| Everywhere you go you will see them - headlights | | | | pass inspection. Plastic resins can be found at your |
| and I'm not talking about girls headlights like Paris | | | | local hardware store or on your favorite internet |
| Hilton and Jessica Simpson have. Plastic ones on your | | | | search engine.The biggest problems with plastic |
| car. The problem is that most aren't very clear and | | | | lenses is that they get cloudy and worn. This is |
| are unsafe and in need of replacement or repair."An | | | | usually caused by sun or UV damage and a mixture |
| average of 9 out of every 10 cars on the road | | | | of acid rain or road debris and dirt. The sun breaks |
| today has dirty or yellowed headlights that greatly | | | | down and dries out plastic. It turns them cloudy and |
| reduce vision and need to be replaced, cleaned, and | | | | yellow and it only takes 2-3 years for this to happen |
| or repaired." -AAA Foundation for Traffic | | | | on plastic headlight lenses. Acid rain will usually leave a |
| Safety."Your night vision can be reduced by as much | | | | characteristic line and either the top half or bottem |
| as 90% by dirty headlights. Get your headlights | | | | half will be etched from it. Road debris and dirt will |
| restored with headlight repair, cleaner and restorer by | | | | basically have a sand blasting effect on the lenses. All |
| - Their product works!" - Road & Travel | | | | these conditions are considered severe weathering |
| magazine."Clean the headlights or have them | | | | and will break down and ruin your headlights - it is |
| professionally restored and repaired(our department | | | | just a matter of time. Its like cancer, once it starts |
| uses New Lite headlight repair and cleaner on all our | | | | to show it will get worse and worse. It will affect |
| police cruisers and department vehicles- Dirty | | | | your night time visibility and has been proven to |
| headlights will decrease visibility by as much as 90%." | | | | cause accidents due to poor visibility.In the past you |
| - New York Broome County Police Traffic Division's | | | | had to replace the cloudy headlights with expensive |
| Traffic Safety Team.So it is obvious that it is vitally | | | | replacements at your local dealer who would charge |
| important to have clean, functional headlights.Headlight | | | | $400+ and that doesn't include installation. Now there |
| replacement was the only option available until | | | | are headlight repair, cleaner and restoration kits that |
| recently. Due to technological advances and | | | | will do this. In under 20 minutes, in most cases, you |
| extensive research there are products available to | | | | can have new looking headlight lenses. One company |
| clean, restore and even repair worn headlights. Even | | | | is even backed by the U.S. government and was |
| cracked, leaking headlights can be repaired.If there is | | | | awarded a patent by the U.S. government - thats us |
| water or condensation inside it must first be | | | | ( there you have it - the best in headlight repair and |
| removed. This is accomplished by using a small drill bit | | | | headlight restoration. You now know how to remove |
| and drilling a small hole in the bottom of the headlight | | | | condensation and water, how to patch scratches and |
| assembly. It is easiest to remove the lens first and | | | | holes, and how to get rid of the cloudy haze that |
| make sure the hole goes all the way into the | | | | affects 90% of plastic headlights. So go repair your |
| headlight chamber. Drain all water and then place the | | | | headlights and increase your driving safety at night - |
| headlight assembly next to your air conditioning ducts | | | | you will be glad you did - the life you save may be |
| in your house or a dehumidifier to remove all | | | | your own!David Maillie is a chemist with over 12 years |
| moisture. Reseal with silicone seal (at all automotive | | | | experience in biochemical research and clynical |
| stores - glues will crack and leak). Its also a good idea | | | | analysis. He is an alumni of Cornell University and |
| to check the whole seal that attaches the outer | | | | specializes in biochemical synthesis for public, private, |
| globe to the headlight assembly - reseal if necessary. | | | | and governmental interests. He holds numerous |
| Then reinstall.If you have a large crack, or a s hole | | | | patents including his recently awarded patent for |
| from a rock or such, there is plastic resin which will | | | | headlight repair, cleaner and restorer. He can be |
| seal the lens and increase its integrity. Plastic resin will | | | | reached at M.D. |
| also maintain a clear and safe appearance so it can | | | | |