How to polish headlights so it lasts (re-adding UV protection)

[Daox]

I snapped a couple pics as I left work today while there was still some light out.

[bikeprof]

Thanks...,
I've also have a vehicle like yours!
With lenses like that, I'm bashful that my car is winking at others !
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[Daox]

Here is the night time headlight shot. Its clearer when you're there. The camera didn't do a great job of capturing it. However, you can plainly see that the right headlight's (the foggy one) beam pattern is smaller than the left one, its not perspective. Beyond the picture, what you can't really see, is that the intensity of the right beam pattern is without a doubt dimmer than the left beam pattern.

[Hondadc2]

have you tried reapplying a clearcoat?

[user removed]

Right side looks to be about 50% of the left side, even considering it needs to be adjusted down a little.

regards
mech

[user removed]

Once you get it clean a little wax will keep it there.

regards
mech

[spdfrk]

I've been using glossifier by plastidip to spray over the lenses in winter to protect them from pitting. Then I remove it in the spring...

:-)

[Daox]

I got one of these kits for Christmas. Looks like its basically the same thing I did, but all packaged together and the urethane is in a spray can. I'll have to give it a go on the Metro once its warm enough.

Dupli-Color HLR100 Headlight Restoration Kit

[Daox]

The other day I tried out the new duplicolor kit. The polish seemed to work pretty well. It cleared up the lenses without too much hassle, and I did it by hand. The clear coat is VERY thin and the directions say to put on a medium thickness coat... Yeah, this stuff just runs like crazy. However, its so thin that you can't see the runs once it dries. I did two coats of it. The second coat didn't look amazing, but its still way better than before.

Here are the pictures:

Before shot. The passenger side is much worse than the driver's side. I'm not sure why the driver's side held up so much better.





Here is the passenger side headlight after polishing. It cleaned up very nice.





Here is the after shot.

[2000mc]

Does the metro get any garage time, or only live outdoors?