Head lights

[Bigdemetris]

Hey Peeps,
I actually have 2 problems. 1) Whatever was on the headlight is peeling off. I've never seen that before, especially on an expensive car like a stinger.As we all know. Now, since that peeling started, the light caseing will fog up. The other headlight is not nearly as bad, but it does not fog up at all. This is after I came out of the car wash and drove home. Was that some kind of clear coat over the light?
2.) The other photo is of the panels of the doors. It is so dull. I don't know what to use to make it look better.Does anyone have any suggestions? HELP!

 

[Snicklefritz]

Your third pic of the driver side headlight looks completely free of the peeling coating. Must be a trick of the light. If it is peeling off, if it were my issue, I would keep peeling it until it's gone. You can use a product like Meguiar's PlastX or their other heavier duty headlight fogging cleaning compound - blanking on the name - to bring the plastic lens back to bright and clear. Meg's rubbing and polishing compounds will make that piano black door trim look tons better. Maybe never perfect by now, but for sure you will be happier with the improvement.

 

[Thomby]

You can use a product like Meguiar's PlastX or their other heavier duty headlight fogging cleaning compound - blanking on the name - to bring the plastic lens back to bright and clear

I'm not sure how aggressive of a polish that is, but it may be faster/easier to get one of those drill attachments with the foam pad & velcro, plus a set of round sandpaper, and wetsand from coarse to fine grit before ending with a polish. Something like a 220-400 to start, then maybe 800-1000, then finish with a 1500-2000.

This will take the headlights from cloudy to clear, but you won't have a UV-resistant clearcoat, so it's likely they will cloud again in a year or two. You can either polish them again whenever that happens, or apply a new clearcoat, but I believe the only truly UV-proof ones are the heavy duty, two stage spray on ones.

I've had good luck bringing back cloudy headlights on older cars but haven't done the UV sealant.

 

[Bigdemetris]

Your third pic of the driver side headlight looks completely free of the peeling coating. Must be a trick of the light. If it is peeling off, if it were my issue, I would keep peeling it until it's gone. You can use a product like Meguiar's PlastX or their other heavier duty headlight fogging cleaning compound - blanking on the name - to bring the plastic lens back to bright and clear. Meg's rubbing and polishing compounds will make that piano black door trim look tons better. Maybe never perfect by now, but for sure you will be happier with the improvement.

I appreciate your time. I think it is a jinx of the light, but I never really paid attention. The first two pictures are from when the car was dirty. Then I had it cleaned and maybe I did take it off. I'd have to look at it, but thank you for those two years.Good pieces of information.I will definitely use it and let you know how it works out. Thank you for your time

 

[Ah GetFd]

All the above. You can use polishes.

One of the best things to use is WD40......it will also rejuvenate your wiper blades...

Another thought is to take it to a reputable repairer. They can do wonders with headlights that are scraped and scratched in an accident and "Buff" it back to new....

 

[Bbrownjohnd]

I appreciate your time. I think it is a jinx of the light, but I never really paid attention. The first two pictures are from when the car was dirty. Then I had it cleaned and maybe I did take it off. I'd have to look at it, but thank you for those two years.Good pieces of information.I will definitely use it and let you know how it works out. Thank you for your time

Haven't read all of the post here. But I second the idea of wet sanding then polish. I've done this a few times to remove the yellow oxidation on cars with plastic headlights. They were clear as glass when completed (when done right). What i would add is after getting them clear like glass. getting them wrapped with PPF. You can buy the PPF sheets and do it yourself, or like I've done, I had a PPF shop do it. It's a worthy investment for the $3000 headlights or whatever they cost now