's talking about

**kwimberly** · 06-23-2008 05:40 PM

My wife bought some NASCAR aerosol stuff from a guy selling it out the back of his car at a gas station - it's like a way or something - cleared the haze of the lights on her car.

**koolade9** · 06-23-2008 06:03 PM

Originally Posted by AudiA4Turbo22

^^was it called FLITZ IT??

okay, so I had to go search it "5 minute optical polish"... lucky for me, I saved the link as one of my favorites like 2 years ago...

I even found a pic!!

**04QuattroTurbo** · 06-23-2008 06:53 PM

Originally Posted by koolade9

okay, so I had to go search it "5 minute optical polish"... lucky for me, I saved the link as one of my favorites like 2 years ago...

I even found a pic!!

Cool, I need to go to wally World...LOL not for my car, but I have other "yellowed" plastic I want to try that out on.