Headlight Restore kit

[YamahaR86]

First time I've ever used a headlight restore kit and I like it as it gave me good results.

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00429NKWK?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailp age_o02_s00"]Sylvania 46135387715SYLVANIA Headlight Restoration Kit[/ame]


Reason why I chose this one was because people on other forums recommend it, it lasts a year or more and most importantly, came with the UV Clear Coat.

Directions were easy to follow, I've never done this sort of thing before. My headlights weren't yellow or foggy but were in the process of that because my aftermarket headlight's UV Coat was peeling. Just follow the steps of Prep, Sanding, Polishing, and Clear.

Will try to report back when I have to redo it again and how long it lasts.

[radroach]

Any ideas on how to apply a new UV coating after doing this?

[YamahaR86]

Originally Posted by radroach

Any ideas on how to apply a new UV coating after doing this?

There's a UV coating liquid in the kit, which is what also leaned me toward it. It's the last step.

Steps are spray prep, wet sand 400, 1000, 2000. Polishing wipe.

After those steps I was sort of upset since it still had that white hazy fog you get after you sand but as soon as the clear coat touches it it clears up.

Clear coat direction is pretty much dip the supplied paper towel sheet into the clear coat bottle, wipe it on the headlight on a left to right motion working top down. Don't overlap your old wipes and a thick layer of it is recommended.

Let it dry for an hour before you touch it and a full 4-6 hours after for it to fully cure.

I messed up a bit since I did it outside and it lightly rained after an hour so I have a small smudge but it looks way better than before.

[radroach]

@YamahaR86

Hmm, did it come with any plastic polishing compound? I'd imagine if you used Meguiar's Plastic-X or their headlight compound it would have cleared up the haziness before you did the clear coat phase.

[YamahaR86]

Originally Posted by radroach

@YamahaR86

Hmm, did it come with any plastic polishing compound? I'd imagine if you used Meguiar's Plastic-X or their headlight compound it would have cleared up the haziness before you did the clear coat phase.

Yeah it did. It was called clearing compound. It felt kind of like a polishing compound as it had a gritty feeling to it. Which is applied after the last wet sanding phase.

Though they did say after you'll still get the white haze it's perfectly normal. It didn't clear up until I applied the clear coat.

[Packofcrows]

quick question. That headlight is plastic right? Not glass? I'm in the market for glass headlights.... lol

[YamahaR86]

Plastic Yeah. It'll be hard to find glass headlights nowadays because they're more expensive and heavier.

[twag4]

Originally Posted by YamahaR86

Plastic Yeah. It'll be hard to find glass headlights nowadays because they're more expensive and heavier.

And illegal, as most governments are trying to make a pedestrian strike more survivable for the pedestrian. They believe broken headlight glass is dangerous to pedestrians.

[ZOMFGAARON]

My spyder headlights are doing the same thing I was thinking about having a shop do them and clear coat them. But I guess I'll try one of these kits first. Thanks.


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[wil5bart]

Sounds like a good alternative to 3m and Megs though I'm curious how long it will last.

[YamahaR86]

Originally Posted by wil5bart

Sounds like a good alternative to 3m and Megs though I'm curious how long it will last.

I had 3M before and to be honest I had no idea what I was doing and it didn't work out in the end.

I had the kit where it came with a power drill head attachment.

[AzureShadow]

Great video about this, and the different ways to go about it, with slightly more in-depth step by step:

[FRSBRZGT86FAN]

Originally Posted by twag4

And illegal, as most governments are trying to make a pedestrian strike more survivable for the pedestrian. They believe broken headlight glass is dangerous to pedestrians.

Yup that's exactly the reason why, plastic doesn't shatter out and become shrapnel and also don't become a clean up issue in a crash causing tire blowouts in the future. Also plastic is way easier and cheaper to manufacture and mold into an aerodynamic body piece. The fog lights however are a small easy to mass produce glass enclosure on our cars.

[FR-S Runner]

Update on this? I've had my spec d lights for maybe 6 months, and it's starting to peel around the corners.