The lighting elements of our cars are part of the necessary components of safety. In actual fact, they enable us to see and be viewed at night or in bad climatic conditions. It is consequently necessary to keep them in good functioning condition and to constantly have maximum lighting. In this post, we are going to focus on the headlights of your car and more exactly how to clean the headlights of your Kia Picanto? We will begin this content with the reason why it can be necessary to clean the headlights of your car, then, how to concretely clean the headlights of your Kia Picanto.
Why clean the headlights covers of your Kia Picanto?
Most of us tend to take into consideration emptying the car, replacing a burnt-out bulb, but, we hardly ever take into consideration looking at the cleanliness of the headlights on his Kia Picanto . In actual fact, if they are yellow, opaque, or dirty , it is essential to verify that your headlights are able to effectively illuminate the road. First of all, you can examine the headlight adjustment of your Kia Picanto, or its low beams, by browsing our two specific content articles.
Clean the dull headlights of your Kia Picanto for roadworthiness testing
The first cause you can be on this page is that you wanted or passed the technical inspection and there are complications with the headlights of your Kia Picanto. In actual fact, if your headlights have become opaque over time and you have lost lighting power, you may not complete the technical inspection, in such a case it may consequently be necessary to clean or restore the headlights plastic cover of your Kia Picanto before the technical inspection or the counter inspection.
Clean the opaque headlights of its Kia Picanto to gain visibility
Second possibility, you simply have the impression of lighting less well at night with your Kia Picanto . In such a case, it is interesting to clean them before the layer of dirt grown to be difficult to take out, we suggest you to clean the headlights of your car repeatedly .
How to clean the headlights of its Kia Picanto?
We’ll now move on to the part that you’re likely most interested in, how to clean the headlights covers of your Kia Picanto? We’ll first look at how to clean the inside of your car’s headlights, then the outside, and at last how to renovate the headlights of your Kia Picanto.
Clean the inside of the headlights of your Kia Picanto
First opportunity, you have the feeling that there is humidity inside your headlights or dirt . In such a case, you’ll have to clean the inside of your Kia Picanto headlights, for that, nothing could be easier:
- Pop the hood of your car
- Dismantle the optical parts using the screws provided for this purpose
- Take out the outer headlight cover and clean the inside with a damp sponge and baking soda sprinkled on the inside of the cover
- Blow dry it at the strong dryer before you reassemble it
Clean the plastic covers of the headlights on its Kia Picanto
Second opportunity, the optics of the headlights of your Kia Picanto are dirty and you want to clean them, some choices are available to you, here they are:
- Clean the headlights of your car with a damp sponge sprinkled with a tablespoon of baking soda and then rinse
- Clean the headlights of your Kia Picanto with a cloth and toothpaste . Spread toothpaste over the entire surface of your headlights and rub with a cloth in a circular motion, then rinse with a lot of water
- Clean the headlights of your car with a cleaning kit located in a specialized shop. You will only have to follow the instructions for cleaning your headlights. This solution is powerful but a little more pricey than the other options shown earlier.
Polishing the faded headlights of its Kia Picanto
Finally, in the event even after cleaning your headlights, you have the feeling that they remain dull or faded , we have a solution for you. This is in many instances the circumstance for a counter-visit of the technical control. Here is how to renovate the headlights of your Kia Picanto/Strong:
- Clean your headlights briefly with a sponge and baking soda
- Protect your body with thick tape around your headlights
- Get some 400 grit sandpaper, moisten it, and make mild circular moves to sand the surface of your headlight, finish with horizontal motions
- Repeat the treatment with 600 grit sandpaper after rinsing the headlight
- Finally, do that one last time with glass paper 2000 grain then rinse your headlights
- Finally, apply a protective wax to protect the headlights of your Kia Picanto
To find more tips on the Kia Picanto, take a look at the Kia Picanto category.
