Cleaning headlights?

Grey_Critic

Polish them with BRASSO that will clear them

martyp

Mildly_Miffed said:

martyp said:

It's an old car, to me if a car works and is cheap to run I tend to stick with it and have had it for years and probably until me or the car can no longer go. It is over 20 years old, a Renault Clio mk2. I literally try and spend as little as I can just to keep it going really.

That can be an expensive mistake in the long run, though. Spending a little more on maintenance reduces the amount spent on "repairs". Stitch in time, an' all that?

Spending twenty quid and an hour to make your car more visible to others, and to enable you to better see the road and other road users in front? Surely a no-brainer. Even before we consider the MOT angle...

Remember, passing an MOT is the bare minimum standard for a vehicle to be allowed on our roads, not a once-a-year highpoint...

Of course, I definitely service it and check on various things regularly. I do filters etc. Myself and keep an eye on other things like tyres, fluids, wipers, brakes etc. Too.
For me a car is literally just to get around, as long as the stereo works I'm not fussed how it looks or how shiny it is etc. It just needs to do the job really.

martyp

Mildly_Miffed said:

martyp said:

Funnily enough I still have the cleaning attachment for the drill as the garage managed to leave it in my car. Still mean to return it.

The £20 kit I linked to contains everything you need bar the drill and a modicum of elbow grease.

It just works. Honestly, it's not worth trying to shortcut with a variety of bodges.

Thanks, I think I did have a drill somewhere otherwise might need to ask around.

knightstyle

I used this as I had some left over from polishing caravan scratched windows.  Worked well on DDs car  headlights.