Am I the only one that really wanted the vegetable peeler to get used on the plastic?

I love that the description says clean your lightS in 5 minutes and then the video says 2x20 minutes of scrubbing per light. In reality it should say "clean headlights in 1h20" 😅 Also, unless you put a UV protection lacker on afterwards, you'll be doing this every year 😉

Highly Underrated Video! NO Toxic Chemicals and Easy to do! Bravo and Thank You! 👍👏👏👏

I just grabbed my little jar of Mothers wheel polish & cheap buffing pad on the ol'trusty cordless & voila! Wipe clean & hit it with the Meguiar's clear coat spray sealant (2 coats) & done! Still clear since last year👍🏿

And I remember back in the day we never had this problem with glass headlights on cars.

And because of the toothpaste, it leaves your headlights minty fresh!!😁👍 Good job. Looks good!

You need to spray the finished item with a hard clear varnish such as Rustins two part floor polish. It’s super clear, hard and resists UV. Most new headlight lenses are coated with clear at manufacture but it erodes away during use.

Agreed, with a lot of the comments on here. There are perfectly good headlight restoration products on sale that will do the same job in much less time. In fact, I've just finished my partners car, both lights in 20 minutes flat with a shop bought kit. The issues doing this though are as others have said, this is really only a temporary fix, no matter if you treat them with lacquer or other "protective finishes" the elements and road conditions (small stones, dust etc) will always have a detrimental effect. Bring back glass headlights as one other wizened commenter put

Good info.. I use wetsandpaper and then use 2K clear paint.. works wonders and lasts "years"

I used Mothers Mag Aluminum Polish, works great

Thanks, it worked out great for me ! But I also used some clear coat

You can use cutting wax and a buffer too. It works amazing. Makes the lights look new

People need to understand, without some form of protection it will fade again in a few days. After cleaning like this, a uv coating should be applied (periodically) to maintain its appearance. Meguiars has a spray specifically for headlights that is applied 2-4x a year.

Thank you. A lot of Americans don't understand that not everybody can spend a lot for a kit, so home made solutions are the way to go, even if it takes more time.

Excellent, I will try this on my older car soon. Great video

Thanks a lot for showing us many tips for doing our day easier and funny.🤩🤩

As soon as it dries it's going to haze. Just taking the yellow off isn't going to fix it. Also, once you clear it, you have to wax and buff it with a UV protective wax like finish 2001 (orange bottle) or it will get even worse than before. Here in Florida this is common. I recommend wet sanding them first the. Use a headlight restorer kit from the auto parts store (the kind that go on a cordless drill and do it the right way.

I still believe the best method is wet sanding with 500 grit til even and smooth and all old clearcoat is removed then wet sand with 800 grit and then wet sand with 3000 grit polish pad and apply a uv protectant coating comes out perfect every time

Apply a clear sticker film after or a clear coat for long lasting results

I just did both of my (unwarrantable) car lenses with warm water and some JIFF oven cleaner paste, 5 minutes total (put some effort into it) rinsed off with the hose then dried with a cotton cloth, now they're like new 😁 Ps: I also have a can of Clear coat paint so may give it a couple of coats, (mask them off first so you don't get over spray) first wait a good hr for them to dry completely or it may bubble, (also wait for the first application to dry before applying the second one then leave for rest of the day to harden before next car wash).

Clean your faded headlights like crystal in 5 minutes in 40 minutes

The thumbnail made me think he scrubs the plastic off with the razor blade lmao

I use autosol metal polish works great very quick thanks for video

amazing result

Мортышкин труд!

Рабочая тема, сделал так как у автора, так у меня даже трещины с фары исчезли и динамика улучшилась за счёт меньшего сопротивления)

Deep woods Deat bug (off) works just as well. My 62 yr old mother sprayed her own and they look new again. I was impressed. Her lenses are plastic

Wow. Like magic. Gotta giv this a try!! Thank you for sharing. 😊

First coated the headlight with egg and then recorded the video. Well done!

4000 grit sandpaper then 5000 grit sandpaper, make sure to use soapy water on the sandpaper and headlight, dont go in circles go in up and down strokes then side to side, after you can put some ceramic coating, make sure it's one with UV protection, put two coats let first dry for a day then come back tomorrow and do a second, will last for years :)

Eucryl smokers tooth powder buffed on works great 👍

I got excellent results with Mothers Mag and Aluminum polish on my 2007 Pontiac headlight lenses with hand polishing only.

As a detailer , it all depends on how long the plastic has been exposed to UV rays and how deep the damage is below the surface of the lens ..You can only go so deep and after that it’s never the same !!

Baking soda and vinegar work as well as any kit I've ever tried. Also, you should use a UV protectant clear coat after doing this or lens will be yellow again within a year.

Good job, colleague👍👍👍

I too use a tater peeler to scrape away the haze! And after the plastic is completely gone it never hazes again! Genius!

Boy, what the name of God are you doing??? I've been detailing cars 20 years, I've never seen no crap like this! I have a three-step process to do this and the results are spot on every time! I've never seen nothing like this before!

Team work makes the dweam work. 🤓👍

Terimakasih sudah berbagi ilmu yang sangat bermanfaat sekali kawan👍👍

*This video presents an effective method that can be widely employed, rendering it highly advantageous. The utilization of commonplace household items in this method also makes it economically feasible, thus making it a viable option for most individuals. Additionally, the method has yielded promising outcomes, thereby further adding to its merit.*

That’s a lot of work! Buy a $10 3” foam drill pad set and $5 container of Mothers Aluminum Wheel Polish and with very little effort you can make both headlights look new in 15 minutes. That’s what I did and then I apply a coating of Meguires Gold Class Liquid Wax every other car wash (5 minutes tops) and they look great after 2 years.

Nice job !!!

I did mine in real life 5 minutes with super fine steel wool then windex and a paper towel.. I came up with the idea on my own

You need to apply a protective coating when done to keep them clear longer .

Thanks David!!

Thanks for your help.

As an auto detailer, the best fix for this is to have them wet sanded with wet or dry 1,000 grit then hitting them with automotive clear coat they'll never go dull again.

Or spend $20 on a kit that will come with protection for the plastic so it doesn't fade so quickly. You can apply a 2k clear coat to the plastic after polishing and it will last years.

what about spraying a clear coat of paint on it once it's done. Would the clear coat hold up or would it yellow just the same?

The ONLY way to fix headlights is to remove the oxidized layer, smooth the surface with wet sand paper or buffing compound safe on plastic and THEN you MUST protect the plastic with a UV blocker. I had success with UV blocking clear coat spray paint.

Superbbbb

How long does this last for? I sand mine and now looks good as new.

Incredible 😮

The most important thing is to put protection layer, otherwise soon plastic degrades. But still you can clean it again, with whatever suitable paste you find.

40+ mins, not 5....deceptive title

Doesn't adding acid to soap reverse the saponification reaction? What's the purpose of an oily formula?

I did the restoration of 4 headlights in a car 23 years old, and now are better than 15 years ago when I bought the car. The procedure was using sand paper with water, 600, 1.200, and 2.000. After that another polishing with detergent and baking soda. Cleaning all with water and after dried and extra WD40 coat with kitchen paper. Tonight driving headlights performed like new.

Jest poprawa natomiast tylko zdjęta została warstwa żółtego osadu. Klosz aby był bardziej wyrazisty trzeba poczęstować papierami wodnymi. Na koniec korekta maszynowa. Ale jak na domowy sposób bardzo dobra robota 🖐️🙂🇵🇱

Or you could just use Maguires high cutting compound then a reg polishing compound. Then to protect it just use a polish that you use on your cars finish. There you go! I just use polishing pads and microfiber cloths. No buffer needed. But you can if you want? Might get better results. I have a 2003 Celica GT that sits out all the time. Now I just use polish to maintain it

Would polishing the lens with rubbing compound ends up with same result?

Excellent

Baking soda is quicker, then rub with WD-40, then sell it

Я тоже так делаю, только надо ещё куриный помет добавлять в смесь. Затем нанести и дать просохнуть как следует, эффект 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

All you need is Turtle Wax "Chrome Cleaner & Polish" (green bottle) and some elbow grease. Did both mine in about a half hour. Just about all of these suggestions on what to use to clean them, is exactly what is turning the lenses yellow. Built up wax baked on.👍

we have 1999 dodge ram 1500 , and 2005 scion XB with foggy headlights will this work on them ?

Headlight polishing is a hobby of mine and I do it for friends (I don't take money ). I think I can recognize headlights oxidized by the weather. This looks like an artfully applied layer of something. If you look closely you can see in some places how the yellow stuff had a tendency to run off. My advice is : don't experiment and buy some headlight polishing kit. Even the basic ones which are not expensive and have guaranteed results. This on the video is more of a pass/fail lottery.

На один месяц хвтит. И это можно сделать универсальной полиролью для кузова, не разводить самодельную бодягу.

tried nearly everything on the market!!! spent a fortune ,, WD40 Worked amazing for me !!!!!

Лимон для аромата.

Rubbing compound and a cheap buffer wheel won't cost a ton more and will get you much better results in a fraction of the time.

T Cut works really well

What I found that works perfectly right out of the tube is Peek Multipurpose Cleaner. It works better than any kit or other recommended fixes I ever came across. No mixing, no hard abrasives, just a cloth and Peek and some elbow action. "Peek Multipurpose Cleaner: Peek polish has been a part of many households around the world for years, including Buckingham Palace! Peek Polish cleans, polishes and protects nearly all metals, including ceramics and fiberglass, plus it leaves an anti-oxidant protective barrier to keep your items shiny and clean for a longer period of time."

Чем-то окрасил потом почистил гениально

I am inexperienced and although I looked at several videos and tried a couple of methods, I gave up. I'm a 62 year old woman and the weather conditions in the South can be brutal in the summer. The car dealership did mine and within 45 minutes they looked new and have stayed looking good for nearly 3 years. It was worth the $150.

Thanks

it looks clear but its very foggy. my tip is to take it to a body shop have them sand the head lights down starting with 400, 800, 1000, and then lastly 3000 grit all with a orbital sander. then simply spray a 2 part clear with hardener (not aerosol can) and it looks new and will last a long time.

Like Crystal in 5 Minutes...... 20 minutes with one side + 20 minutes with the other = 5 minutes...... GREAT!

Проще взять два вида полировальной пасты 3М.

Im gonna try my dremmel and sand paper or the metal stripper they have when i find my crap outa storage. Ive got a banged up car that needs 2 new headlights so i might as well practice on the one that I have on the car now. See which works best.

Nice videos just purchased an 07 s600 needs a little work but I think it is a good car

Him: a little of this a little of that... Me: I'll just continue to use mosquito repellent spray. You know what else is that spong good for if you have a dark neck or dark pits or dark inner thighs scrub with the green side of the spong it'll scratch off all the dead skin cells that are making your areas look dark. I enjoyed this video....

픽플러스에서 한번 도전해 봤음 좋겠당!

Nice!

Before you buy all these supplies and make a big mess, you should just buy a headlight restore kit. Comes with everything you need, makes far less of a mess and will actually leave a perfectly clear finish unlike these sub par results in the video. The kits also have a form of clear coat to apply after to keep the perfect finish for around a year. In those last shots it basically looks like someone ran a piece of harsh sandpaper over an otherwise decent looking headlight. If I brought my faded headlights to a shop and they gave them back to me looking like this I'd demand my money back.

Watch the very beginning of this video very very closely when he shows the supposedly sun faded light, and you can see that the yellow coat is something he most likely applied himself.

Est-ce que quelqu'un sait combien de temps ce traitement tient ? Merci d'avance.

How many times must someone attempt to reinvent the wheel?

It's amazing how easily coffee painted on beforehand washes off 😂.

This only works if all the UV damage is at the surface. More often than not, with older units, the UV damage goes the entire depth of the lens material, in which case there is no cleaning it. It doesn't hurt to try... but chances are, you might as well make friends with the idea that you'll have to purchase a new set of headlight units.

N8ce to see the method from silent Bob.

Does it get even worse if there is no clear coat applied or will it just be back to where it was before the procedure?

凄い！スゴイ！すっごい！　早速試してみます！　ありがとう

When finished polishing headlights, you can supersede the sealant and simply install a PPF over the lens. Stops UV fading and many rocks.

5 раз в день такое упражнение делай, спина не будет болеть😂

When you manage to polish the surface of this type of material until it is crystal clear, it is mandatory to apply a transparent varnish with ultraviolet protection for plastics, this way the transparency will last at least 3 years. However, then you will have to use some type of sanding more aggressive than toothpaste.

Minty fresh headlights!

Amazing ! 👍👍💐⭐😊

Das geht auch ohne auszubauen und nur mit Zahnpasta.

Nice

This is really cool. BUT there is a kit you can buy that is the same amount as the ingredients you are using. Cool video. 😎