Clever cleaning experts are using TOOTHPASTE to defog their car headlights - with spectacular results
- Australians are using toothpaste for headlights restoration on their vehicles
- The product helps to brighten up foggy, cloudy car headlights within minutes
- The car owners are sharing their very simple method in a Facebook group
We all use toothpaste every day to keep our teeth sparkling white.
And now a group of Australians have discovered an unexpected use for the household product that has nothing to do with teeth cleaning.
Car owners have revealed they are using toothpaste to brighten up their foggy, cloudy headlights within minutes - as they share their spectacular results.
Taking to Mums who Clean Facebook group, the car owners shared their very simple method to restore yellow headlights so they look new again.
People are revealing they are using toothpaste to brighten up their foggy, cloudy car headlights within minutes - as they share their spectacular results
The car owners are sharing their very simple method to restore yellow headlights so they look new again by using toothpaste
Simply rub the toothpaste on the headlights with a cloth or pad - and buff in a circular motion until it's sparkling clean - then rinse off any residue.
'Love using toothpaste on my car! Great for scratches and door paint scrapes too. But this is why I never put commercial toothpaste in my mouth,' one woman said.
'I only use natural toothpastes and keep the chemical one in my cleaning kit.'
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Another car owner shared impressive 'before' and after' pictures after the toothpaste cleaning trick restored her cloudy headlights.
One woman decided to clean her mother's vehicle and she noticed a big difference.
One woman decided to use the cleaning trick on her mother's car - and it worked a treat
Another woman said she cleaned her headlights for a minute on each side.
'I just had a quick go. One minute each light. Results pretty good,' she commented.
Many people suggested other unusual tricks to clean foggy headlights, including WD40, insect repellent spray Aerogard and headline restore kits such as Turtle Wax.
'WD40 or Aerogard works,' one suggested.
Another said: 'I've used WD40 before. It works short term.'
'My pop - who's an ex car detailer - says bicarb and lemon. Make a paste, scrub it round, let it sit, then rinse,' one woman shared.
Another woman managed to restore her 'tarnish headlights' after using Turtle Headlight Restoration Kit, available at Supercheap Auto for $39.99
Another woman said she needed to restore her 'tarnished headlights' after her vehicle failed a safety certificate inspection.
She tried a couple of products but she was still not 'completely satisfied as the [the headlights were] still a yellow tinge and slightly foggy'.
'I found the Turtle Wax Headlight Restoration Kit at Supercheap [RRP$39.99]. I did the process twice and it worked a treat,' she said, as she shared her amazing results.
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