Meguiar's Heavy Duty Headlight Restoration Kit, Car Headlight Cleaner and Restorer

I was very skeptical when I bought this for my husband's car headlights. I had tried other methods and was very frustrated. I just completed the process and it was simple enough. It's definitely worth the time. The before and after photos are proof of that. Things to keep in mind are you need a drill and you should leave about 24 hours for the sealer to dry properly- according to the package.My husband is very happy. It was part of his birthday present and much cheaper that new headlight covers or whatever they're called. He says they look brand new.

I was skeptical when i bought this but it is amazing. It has everything you need to restore your headlights. It isn't difficult and doesn't require a lot of rubbing or effort. It took about 15 minutes total, and the lights look new. There is plenty of product left to do 4 of 5 more lights. You tape around so you don't scratch your car. You have two sanding discs with a handle, then a drill attachment where you pour on the polish and use the drill to buff. Finally the clear coating. You will not be disappointed.

Easy, seemed to work well. Lenses completely clear now, though not entirely new looking (which is fine with me). The need for a headlight bulb replacement prompted us to realize that, even after repaired, the light output from the car was insufficient, and I THINK this did the trick at addressing this.Took me ~ 1hr, but a bit of that was re-reading directions (though it's not that complicated), taking a few pictures, collecting misc. materials, etc. Should be doable in ~ 30mins without a problem at all. But, start with a fully charged cordless drill.For a video, use Meguiar's Heavy Duty Headlight and find YouTube posting from 772CUSTOMS - he demonstrates that this is quick and easy to apply/treat. It really is that easy. Part of what added to my time (and is not in the video) is both applying the painters tape and then dealing with it as it slipped off when wetted.So - lesson learned - use better quality tape that's water resistant if you really want to protect the finish. I didn't worry so much about marring the finish, and don't think I had issues, but it was a bit frustrating to be distracted and deal with the tape coming off.The sandpaper was difficult to get into some of the tighter corners, but simply remove it from the gripper to more easily access those places. Plenty of materials/bite left for additional vehicles.If the treatment and final sealant doesn't last for at least a year then I'll likely be trying other approaches next time. Have seen posts of folks using toothpaste to clean lenses (cheaper), and others that use UV opaque clear spray paint to seal the lenses (seems like it'd last a long time).

After finishing the project, I finally had the urge to make an Amazon Review for the first time ever in life.For the price, this kit is definitely worth effort for those who are looking to spice up the life of your Herby, Hot-Rod or my silver-colored Steele (like mine).My only complaint is the yellow wool-pad provided. It was a nuisance to deal with all of the extra wool residue that was left on the lights through the polishing process. I had to clean, clean and clean while trying to manage the power drill and the excess polish all over the headlights and hood.It took me around 2 hours to complete this project simply because I’m a perfectionist and I decided to do my fog lights after finishing my headlights. Unfortunately for me, I wanted to take the whole bumper off to properly take care of the fog lights. I was also listening to music and enjoying my day off – so sue me!The process that I went through for my headlights/fog lights was as followed:1) Cleaned headlights with glass cleaner (I used Gyeon Glass for my windows, so I used that) microfiber cloth. I used around 4 microfiber cloths (2 for each side of the car) due to the excess of wool fibers and “white residue” from the lights.2) Got a spray bottle with tap water and sprayed down the headlight & 1000 grit sandpaper.3) Wet-sanded away for around 15 min in horizontal strokes (not exact time). I continuously sprayed with water and made sure that all of the white gunk was washing off the headlight after each pass. (you’ll see what I’m talking about)4) I cleaned the headlight again with the glass cleaner before I repeated the same thing with 3000 grit sand paper.5) I then cleaned the headlight once more with glass cleaner, and then started with the polishing.6) I followed the directions to polish with the flat surface of the wool pad; however, the pad seemed to lose more of the yellow “wool” on to the headlight as it sprayed the polish all over the place. It took me a good while to finally get the wool pad “flat” and “soaked” with the polish to be able to polish appropriately. I did 4-5 passes to get every spot.7) I then cleaned the headlight once more with glass cleaner before applying the Headlight Coating with applicator pad.For the fog lights, the process took 5 minutes for both since they’re small and I didn’t care much for them.I applied 2 coats of the Headlight Coating. It went well for one headlight; however, the other one ended up getting some wool strands dried prior to applying the second coat. I had to re-sand with 3000 grit over that area since it was hard to get off and then re-polish. Also, if you apply the coating in overlapping layers, be careful to not go over it again with a dried-up applicator pad or else it’ll create streaks. The coating starts to dry and get sticky after applying the first layer – please refrain from going over it again just for the heck of it (like a perfectionist would). You’re better off waiting for it to fully dry and then applying another coat.All-in-all, now I know how to learn from my mistakes. I’ll see if I can find a good polishing pad next time and apply the headlight coating evenly with caution to not get anything stuck on it.I may make a an update every 3 months, so stay tuned! Or not.

Driver side is before. Passenger side is after. Product says the sealant protects for a year. So we’ll see. Overall I’m happy with this product.

Works great, removes layers of oxidation.

My headlight restoration project is complete and I’m 100% happy! Thank you for posting the following tutorial, it was extremely helpful as I’ve never done anything like this before. Easy project with fantastic results! I’m happy that there is plenty of product left over so I can repeat if necessary or use on another vehicle.Additional Supplies you will need:Windex & PapertowelDril that is chargedMicrofiber ClothPainters TapeSpray Bottle with Waterhttps://www.amazon.com/vdp/09c5fdba9e5f46289f7df15d45cff58f?ref=dp_vse_ibvc2