Cleaning a headlight using Autosol polish

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Cleaning a headlight using Autosol polish

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Here's a demonstration video from YouTube, showing how to clean a headlight
using Autosol polish --> Cleaning a headlight using Autosol polish by ThePolishGuy1.

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He doesn't sound Polish, I'd guess that he was American :)
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I stopped watching when he mentioned it was a plastic lens - does he later say it also works on glass?
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It works on glass - he does say so and I discovered that for myself empirically.

(fingers crossed and hope for the best, couldn't get any worse anyway)

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Cheers Steve. :)
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myglaren wrote:He doesn't sound Polish, I'd guess that he was American :)
Yes, he's American :)
myglaren wrote:It works on glass - he does say so and I discovered that for myself empirically.
I bought Autosol and tried it on my headlight glass. First locally only over the scratched area and then all the headlight glass.
I had to apply to the other headlight since it looked dull compared to the polished one.

There were 4-5 scratch lines about 3-4 cm each and all have disappeared :D
I used rubber gloves and sponge. I would have used electric tool for a larger surface.
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myglaren wrote:He doesn't sound Polish, I'd guess that he was American :)
I used to think my ex was Polish, but when she took a week to hoover the downstairs I realised she was a Slovak.

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