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As title , can anyone recommend a polish for the headlight lenses ??
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why?

normal car wax can be used. or just buy some headlamp protectors, along with driving lamp protectors :wink:
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Nowt wrong with normal car polish. Or window cleaner if you're feeling a tad anal. Or do you mean inside? :?
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on the outside to remove scratches , and i have had headlight protectors
on them for the last couple of years ...
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Jewellers rouge, or go to a shop that sells binoculars and optical instruments, or even an optician for some specialist glass cleaning stuff.

To go to extremes...from my youth in astronomy and telescopes etc, you can get a special grinding paste for mirrors and lenses from serious scientific instrument sellers.

Believe it or not, toothpaste makes a very good glass cleaner.
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Sounds good, nothing lost at that price, definitely worth a try.
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Believe it or not, toothpaste makes a very good glass cleaner.[/quote]
Can verify that, had an old townace fail on dim lights couldnt believe the difference afterwards :shock:
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I'm glad someone else noticed how useful toothpaste is, I've used it for ages to clean up glass.I got the info from my wife, she uses it all the time to clean up her jewellery and nice glass stuff, shines it up a treat.
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Excellent !! very interesting v :idea:
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Excellent, and if there's any left you can always use it to clean your teeth! :D
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Why not give Meguiars PLAST-X a try ?
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Nice one welly did you get it from halfrauds ?
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