Cloudy headlights fixed!

[85genius]

For about £6 on eBay I bought some of this stuff

Was sceptical about the claims on how it worked but gave it a go and went form this foggy mess:

To this

In about five minutes will probably go over it again because it's not perfectwhen you look up really close but it's an absolutely massive improvement I definitely recommend this product was the cheapest option I could find online and didn't need sandpaper or a buffer like most of the others

 

[markplant]

Top work

 

[nfbr]

That stuff looks like it's worked really well! I may try some of this myself.

 

[ben g]

Good stuff. I used the 3m restoration kit which comes with a drill attachment. This works very well.

 

[Swiftly]

Impressive results from such a cheap product, a good find indeed

 

[Paulj100]

When I bought my Z the headlights were like the first pic all hazed over so used a whitening toothpaste works very well and came up crystal clear after about 30 mins each headlight finished off with a wax to seal them. They have stayed clear ever since.


Paul

 

[Ewazix]

Looks like it's worth a try at that price so just bought some

 

[Dav the wheel nut]

G3 worked for me.

 

[Raj_UK]

Thanks for sharing! I'm gonna get some! You apply any protection afterwards?

 

[Toe-side]

 

[85genius]

Thanks for sharing! I'm gonna get some! You apply any protection afterwards?

Supposedly this stuff has a protector in it

 

[Raj_UK]

This stuff gets better and better!!

 

[sprthompson]

Bought some on Amazon (http://amzn.to/1LaOKrs) and just tried it.

Only gave it about 60 seconds of rubbing per light..

Worked a treat on the wife's Rav 4 but not such good progress on my 2006 z4. There is a noticable different but not perfect.

Will give it another go on Sunday when I have more time, and post pics then.

It will be interesting to see how the protector works - since the Rav4 had the lights polished by a mechanic at the last service and were noticeably clearer but faded back to foggyness very fast.

 

[Steve84N]

You need to sand a bit to get decent results that last.

 

[Raj_UK]

I finally got round to ordering some of this stuff! Are the results still good after time?

 

[85genius]

I finally got round to ordering some of this stuff! Are the results still good after time?

Still about the same as when I did it but I do still need to go over it again.. I did it the first time just with a cloth but now have a buffing pad attachment for my drill (about £3 off ebay) so going to do it properly got loads of the stuff left to do it with

 

[JINGLE]

i nearly got the 3M set off eBay last week, only thing that stopped me was there wasn't any UV protector or anything to apply once u have sanded the headlight back, what do people use for protection once sanded down?

 

[Darkangelv2]

I just give them a quick polish after each wash and they continue looking great.

 

[dhobbs]

It will be interesting to see how the protector works - since the Rav4 had the lights polished by a mechanic at the last service and were noticeably clearer but faded back to foggyness very fast.

After polishing the lenses you have to seal them otherwise they will cloud over again

 

[ben g]

I used a UV protective sealant off amazon to go with my 3M kit. It's probably no different to other sealants, but it comes in a small bottle and was only a few quid.