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Originally Posted by HardDrive
I have to say, I am pretty impressed. 10 minutes, 25 cents worth of toothpaste, and a little elbow grease, and they look dramatically better! I probably spent less than 5 minute on each one.
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Considering the minimal effort, I'd say that looks pretty darn good.
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Originally Posted by drkshdw
I did this on my Lexus years ago. I'll admit it does work. And it does look good. For about a week. But that was on 20 year old plastic. Perhaps the newer lenses last longer.
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New or old, any of them will haze (oxidize) pretty quickly, once you remove the original top layer/coating.
To get a little more mileage before the haze/oxidation returns, you can give them a good coat of wax and/or periodically hit them with some UV protectant (303, Vinylex, etc.).
A better/more permanent solution would be to spray them with a good 2k clear-coat after polishing, and/or apply some sort of Clear-Bra type film.
Though, I'd probably spend a bit more time getting them super-clean/clear (fine-grit sandpaper + rotary polisher, etc.) before bothering with clear-coat or film though. YMMV.