Headlight cleaner

WoodyB

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Mar 10, 2014
20
Hunter 1989 30' St. Andrews, NB
Has anyone tried using the cleaner for automobile headlights on the plexiglass windows on the boat? If so did it make the windows clear again?
 
Oct 3, 2010
130
oday 31 noank
i buffed my headlight lenses clear the same way i do the boat. imperial compound..finnesse it and a polymer wax...they look like new
 
Oct 14, 2005
2,191
1983 Hunter H34 North East, MD
Woody...

That's what I've used to clean up the plexi windows in my dodger. Unless they're pretty far gone, it does a great job of restoring their clearness.

Clean them first with soap and water (DO NOT USE WINDEX, ETC.) and dry them with a soft cloth. Apply the cleaner with a damp sponge and let come to a haze before wiping off with a terry-like cloth. When that's all done, go back over every window with a good grade of wax. Again, hand apply it and rub it off, then buff by hand.

It has also worked extremely well on my hatches and fixed ports.
 
Jun 4, 2004
255
Hunter 376 Annapolis MD
>Has anyone tried using the cleaner for automobile headlights on the plexiglass windows on the boat?

Used a Maquire's kit on cloudy acrylic portholes. Took a few minutes; the acrylic was as clear as new.
 
Dec 2, 1999
15,184
Hunter Vision-36 Rio Vista, CA.
Pledge furniture polish. Then there are the products from Novus too. It really depends on how bad the are.
 
Jan 4, 2007
406
Hunter 30 Centerport
Used the cheapest headlight de digger from pep boys worked really well but you need to use the Elena sealer. They seem to fog up again in a year or so but a quick buff seems to bring them back. It's work the effort.
 
Dec 19, 2006
5,832
Hunter 36 Punta Gorda
PlasticX

I used PlasticX to clean the clear windows on my Dodger that I thought
I needed to replace but after using plasticX with a buff pad on potable drill
made the windows look like new again.
Nick
 
Apr 8, 2010
1,606
Frers 33 41426 Westport, CT
I did the one set into the starboard side of the hull with the buffer loaded up with Finesse-IT II last year after deciding that I couldn't make it any LESS transparent than it already was, and to my pleasant surprise it's extremely clear now (still has some haze to it, but now it's more like looking through a somewhat dirty window than trying to see into a murky lake). now that I know it really helps, I plan on hitting it again with the Finesse-IT II this year and see if I can improve it anymore still.