Plastic headlamp issues? / discolouration? / peeling?

[MOR8A]

Hello all.

I will keep this as brief as possible.

Are your headlamps still looking like they did the day they came out of the showroom? Are they looking a bit sorry for themselves? Spoiling the look of an otherwise very well looked after vehicle? Mottled and patchy or looking a bit yellow?

I tried to get my headlamp issue sorted through my warranty and Mercedes were having none of it. I'm sure I have read on this forum about dealing with this issue DIY style, which I know will be very hard and time consuming! I have now after repairing many of these types of lamps developed a very effective way of making these headlamps look 90 - 95% better. So before you go spending £600 or more per lamp for replacements, it might be worth getting in contact to see if we can sort something out for you.

Regards

MOR8A

 

[verytalldave]

Most plastics discolour on the surface only. Those that do can be made "as new" again by using a very mild abrasive cleaner like Sif (Jif), T-Cut or even Jewellers rouge.

 

[Benzowner]

My son had a Nissan Skyline and his plastic lights were a little off, he used toothepaste to clean them, which again is a very mild abrasive

 

[MOR8A]

Most plastics discolour on the surface only. Those that do can be made "as new" again by using a very mild abrasive cleaner like Sif (Jif), T-Cut or even Jewellers rouge.

It may well be possible to make some improvements using these household products but it will not necessarily give a very nice finish and it WILL take hours. The 'cut' in some of these products is way too harsh for a transparent surface not to mention such an expensive one. Thanks for your input though.

 

[corned]

Brasso is perfectly suitable for such an application. Done it myself on my 211, but not because of yellowing, just because of some light scratching.