You can clean foggy headlights using toothpaste, baking soda, or a headlight restoration kit. Clean the Lens, apply your cleanser, scrub using circular motions, then rinse and dry well. For long-lasting results, get professional headlight lens restoration with UV coating protection.
DIY supplies for cleaning headlights using toothpaste or baking soda cost $5-25. A headlight restoration kit from Home Depot costs $15-40. Professional headlight lens restoration runs $79-149 per pair but includes a UV protection coating that lasts 2-3 years. DIY solutions are a quick fix lasting 3-6 months on older cars.
The best headlight restoration kit options include 3M headlight restoration products ($15-20), Meguiar’s PlastX compound ($25-30), and Chemical Guys kits ($35-45). Look for kits with grit sandpaper (320 to 3000), polishing compound, and UV coating sealant. Auto supply stores carry these kits designed specifically for cleaning cloudy headlights.
Using toothpaste on foggy headlights is a quick fix because it’s mildly abrasive. Toothpaste can polish away the yellow haze from the surface of the headlight lens. However, it won’t fix deep cloudiness or prevent future oxidation. Results last 1-3 months before your car headlights get dim again from UV exposure.
Tampa’s humid air, salty ocean spray, and intense sun degrade headlight coating faster than elsewhere. The UV rays and salt air mix cause polycarbonate plastic to oxidize quickly. People in Brandon, Clearwater, St. Petersburg, and Wesley Chapel face the same issues. The yellowish light from cloudy headlights makes driving at night dangerous on busy roads like I-275 and I-75.
According to AAA’s car care guide, cloudy headlights cut visibility by 40%, making night driving risky. The National Highway Safety group says proper headlight care is key for road safety, especially in humid places like Florida’s coast, where headlights degrade from constant UV exposure.
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