What's the best way to protect headlights?

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bcwang

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Just wondering what is the best way to protect current day plastic headlights from UV damage. Would waxing it with some synthetic be better, or using something like 303 aerospace?



303 does mention it can be used on polycarbonate. But I don't think I've seen any waxes mention they are to be used on polycarbonate.
 
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Vehicle Headlights (plastic) – wipe glass with a damp waffle weave towel; apply Plexus Plastic Cleaner, Protectant and Polish to 100% cotton Microfiber cloth and rub glass surface with a light to medium pressure safe for all types of clear and coloured plastics, Perspex, Lucite, Mylar (window tinting) and clear acrylics, apply 303 Aerospace Protectant to provide UV protection









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justadumbarchitect * so i question everything*
 
Personally, the best way to protect them is to use something like Xpel or Stonegard etc. It's a clear protective film that is applied to the headlights.
 
Interesting.



I'll have to look into this. This would be an awesome add on service for mobile detailing, not to mention protecting my own headlights.:xyxthumbs
 
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The reason I didn’t recommend this type of product is that I’d fitted some Griot’s Headlight Shields to a customer’s daily driver and they discoloured (yellowed) due to heat from both the light and the Florida sun. Needless to say I removed them and cleaned the yellowing from the lenses.



-ajbarnes- your experiences may be different due to location, but with higher temperature lights (HIDs etc) I’d tend to err on the side of caution.



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justadumbarchitect * so i question everything*
 
TOGWT said:


-ajbarnes- your experiences may be different due to location, but with higher temperature lights (HIDs etc) I’d tend to err on the side of caution.

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That's exactly why I want to look into this. Don't want to experience something that could be damaging without research, experimenting, etc.



Thank's for the heads up!:xyxthumbs
 
yeah, it's true the product will yellow over time but the polycarbonate does as well. I regard the xpel (or equiv.) products as sacraficial; you're gonna have to re-new it every few years to keep things looking fresh.



A few of the companies sell the material in bulk form and that's the direction I have taken but our headlights have fairly simple shapes so hand-cutting the material is straighforward.
 
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