Cloudy headlights - what to do with them...

In article >, James C. Reeves wrote:

>> UV-cure crosslinking chemistry specifically designed for the task, applied
>> under cleanroom conditions.
>>
>
> Can one buy a can of UV-cure crosslinking chemistry spray in a can at
> Autozone? ;-) I didn't think so! Drats!!!

The hardcoat is what Daniel says it is. Used to deal with a similiar
process for the lenses that cover displays on consumer electronics.

That said, some folks in the mustang newsgroup sprayed their headlamps
with regular automotive clearcoat. Supposedly it offered protection and
they didn't have to polish anymore. (well up to the time they posted )
I dunno what this does to the optics. It can't be good. But then again,
the question should be is it worse than the cloudy lens?

"James C. Reeves" > wrote in
:

>
> "Daniel J. Stern" > wrote in message
> .umich.edu...
>> On Sat, 21 May 2005, Jim Yanik wrote:
>>
>>> > The first thing to degrade is the anti-scratch and anti-UV
>>> > hardcoat on the lenses.
>>>
>>> Any idea what the OEM folks use for this "hardcoat"?
>>
>> UV-cure crosslinking chemistry specifically designed for the task,
>> applied under cleanroom conditions.
>>
>
> Can one buy a can of UV-cure crosslinking chemistry spray in a can at
> Autozone? ;-) I didn't think so! Drats!!!
>
>

It seems that there is a market for a spray can of this or other material
to overcoat a polished headlamp lens.

UV to cure,I already have.(not the sun,either)

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net

On Sun, 22 May 2005, Jim Yanik wrote:

> >>> > hardcoat on the lenses.

> >>> Any idea what the OEM folks use for this "hardcoat"?

> >> UV-cure crosslinking chemistry specifically designed for the task,
> >> applied under cleanroom conditions.

> > Can one buy a can of UV-cure crosslinking chemistry spray in a can at
> > Autozone? ;-) I didn't think so! Drats!!!

> It seems that there is a market for a spray can of this or other material
> to overcoat a polished headlamp lens.

Perhaps you might try this:

http://www.por15.com/product.asp?productid=246

or this:

http://www.por15.com/product.asp?productid=261

Call the company to find out which one's most UV-proof.

wrote:
> Just buy some new headlights and be done with it. Any Ford dealer
> will have them, or can order them for you.

Ford should reimburse him for the cost. The headlamp lenses should have
been made out of material that would not cloud up before the end of the
service life of the vehicle. Imagine what it would be like if
automakers were allowed to equip vehicles with windshields that start to
cloud up after a few years.

On Mon, 23 May 2005 07:40:04 GMT, Arif Khokar , said the following in
rec.autos.driving...

> wrote:
> > Just buy some new headlights and be done with it. Any Ford dealer
> > will have them, or can order them for you.
>
> Ford should reimburse him for the cost. The headlamp lenses should have
> been made out of material that would not cloud up before the end of the
> service life of the vehicle. Imagine what it would be like if
> automakers were allowed to equip vehicles with windshields that start to
> cloud up after a few years.
>
SSSHHHHHH!!!! Don't give DROF* any ideas...

Seriously, a couple of hundred bucks for head light assemblies won't
bother me too much - though I'll gladly take the money if they offered -
but I'd really rather be reimbursed for the 2nd transmission overhaul I
had to have done a few years ago because they didn't do a proper overhaul
the first time when they had to correct a failing clutch piston
(IIRC, some lame-brain engineer had thought that using aluminum for that
part would be a really cool idea; practice proved otherwise).


* DROF (FORD backwards) = Driver Returns On Foot.