By: Klon Perez Updated 05 Apr 2022, 9: 30 am EDT
It is possible that at some point you have noticed that the lights of your car do not light up as before. There are many possibilities that there is a fault in the car’s lighting system, but most likely, your car is in need of polishing its headlights.
After a basic polishing and polishing you will notice that immediately the lights seem to illuminate more.
This is because when doing maintenance, transparency is restored to the polycarbonate with which the lighthouse is made.
Why do they deteriorate?
When speaks of deterioration of the headlights, it is the breakage of the polycarbonate, something that can happen and a situation in which it will have to be inevitably replaced. But it can also be small scratches caused by erosion and constant exposure to the sun, which ends up burning the surface of the lighthouse.
What to do if the headlights are dull?
The most affordable option is to polish the headlights in order to restore their transparency and give us the security we need on the road by allowing us to see clearly.
There are different options when polishing headlights:
With toothpaste
It is something that we often hear and that some may question because it is not initially a product made for this purpose. But the fact is that toothpaste, like the headlight polishing product, is a polish, so the purpose is similar . Although the effect will never be exactly the same as that produced by a specialized product.
The truth is that it can be done with toothpaste products without put the integrity of the headlamps at risk but must be done with great care.
Polish headlights with a specific product
There are products designed 100 % to polish car headlights. These are specific polishes and sealants for this purpose. After use, the headlights will regain that transparency that they have been losing over time and use.
There are a wide variety of products that are easily accessible on the market that you can buy to do it yourself. These come with instructions and will only take a little time.
The duration of polishing It has a variable effect that is given by the use and the areas to which you expose your car.
How is it done?
If you decide to apply a product on the lighthouse you must do it with a cloth. Simply rub the substance into the headlight in small circles, then let it dry for 5-6 minutes. Then you must rinse with water and clean them again with soap or glass cleaner.
It is important that the cleaner we use is colorless so that it does not leave any marks on the polycarbonate.
It is also important that the substance we use is distributed evenly over the entire surface of the headlight to prevent some points from being lighter than others. This can be done several times until the difference between before and after is widely noticeable.
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