stone dinks on headlights

Ah, drive I-95 and you will ineviateably meet with flying debris.
So now I have tiny little dinks (stone pits) in my headlight covers. Does
anyone know if there is a way to remove these pits? I read on a Lexus board
that someone used Brasso?Thanx.

marx404

On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 08:39:24 -0500, "marx404" > wrote:

>Ah, drive I-95 and you will ineviateably meet with flying debris.
>So now I have tiny little dinks (stone pits) in my headlight covers. Does
>anyone know if there is a way to remove these pits? I read on a Lexus board
>that someone used Brasso?Thanx.
>
>marx404
>


I've heard people say they got fair results with polishing compounds.
Some say toothpaste worked well too.

The concern I have to using things like this, is that it might difuse
the light too much(from the microscopic scratches). So, I don't know
enough about doing this to recommend it, but you should be able to do
a search for polishing compounds on headlight lenses and find some
answers.

hth,

tom @ www.CarFleaMarket.com

These "abrasive" polishes will almost certainly remove the Ultraviolet
coating from the plastic lenses. This means that they may turn yellow over
time from exposure to sunlight diminishing their output. This may require
making this polishing routine part of your future maintenance or in the
worst case, dictate complete replacement of the headlamp lenses.

I am not saying you should not do this, but just suggesting you seek
additional experience from those who have done it previously before you take
any action. Good luck.

Bob

"The Real Tom" <Tom @ www.WorkAtHomePlans.com> wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 08:39:24 -0500, "marx404" > wrote:
>
> >Ah, drive I-95 and you will ineviateably meet with flying debris.
> >So now I have tiny little dinks (stone pits) in my headlight covers. Does
> >anyone know if there is a way to remove these pits? I read on a Lexus
board
> >that someone used Brasso?Thanx.
> >
> >marx404
> >
>
>
> I've heard people say they got fair results with polishing compounds.
> Some say toothpaste worked well too.
>
> The concern I have to using things like this, is that it might difuse
> the light too much(from the microscopic scratches). So, I don't know
> enough about doing this to recommend it, but you should be able to do
> a search for polishing compounds on headlight lenses and find some
> answers.
>
> hth,
>
> tom @ www.CarFleaMarket.com

One would think that the lens should be a replaceable part rather than
having to change out the entire headlamp assy. Never seems to work out that
way in reality.

I wonder if anybody makes a clip-on cover for the headlight front? Sounds
like a good product idea...

"marx404" > wrote in message
...
> Ah, drive I-95 and you will ineviateably meet with flying debris.