Fixing Pitting?

[E30_Pare]

Does anyone know a way to fix pits on fog lights or any lights in general? If there is a way or at least something you can do to try and restore them i would like to know. Give me some info!




-:D

[Jand3rson]

There's not really much you can do about pitted glass, since you can't really polish it out. I've heard from most people that if you get clear Lamin-X protective film for them, the glue that actually adheres the film to the lense will fill in most of the pitting and little chips, and make the glass look practically brand new.

You can also get replacement acrylic (not glass) lenses for the fogs for about $45, and they look dead on. They won't last as long, but for the price, you can afford to replace them once a year or so. I have them on my car, and they were kind of a bitch to install, but they look great.

[E30_Pare]

Hmm, i think i might try the Lamin-X film your described. Sounds more practical to do :D. Do you know where i can get my hands on it?

[erik325i]

Hmm, i think i might try the Lamin-X film your described. Sounds more practical to do :D. Do you know where i can get my hands on it?

https://www.lamin-x.com

[Aptyp]

anyone try to use that auto-x stuff at parts stores that fills in chips in windshield? Wondered if that could work.

[E30_Pare]

well my dad is a glass repair man and they use some kind of filling that only prevents the crack from crack further and reduces its appearance by about 75%. that is depending on the size of the crack. I believe the biggest we can fill are about quarter sized cracks.

fyi the filling we use is cured with a UV light.

[Aptyp]

could that stuff by used on a pitted glass to fill and then to polish it out.

[E30_Pare]

i dont think it would be very effective both cost and practical wise. first of all the liquid has to be injected into a crack and to fill one crack we charge about 55-65$ depending on how much we like you lol.

fyi a small amount of liquid is used to fill the crack and I believe they are sold in small kits(like eye drop size bottles) for about 120$ or so.

So getting a whole windshield is probably more cost effective ;)

[Aptyp]

we're talking about headlights and fog lights though.

[BrewCity11]

Waiting for someone to try this out. Supposedly for wear marks on your windsheld from the wipers, but make help out with pitting as well:

http://www.eastwoodco.com/jump.jsp?itemID=2024&itemType=PRODUCT

[cferb]

I've heard of spraying them with clear coat, and putting lamin-x over that, don't know if anyone tried it though...

I have lamin-x on mine, there's pitting on it, and it does help a lot, but not entirely. You don't really see the pitting much, but if you see a new set, there's a huge difference.

[naplesE30]

I used acrylic lenses from bmwlight.com they work great and look great. Had them on for about 3mo now and now chips or pitting yet. There is a good diy on m42club. The results are def worthwhile.... However, time will tell on the durability of the lenses.

[TrentW]

There's not really much you can do about pitted glass, since you can't really polish it out. I've heard from most people that if you get clear Lamin-X protective film for them, the glue that actually adheres the film to the lense will fill in most of the pitting and little chips, and make the glass look practically brand new.

You can also get replacement acrylic (not glass) lenses for the fogs for about $45, and they look dead on. They won't last as long, but for the price, you can afford to replace them once a year or so. I have them on my car, and they were kind of a bitch to install, but they look great.

Why exactly were they a bitch to install?

[Asbradley21]

The acrylic fogs are flat without the lip that the proper glass ones have. When I bought my car (several years ago) I got some acrylic lenses on ebay that have the lip. Look great.

[John in VA]

I've heard of good results using Spray Max 2-part urethane clear coat aerosol. A few coats works great for this job. ~$20 a can, available at Eastwoodco.com and your local auto body supply stores.

This is a 2-part urethane in a can containing isocyanates so you'll have to wear a good respirator. But it sprays beautifully and like I said, will make your headlights and foglights look like new. Crystal clear and not yellow.