Fog light restoration?

[Solamar]

Pulled the fog lights this evening with the intention of cleaning them up and respraying the exterior black. After taking them apart it looks like I should address some issues they seem to have.

First, the glass lens either has overspray on it or has been blasted by road sand/debris. Is it possible to restore some of the clarity in the lens? I doubt the lens restoration kits would work as they are made for polycarbonate lenses (I assume).

Secondly, the reflectors have something that at first I thought was rust but after closer inspection I think it may just be a decomposed covering to prevent that portion of the reflector from reflecting. I know old reflectors can easily be damaged if cleaned incorrectly.

Any advice?

[smadsen]

You lenses appear to be sandblasted beyond repair (because they travel about a foot off the ground). Our host has new ones as well as new gaskets. Scrub, sand & paint the housing as necessary. I rehabbed my reflectors by polishing as well as I could, then using a gloss silver/chrome rattle can to cover any rust on the horizontal surface.

To aim them after install, put a straight edge (say 1"x 2") horizontally across both lights, then adjust the vertical with a small float level. You can get fancy going wall-eyed or cross-eyed, but mostly if you really plan to use them, aim them down just slightly so the light won't reflect back in your eyes from the fog. That's the whole point of "fog lights, I think).

[offroader1006]

There's no way to restore glass like that unless you have a kiln and experience with working glass.

Any surface abrasion will cause distortions.

As stated, new lens are the best route.