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Old 03-17-13 | 03:14 PM
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Default I cleaned my headlights with toothpaste.

"You'll wonder where the yellow went when you clean your headlights with Pepsodent"
only thing is I used Colgate because that is what my wife buys...
I thought they were kidding, but I just tried it and it worked.
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Old 03-17-13 | 03:47 PM
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Very nice car billy, so now that you have the ls430 wheels, do you have spare tire? Is the wheel smooth and figment is good like the oem 16. I ask becoz there is a set for sale, but holding back becoz no spare tire.
Old 03-17-13 | 04:04 PM
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Chrome polish works great too.
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thats the cheap alternative. it works but the yellowing will come back without a proper wetsand, buff, and sealant.
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mine wasn't very bad, I didnt spend more than a minute on each one, and just a peanut squeeze of TP.
(anesthesia) it still has the 16 original as a spare, I'll be looking..
Old 03-17-13 | 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by xtremex626
thats the cheap alternative. it works but the yellowing will come back without a proper wetsand, buff, and sealant.
not true if u apply this stuff a few times a year
http://www.autogeek.net/klasalpolsea...FeeDQgodGA4A9g
Old 03-17-13 | 08:02 PM
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I bet the American Dental Association didn't have this in mind.
Old 03-18-13 | 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by I'mStock
Chrome polish works great too.
this works, along with toothpaste, due to the micro abrasives in the product. they act as fine sandpaper polishing the plastic. though you will need to reapply a few times a year, depending on weather exposure, this is a cheap solution. good work!
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Originally Posted by python
not true if u apply this stuff a few times a year
http://www.autogeek.net/klasalpolsea...FeeDQgodGA4A9g
Originally Posted by xtremex626
thats the cheap alternative. it works but the yellowing will come back without a proper wetsand, buff, and sealant.
you basically summed up what i said; notice i said sealant at the end. this would be part of the "sealant" lol.
Old 03-20-13 | 12:59 AM
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Meguiar's PlastX Plastic Polish works really well also
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Originally Posted by xtremex626
you basically summed up what i said; notice i said sealant at the end. this would be part of the "sealant" lol.
sealant...is this
http://www.autopia-carcare.com/kus-k...FSHZQgodoVgAmw
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I have no idea if this is legit or not but somebody may want to try it.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10153179993930353
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Sure enough it came back pretty soon... But I am past 80 now and cant do it anymore,, not enough energy. I had mine professionally done, with a lifetime guarantee..
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Don't do it. The chemical compounds in these sprays damage and soften plastics.
There is this video that explains it:

I had sprayed a DEET based repellent on myself and had rested my arm on the window sill plastic trim. After about 10 minutes, that trim piece was discolored and soft. The cans will warn that vinyl, plastics can be damaged by coming in contact with it.
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It worked wonderful for mine too.
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