How To Restore Headlights – EricTheCarGuy

50 thoughts on “How To Restore Headlights – EricTheCarGuy”

1. Don't Squirt This stuff in your eye…But my eye looks amazing after eyedrops …

2. Just buy a couple ebay headlights and call it a day

3. HOW DO YOU PREVENT YELLOWING HEADLIGHTS?

4. Detailing again. Nothing wrong with that

5. Hey need to know bout replacing Saturn aura hybrid engine with a regular Saturn aura engine please tell if it will work

6. Not to bust on you but Eric, Did you read the box and directions? Apparently not..

7. I love that you opened the hood, that was a very practical solution. Good thinking!

8. It's true, most of us do have hands. 😀

9. My step-dads friend uses only bug spray and a napkin, it worked to my astonishment. Something with 30% more deet.

10. i used toothpaste and buff

11. just wet sand and clear cot them

12. you suck

13. 297 people doesn't have hands

14. Tried Autosol?

15. I clear coated mine w/ a plastics clear coat. They look like brand new, and they won't re-oxidize.

16. Looks like it did the job…But for how long vs getting a new headlight?

17. I use MOTHER polish for aluminum wheel work pretty good 😉

18. Nice vid Eric i used 600 to start then 1000-1500-2000-3000-5000 the 3000 and 5000 really smooth em out nice. Nice lather that sealer on.

19. fuzzy… you mean woollen fibre..

20. I managed to find a set of new headlights for my car cheaper than one of these restoration kits

21. I used an insect repellent and it worked great.  I used a deep woods

22. This car is almost like gramps from mighty car mods… Almost

23. I use MacQuires's ( spellng) cutting fluid, and finishing fluid. I use a variable speed buffer with a foam rubber head, A Red head for the cutting fluid and a white head for the finishing fluid. Keep the buffer speed low, less the 1000 rpm. Around 500 – 700 works fine for me. Don't use any pressure, kinda let the head float over the lenses surface!! lenses comes out like new!! Just wax it with a good paste wax t seal the plastic every month or so. AND, as stated , do NOT use one of those fleecy buffing heads, they heat up the plastic too much!! 

24. Dammit! Canadian Tire stopped selling these.

25. 5:12 … read the directions… right… lol

    Good results using the kit.  The best thing I have found is to take the car to Sam's Club.  They will do both for $30 and gives like a 3 yr warranty.  They did a great job on mine.  Like you videos.. keep up the great work.

26. 3m sells a kit of there own with air tools and i got to say it makes the headlight look brand new. or look like the high end model cars

27. I'm Soo tired of people saying use bug spray it works for a week. Then it becomes hazy again

28. Quick tip. You can't use off replant to clear the lights as well. Mind blowned? Your welcome 😎

29. Thanks for all the great videos ! As far as the Headlight restoration , in my experience , Ive found that the Turtle Wax Kit works great and only costs about $8 ! Before I get into all the work youve just shown , I just wash off the headlights with clean rag with some  dishwashing liquid on it, wipe  off with a clean rag and water , then use the bottle in the kit that has the flip top . I squeeze a TINY  amount of compound on a soft cloth ( old sock ) and rub By Hand ,up and down ( NOT a circular motion  ) all across the headlight lens . Let that one dry and do the other.
    a circular rubbing motion can leave swirls , up and down doesnt .
    Now go back and buff off ( with a CLEAN Cotton soft rag )  the first one . then buff off the second one .
    Easy and quick and I usually can do about 20 headlights with one kit.
    Note *
    I never  use the sandpaper or the spray on bottle , because Ive always been able to
    clean them up without them . 

30. I heard the other day that OFF mosquito spray cleans headlights really well.

31. Good video but that short cut when you used the buffer probably should have been left out, but I suppose it is a good lesson in what not to do.  I used the Sylvania brand, which was the main pick of CU a few years ago, but it has been about 2 years and I notice a tiny tinge of dullness coming back and maybe just a tinge of ever so slight yellowing.  I understand sealing is important for long lasting results. At one time 3M was the top rated one that one instructs you to use the power tool, but I'm sure you could have the same thing happen.  There is a video on YouTube showing using insect repellent with 40 percent Deet works. Guess what?  It does work I suggested it to my cousin and he had some and used it on his wife's car. Sure enough it easily removed the yellowing immediately . Of course that doesn't seal it. I see where some have posted that clear coat can be used as a sealant, but I don't think I would try that.  I also saw a video that showed toothpaste works too. 

32. How resilient is the finish? It could be so soft that the headlights look even worse 4 months later, than before treating the lens. In this case I don't know how that could be though.

33. the best way to do it with a buffer is with sheeps wool 

34. no. quixx is garbage. I've been working at pepboys for the last two years. trying all the products. the 3m 20$ kit is the best money can buy

35. Not too bad Eric! Not too bad at all. I own a mobile auto repair /mobile detailing business… Not exactly how I would have done it, but for the do it yourselfer, great video! You always have the best videos and you speak to your viewers. You always try to speak and address the camera in a way that everybody can understand… We truly enjoy your videos!

36. But Eric where can I find that "Hard" button?

37. Arggggggg! sound @ 3:16 made ma skin crawl!!

38. 0:53 emphasizes on proper direction procedures
    5:12 by the way the directions dont say anything about using power tools

39. Clear floor wax.

40. Toothpaste worked great for me. and it`s cheap to do.

41. This is paert of the reason i bought my Saab 9-3, glass headlights! 😉 never have to worry about this!

42. I love that subaru man. I had the 1999 legacy brighton edition (didn't have RPM guage) and I loved driving it. Best car ever, especially in the snowy winter. Anyway, the car is built like a tank, since day one, the head gasket was leaking oil all over the car and underneath. It lasted 3 years and I'm really really surprised. Near the end of its life, it had no power because the spark plugs were swimming in oil, and one of the cylinders had drowned. It would misfire at times 🙁 I miss it. 

43. I use Plastx usually takes  5 minutes but you will need a sealer or it will turn back in a few months..

44. i wet sand my lights with 600 grit sand paper for 5 minutes then applyed alcohol then when its dry i used clear paint spray on it. is hard to believe but my kia headlights looks like new ( clear paint use just one coat – two coats is too much)

45. Just cleaning it and using some good Rubbing Compound and Wax works just as well.

46. Be careful Eric when it comes to some newer vehicles. I was going to try this out on my (3 yr old) BMW and after searching around everyone was ruining their housing because BMW now adds some additive or something to the headlights and polishing will just ruin them. It's worked on all my other cars though, but, after about 8 months they come back even worse. I feel it's only a temp fix until you feel like replacing them.

47. Toothpaste?

48. GREAT VIDEO !

49. I need to use something! My wifes car is 6 yrs and the lens is total gold. After I'm done, is wax or rain ex the best to use to seal the lens? 

50. I could do so much better..

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