There are many discussions on how to clear up cloudy headlight covers etc.
But is there a good way to prevent this from happening? I think that wax would be a part of the problem eventually. Stuff like rain-x would seem to accelerate the issue.
I can see at the very bottom of my 04 headlights, a bit of cloudy starting to form.
Anyone have any ideas?

 

There was a thread, not sure if it was this or some other forum, from a detailer on how to really clear up cloudy lights. It involved sanding with finer and finer grit sandpaper, followed by a lot of polishing. Sounds like too much work.

 

Try Opti-Lens headlight coating. (they need to be polished before you apply the coating)

Optimum Car Care

Is had been out for a few months. People have been using Opti-Coat 2.0, this is supposed to designed just for headlights.

Here is a discussion on it: Optimum Opti-Lens Headlight Coating - What YOU Should Know - Auto Geek Online Auto Detailing Forum

 

Are you talking about cloudy on the inside, cause the glass on a Disco does not get cloudy like most other vehicles?

 

Mikw No I think it's just the outside on the 04. I saw a line of cloudy near the bottom not sure what is making that way I eliminated moisture by drilling a very small hole in the plastic . The moisture is gone.
The 99 is glass of course No worries with that I need to replace a cracked one now.

I will look at the coating Acamato thanks

 

i scrub the cloudy area....usually the top angle strip, with steel wool. 000 grit.
then spray uv non yellowing laquer clear coat. the clear coat protects from further damage and removes any steel wool machining. these are a set. one is done one is not. it has lasted, on several of my autos, for years.

 

Don't know how to prevent, but I bought a de-fogger kit at autozone for $15. It was really easy and worked incredibly well.

 

How often have you had to do this ? looks good

Looks like your doing a bit of reloading too.

 

never had to do it more than once on a set. but I have used this technique on several vehicles. I have, first hand, seen it last for 5+ years, before I sold it.....could last longer....dunno, but if I have to do it again in 6 years, i can live with an extra 30-45 minute do- over. the ones in the pic came from a part out truck.
yeah on the reloads, that's where I keep the steel wool.

 

I used the Meguiars heavy duty headlight restoration kit. It has a corse and fine sandpaper as well as a polishing disk that attaches to a drill. Here are the before and after photos of our 2004 Disco II