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Adam
Dodge Dakota
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9/05/2005
20:21:35
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I have a 97' Dakota, The headlights are starting to turn yellow. Anyway to fix this(like a cleaner or polish)? I see quite a few 97'&8's doing this around here. I'd sure hate to repalce both lights. Thanks.
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GraphiteDak
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9/05/2005
21:36:31
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One day when I was picking up body parts to repair a wrecked vehicle, I got talking to a guy in there who worked at a body shop.
He mentioned something about wet sanding them headlight lenses.
I tried it on a small area of a headlight on our late 1998 Cirrus, but didn't notice much.
We got rid of the car before I put more effort into it.
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bigdave
Dodge Dakota
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9/05/2005
23:26:18
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I used some Mothers polish and a rag. Took a little time but it works.
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.boB
Dodge Dakota
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9/06/2005
00:29:01
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The problem is that the plastic turns yellow with time and UV exposure. It turns yellow a layer at a time. To get rid of it, you have to remove the yellowed layers and get down to clear layers. That's where wet sanding and polishing compounds come in.
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ck98daksport
Dodge Dakota
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9/06/2005
11:47:50
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i had seen something on tv on hot rod tv i think it was, they took mothers metal polish to the lens and worked it around for a while and then topped it off with mothers plastic polish. Not sure how long you have to do this to get a clear lens again but might be worth a try.
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yeti
Dodge Dakota
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9/06/2005
12:38:32
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agree with graphitedak, re: wet sanding. heard about using 2000 grit. also, i've used autosol metal polish on head/tail lights with good results, as long as they're not too bad to begin with. good luck.
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