Turtle Wax® Headlight Lens Restorer

Beware- Dont use this product! Today I thought I'd clean some of the cloud look to my headlights with this product. After following their steps listed on the box my headlights are now worse than before. The lens is scratched, and cloudy still! Also, their compound wouldn't come off the headlight. I had to use a real window buff compound to remove their product and some of the scratches. Thought I'd let people know about this product before they had the same results as me.

yeah it is awful!! the 3M is by far the best ive seen used. Send the box and products to turtlewax with pictures of the car.

I e-mail them today, shall see what they send back to me. I see Mothers is making some also. Should of went with a better brand than Turtle.

+1 for the 3M

I tried Meguiars on my Wife's van. After 30 minutes buffing with the PC7424 there was no significant improvement. I concluded it would be easier just to buy new headlights.

3m is great. It will make old cloudly headlights look brand new....give it a try.

go with the 3M kit--buddy did it to his 03 WRX, they look almost brand new again. they were badly hazed when he bought it

I've restored some horrid headlights, and I usually just start wet sanding the hell out them. I start at around 400 and go all the way to 2000. Then add some headlight restore goo from Mcquires or 3m. Works wonders. Look damn near perfect afterwards.

I used the Mothers kit that comes with the solution, buffer ball (that you use with the drill), etc. and it worked miracles on the wifes car. Cleaned the headlights and gave it some wet sanding and applied the solution and buffed the solution out. Went from the yellow cloudy haze to like new. I would recommend the Mothers headlight kit for sure.

were you ever able to get the scratches out? i've used the 3m kit and scratches seem to reappear...

I used the turtle wax stuff last month and my headlights look like new again. I didn't use the heavier grit scuff pads, since my lights weren't that bad. I imagine the agressive pad is for severly yellowed headlights, like on an 89 ford taurus or something...

I've used the crystal view headlight restoration kits on several vehicles. Works every time and a year later they still look fine. Its a good idea to hit them with a good sealant afterwards for long lasting clear.

 

Heres a pic I took a couple moths ago after clearing one of the original headlights on my wife's 98 outback... Car has 221k on it now and had about 217k or so when I took this.

I used the 3M kit on my car the other day--scares the crap out of you with how it makes your headlights look, but once you hit it with the foam pad/compound, it's beautiful

I've used 3M several times on several cars and it works great! Using a sealant is a good idea as well. The first time I used it I didn't use a sealant and the lights were looking as if I had done nothing 18 months later. I'm going to work on my headlights in the next day or two. I'll try to get some photos up for your viewing pleasure.

My 3M experience didn't go so well...? I had the opposite output as all of you, I'm actually contemplating letting a body shop do it for me. The headlight I tried to do is now more hazy/scratched than the one i didnt do =/

After a front end collision i used the turtle wax stuff to help my undamaged headlamp lens better match my new headlamp lens. Worked good for me, though the headlamp I used it on wasn't that bad. I did this over a year ago, but I don't think I used the heavy grit either as TRSCobra said.

Alright, I worked on my headlights today using the 3M system. I also applied a plastic sealer after i was done with the 3M kit. Unfortunately its hard to see the difference but if you look closely above and below the projector the difference is obvious. In person the difference is dramatic. I will be doing my friends Jeep Grand Cherokee pretty soon. Those lights are even worse off. Anyway, enjoy the pics! If you have questions feel free to ask.

 

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After

Did mine with the 3M system too and it worked great.

 

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I used turtle wax rubbing compound on my headlights with amazing results.

Alright, I worked on my headlights today using the 3M system. I also applied a plastic sealer after i was done with the 3M kit.

What sealer did you use?

I used THIS STUFF this time around. Hopefully it works well. Unfortunately you wont really know until a few weeks or months later. I think this upcoming winter will be a good test.

I used the Sylvania restoration kit (top rated by consumer reports) took my time with the sanding and polishing ( 20 min each) they came out phenominal. I highly recommend. They look brand new!!

+1 for the turtle wax kit, ... I have used it on 3 different cars and all have had GREAT results.

 

The sand paper is sand paper, follow the directions and you will be fine. Hell if you want to go really cheap buy some 2000 grit and steal your toothpaste out of the bathroom

yeah ive used both 3 m and turtle wax they both work if used right . theres no reason to use any sand paper below 1000 grit unless your lights are really beat up..

 

shit u can even use 1000, 1500, 2000, then 3000 grit papers ( in that order )then use plastic polish with a drill foam cone or pad , they will look brand new , just have to use a uv clear coat over them after u have busted your ass sanding and polishing ..... or they will be yellow in a yr or so ..

 

i work at a body shop i renew headlight's all the time and i use the same process as i stated above and it never fails.....

 

and ive done about 100 headlight over the yrs so