# Headlight Restoration Kits..... **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [May 20, 2010, 7:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/headlight-restoration-kits/155305 "2010-05-20T07:35:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Anonymity](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anonymity/32/7215_2.png) [@Anonymity](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anonymity)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 7:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/headlight-restoration-kits/155305/1 "2010-05-20T07:35:58Z")
Has anyone used any of them? Clear view, 3m, ect… I have been looking on- line at some of the kits.I might stop by the store on the way home and pick one up. ---
**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 7:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/headlight-restoration-kits/155305/2 "2010-05-20T07:38:00Z")
use toothpaste instead, save yourself 20 bux ---
**Author:** ![MaximaSE98](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximase98/32/7600_2.png) [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 7:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/headlight-restoration-kits/155305/3 "2010-05-20T07:42:25Z")
i used the 3M and it worked great ---
**Author:** ![Anonymity](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anonymity/32/7215_2.png) [@Anonymity](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anonymity)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 8:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/headlight-restoration-kits/155305/4 "2010-05-20T08:06:00Z")
> [@ubengineering](#): > > use toothpaste instead, save yourself 20 bux Say what? > [@MaximaSE98](#): > > i used the 3M and it worked great Where did you pick it up at? About how long did it take? ---
**Author:** ![MaximaSE98](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximase98/32/7600_2.png) [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 8:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/headlight-restoration-kits/155305/5 "2010-05-20T08:12:53Z")
i picked it up at wal-mart and took about about an hour…essestially ur wetsanding and polishing the lights…so u could just get some variety of wetsand paper and plastic polish and do it urself…its holding up alot better than previous mehtods ---
**Author:** ![Freek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/freek/32/7357_2.png) [@Freek](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Freek)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 8:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/headlight-restoration-kits/155305/6 "2010-05-20T08:20:52Z")
I picked up the 3M one and have yet to use it. This is something I’m actually going to take pictures and do a write up for though. So look for it within the next couple weeks. ---
**Author:** ![TrueBlue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/trueblue/32/7245_2.png) [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 8:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/headlight-restoration-kits/155305/7 "2010-05-20T08:40:44Z")
Crystal View, they sell it at Advance. Comes with a solvent that actually adds back UV protectant. I did my 300M’s projectors last year and they still look new. ---
**Author:** ![RedGoober4Life](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redgoober4life/32/7610_2.png) [@RedGoober4Life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedGoober4Life)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 9:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/headlight-restoration-kits/155305/8 "2010-05-20T09:04:25Z")
here’s my method from a few years ago. [http://www.nyspeed.com/showthread.php?10332-How-to-Making-your-tails-pretties-(picture-intense)&highlight=lights](http://www.nyspeed.com/showthread.php?10332-How-to-Making-your-tails-pretties-(picture-intense)&highlight=lights) ---
**Author:** ![95dime](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/95dime/32/7514_2.png) [@95dime](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95dime)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 9:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/headlight-restoration-kits/155305/9 "2010-05-20T09:21:07Z")
skip the kits. just do a regular wetsand and buff. ---
**Author:** ![RedGoober4Life](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redgoober4life/32/7610_2.png) [@RedGoober4Life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedGoober4Life)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 9:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/headlight-restoration-kits/155305/10 "2010-05-20T09:35:12Z")
Also, how bad are the lenses? You may just need to polish, which is less work than wetsanding. Any decent polish will work. Even something like Meguiars ColorX or paintwork cleanser may be enough. I’ve even had good luck with Mother’s FX Synwax for light hazing. I think there’s a naive notion that these sorts of detailing tasks have one single process. At the end of the day the car shines or doesn’t. You don’t necessary have to do the most difficult thing to get the best results. ---
**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 11:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/headlight-restoration-kits/155305/11 "2010-05-20T11:13:32Z")
take toothpaste, rub it in with a brush, buff with a cloth, then rebuff with a damp cloth till its all off it was on two guys garage a few years ago, ive done it a million times, charge customers 5$ to do theirs ---
**Author:** ![livin4hockey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@livin4hockey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/livin4hockey)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 1:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/headlight-restoration-kits/155305/12 "2010-05-20T13:28:38Z")
> [@ubengineering](#): > > take toothpaste, rub it in with a brush, buff with a cloth, then rebuff with a damp cloth till its all off > > it was on two guys garage a few years ago, ive done it a million times, charge customers 5$ to do theirs I tried this on my Civic but didn’t get any good results. It was worth a try, but I couldn’t seem to get it clean. It may have been the gel kind so maybe that could cause a difference? ---
**Author:** ![93gspeccivic](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/93gspeccivic/32/5137_2.png) [@93gspeccivic](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/93gspeccivic)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 5:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/headlight-restoration-kits/155305/13 "2010-05-20T17:53:42Z")
i used the meguiars headlight restoration kit. it was the worst ever. ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2010, 6:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/headlight-restoration-kits/155305/14 "2010-05-20T18:51:10Z")
> [@livin4hockey](#): > > I tried this on my Civic but didn’t get any good results. It was worth a try, but I couldn’t seem to get it clean. It may have been the gel kind so maybe that could cause a difference? its the grit in the paste that does the trick. rubbing compound is made for that kind of stuff though… ---
**Author:** ![Anonymity](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anonymity/32/7215_2.png) [@Anonymity](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anonymity)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2010, 6:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/headlight-restoration-kits/155305/15 "2010-05-21T06:12:10Z")
I bought the 3m kit lastnight on my way home from Autozone. Here is my review: The kit was $21.XX, it came with everything that you need ( I bought the one with out the masking tape bc I had some around ). I masked everything off, then went to town with the rough paper. (that is when I found out that the head light was in bad shape) The kit had six “rough” disks and before I knew it I was on number four… with another headlight to go…ugh. I went step by step with the instructions that came in the kit.(but it seemed, like I was going through more product then was in the kit…) So I finished up the “worse” light then moved on to the " not - so - worse " light with the remaining product. Over all the head lights look 100X better, but I will need to pick up more of the product and go over them again. ---
**Author:** ![MaximaSE98](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximase98/32/7600_2.png) [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2010, 6:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/headlight-restoration-kits/155305/16 "2010-05-21T06:21:37Z")
yea they dont give you a ton of the polish…again u could just wetsand and use rubbing compund…there is stuff made for plastic…I soooo miss the days og glass headlight lenses ---
**Author:** ![91MR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91mr2/32/7217_2.png) [@91MR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91MR2)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2010, 6:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/headlight-restoration-kits/155305/17 "2010-05-21T06:29:49Z")
Wow Corey, my old tails! ---
**Author:** ![RedGoober4Life](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redgoober4life/32/7610_2.png) [@RedGoober4Life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedGoober4Life)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2010, 8:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/headlight-restoration-kits/155305/18 "2010-05-21T08:50:48Z")
It has been 4 years!