Meguiars Headlight Restoration Kit

[nfpgasmask]

I just tried this kit last night, and I have to say, it actually worked pretty good. My lights are not as bad as some, but I would say this kit can make them look good again if you have bad clouding and minor scratches.

http://archive.meguiarsonline.com/forums/photopost/data/500/HeadlightKit_Mockb.png

http://archive.meguiarsonline.com/forums/photopost/data/702/headlight_action_shot.jpg

Bart

[pbkid]

did you use drill with buffing ball???

did you follow instructions on the back or make up your own because my headlights look like crap?

[nfpgasmask]

did you use drill with buffing ball???

did you follow instructions on the back or make up your own because my headlights look like crap?

Yes, the kit comes with a microfiber towel, the polish, and the buffing bit pictured above. I attached it to my drill and went to town for about 15 minutes. My lights were looking better after I used the Quixx kit from Walmart, but this definitely finished the job nicely. This kit took out most of the scratches and weird cloudiness. The only thing I didn't like, was that the buffer piece supplied with the kit made all sorts of fuzzies go everywhere. Other than that, it worked pretty good on my lights. I got the kit at Kragen.

Bart

[kodiak]

Nice! I’m using Bluemagic headlight restorer about 4 times a year. It would be nice if there was something that I didn’t need to use as often. I’ll try this stuff the next time I do it.

Thanks Bart! :thumbup:

[Triathlete]

Price? Any before and after pics?

[nfpgasmask]

Price? Any before and after pics?

Price was a little much, $24.99. I think if you have a buffing ball for your drill, all you need is the polish then, which is sold separately.

I don't know if I have any really good before shots, but I can post some after shorts real quick here in a minute.

Bart

[Triathlete]

Price seems pretty reasonable compared to some of the other stuff out there.

[nfpgasmask]

Price seems pretty reasonable compared to some of the other stuff out there.

Yeah, I guess it was ok. It was just the buffing bit I didn't like. If I did it again, I would just buy the polish separately and use a regular buffing ball. Here are some shots from just now:

http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/thumbs/lite1.jpg (http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/12672)

http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/thumbs/lite2.jpg (http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/12673)

http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/thumbs/lite3.jpg (http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/12674)

Getting around the horns was a little tricky. I think I will look for a tiny buffing ball and use that around the horns. These shots were in direct afternoon sunlight. I'm sorry I don't have any before shots, but let me just say they looked like crap before.

Bart

[Todd Adams]

I got this kit from Sam's Club that brought my headlighs back to new looking. Can't remember the name but it was about $20. Came with 1500 and 2500 grit
sand paper as well as two different chemical pouches. Took about an hour (instructions said 5 minutes)
Todd

[ISCE]

That looks good. I need to do mine, probably just wait until after the winter weather though.

[nfpgasmask]

Yes, there are definitely serveral methods/products for sure. Previous to using the Meguiar's kit, I used a QUIXX polishing kit from Walmart that worked pretty good to get out some of the really bad stuff. After the QUIXX kit though, there was still room to make them better, and they seemed to cloud over pretty quickly afterwords as well. This kit, was nice because it was so fast, and produced really good results. Only time will tell how long the niceness will last.

Bart

PS - One thing I forgot to mention, if you use this kit, it's a good idea to open your hood while you work, so you don't accidentally buff on your paint job.

[nfpgasmask]

That looks good. I need to do mine, probably just wait until after the winter weather though.

Yeah, I wonder what causes the lights to cloud over. Is it simply sunlight? Snow? Moisture? Age? All of the above???

Bart

[tom4bren]

From what I've seen, I'm fairly certain it's UV attacking the plastic. The other stuff may be contributing some but considering that everyone's are starting to cloud up at about the same time, the UV seems like the most likely culpret.

[Scott Harness]

Yeah, I wonder what causes the lights to cloud over. Is it simply sunlight? Snow? Moisture? Age? All of the above???

Bart

Probably UV radiation more than anything.When I windsurfed, it ate up my sails fast. I had an equipment bag that, because of the way it laid open,was white on one side and black on the side that was in the shade.

[Spyder]

My headlights look like I just went mudding, all the time.

I took my headlights out to install some fog lights today.
Since I have them out I decided to sand and clear them.

We restore headlights at work (one of my many jobs).
We sand the headlights with 1000, 1500, 2000.
Then we use automotive two part clear.

I guess I'll find out how long this way will last.

[don moore]

I took my headlights out to install some fog lights today.:confused:

what???

[Spyder]

I took my headlights out to install some fog lights today.:confused:

what???

lol, I meant to say I removed my headlights to change my headlight bulbs.

Just kidding.
I installed some driving/fog lights where the clear round parking lights are.
Removing the headlights made the install a lot easier.
I made some Z brackets and cut the holes larger :eek:

http://www.pilotautomotive.com/images/products/NV-538W_prod.jpg