Happy with my Headlight restoration on the Mom's CRV.
Before and After shot using the Meguiar's Heavy Duty headlight restoration kit. Started with some 600 grit wet paper that wasn't in the kit, then followed the directions on the box alternating between sanding up and down to left and right between each grit level. Used lots of water and about 40 minutes of sanding per light before hitting them with the polish on the drill attachment.
Plus side of making Mom happy returning her car better than I borrowed it.
Posted Aug 19, 2019, 8:04 PM UTC
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I'd hit them with some 2k clear coat or UV clear coat at the end, unless you want to do this again in a few months.
I don't know why no "headlight restoration" tutorial really recommends this. Yes, you can seal every so often, but for the person who lets their headlights get that bad, they're not going to remember or want to seal the headlights that often.
Every headlight I ever tried the 2k clear coat on started wrinkling on a second coat and ruined all the work I did. Last I looked into it, spar urethane applied with a shop rag seemed to be an alternative option. Google it and watch some vids though before you decide which way to go. I definitely do agree that they need a good coat of UV protectant is required though or it’ll yellow again in no time at all.
I’ve been looking to try SEM Solaray UV clear. You need to have a UV light to cure it or park it in the sun for a while.
I've been applying 303 Aerospace Protectant once in a blue moon after polishing my foggy headlights, holding up decently the past couple of months.
Clear coat messes up the beam pattern it's best to polish and put a clear vinyl over
The kit came with some of their headlight coating which they advertise as lasting a year, waited a day for that to cure then put some jet seal over top. Might look into that 2k clear coat though, seems like that would be a longer lasting fix.
Few months? This should last atleast 1 - 2 years depending on climate with a cermaic coating or waxing?
Ceramic coating maybe, but as I said. People letting this damage happen won’t be reapplying wax every couple of months. I’ve done this many times and the haziness comes back within a few months.