Cleaning Maintenance For Headlights

About Headlights.

The headlights of one vehicle are light projectors that are responsible for illuminating the road for the driver of the vehicle, although it also serves to make visible to one vehicle with respect to the others.

About Cleaning Maintenance For Headlights.

So headlights are a vital safety element and as important as it is, it must be kept in optimal condition all the time. Checking the condition of our lighting system from time to time is important, as there may be a melted bulb or a poorly regulated headlight, that the headlights are yellowish, full of dust and dirt, among other things.

Road elements such as heat, cold, rain, or gravel particles or other materials can impair or wear down the optimal operation of any part of the vehicle, and headlights are no exception. If you don't do a cleaning maintenance for the headlights, they can come to a deplorable state that will require professional maintenance, so you'll have to spend extra money you could have saved if you'd had good practice with your car.

But, don't worry, it's not too late, you can start with these good practices to maintain. Proper maintenance increases performance and safety, as shown below:

Tools Required.

• Toothpaste
• Sandpapers
• Water
• Soap
• Cloth
• Brush
• Sandpaper

Steps For Cleaning Maintenance For Headlights.

Easy method:

1. Place toothpaste over the headlight and use the brush to rub the surface of the headlight with the toothpaste.
2. As you do this cleaning, go through your hand to feel any dirt or particle that is on the surface of the headlight, and then proceed to clean it.
3. Rinse with warm water and a clean cloth.

Difficult method:

1. Wet the headlight and 400 grain sandpaper.
2. Sand carefully and with a circular pattern on the surface of the headlight. Then sand horizontally. Keeping the headlight and sandpaper moist at all times.
3. Now use 200 grain sandpaper with the same procedure as the previous step.
4. After rinsing with water, pass a 2000 grain sandpaper, keeping the headlight and paper moist at all times with the same patterns.
5. Pass your hand on the surface of the headlight for any irregularities, dirt or particle.
6. Clean the headlight with water and a clean cloth to finish with a protective wax.

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You can also purchase a cleaning maintenance kit for headlights, costing around $25, which bring all the necessary tools for a complete and durable cleaning of the headlights.

But, you have to be very careful with the sandpapers, as you can get to scratch the headlights if you press the sandpaper too the surface. And you also have to be careful with the cleaning products you use, because if they touch other parts of the body, they can damage the paint. It is recommended to put specialized adhesive tapes around the headlights so that neither cleaning products, sandpaper papers or a brush touch other parts of the vehicle.