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There are many 'how to' videos on YouTube and, being sceptical, I found it worthwhile to watch a few of them before buying this product. These videos also gave me the confidence to 'scrub' the plastic side-light lenses on my car with abrasive wet & dry paper in the knowledge that the end result could be much better. And, it proved to be so. The lenses fit into the front bumper and are low down and close to the ground. The plastic lenses were originally coated by the manufacturer. As you can see in the first 2 pictures, a lot of the coating has been scrubbed off over the years and, there was some minor pitting/stone chips and a few scratches. One of the videos, showed a professional restorer initially check the lights for pits, chips and scratches. He used a safety razor blade to remove/smooth out any 'lumpy bits'. I did the same using a diy craft knife with a new blade. The abrasive disc supplied in the pack is a 'finishing' grade at 3000 grit. And, I doubted that the coating on my lenses would be easily removed using so fine a grade of grit. The videos provided useful information on the grades of grit to use. I purchased some wet & dry abrasive paper from an eBay seller offering 'select you own grades' pack of 5 sheets. I chose 600, 800, 1200, 2000 & 2500. But, only used 2 of them... The 2 coarser grades were tested on corners of the lenses and were a little too coarse, even using water to lubricate the cutting action. So, I moved on to the 1200 grade grit and this worked really well using long strokes back & forth (rather than a swirling rotary motion) in line with the length of these narrow lenses. As expected, the lenses came up cloudy but smooth and all of the coating had been removed. The 2000 grade grit was then used 'across' the lens - at 90 degrees to the direction of the 1200 grade, until the surface was as smooth as reasonably possible. (Some pits couldn't be removed - these lenses had travelled over 102,000 miles). The cloudiness had reduced quite a bit by now and the lenses were becoming translucent. The supplied 3M Trizact disc (3000 grade) was then used in the same back & forth direction as the 1200 grade. After a while, the cloudiness had further reduced. So, I now used the same disc 'across' the lenses under running water from the kitchen sink tap and the cloudiness had almost gone. In fact, the lenses were now much better than when I started - seriously, see the 3rd picture! Next, I made sure that the whole of each light fitting was clean and thoroughly dry (kitchen paper is great). The end of a coating sachet was then cut off and the cloth removed. Again, one of the videos had mentioned that some of the coating had 'run' when applied to a vertically disposed light lens. So, keeping my fingers off the lenses and holding the black body of the light so that the lens was roughly horizontal, I wiped the cloth in 2 long strokes over each lens. And, subsequently re-coated each lens with the same cloth several times at 30 minute intervals (replacing the still wet cloth in the sachet each time) keeping the lenses horizontal all the time - no drips, no runs - see the 4th photo for the result after they had been left over night - impressive, I think. And, with the lights re-fitted – see 5th photo. These lenses were easily removed from the car so there was no need for the masking off of adjacent paintwork nor ending up with a gooey mess on the garage floor. The bulbs and their holders were left in the lights to stop water getting inside and causing fogging. The lenses were abraded in the kitchen sink which obviously had a ready supply of warm water and made the abrading and cleaning much easier. But, I think the time of 20-30 minutes claimed in the videos to do this job is understated. Obviously, it will depend on the condition of the lenses. I spent around two and a half hours in total. And, I think it was time well spent on a wet Sunday afternoon. To replace these lights would have cost around £650. It actually cost me less than £15 in materials. Read full review
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The process is straightforward but application instructions are not very clear. They don't explain what to do in the likely event of the liquid dripping down the light from the wet wipes.
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The product worked as well as I expected. I had already removed the discoloration from the headlamps with a paint restorer cream. The keying process using the fine abrasive disk was straightforward. The product was easy to spread with the saturated wipes. Although there were some runs in the coating, once the product had dried fully, these imperfections are only really noticeable on close inspection. Overall, a remarkable transformation from the previous dullness and discoloration which spoiled the overall appearance of the car. I'm hopeful the two protective coats stand up to everyday use and hand washing. I wouldn't want to risk a mechanical car wash. The only quibble is the omission of suitable masking tape from the kit, which is essential to the job. The decorator's masking tape I made do with did not stand up at all well to the wet sanding process.Read full review
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Follow the instructions carefully. Watch a few you tube versions of this too. Mine were yellowy after I used meguars polish headlight restorer with the plastx paste after about 3 months so was like driving with candles at night. So decided to polish with the meguars kit then use these wipes after. They look brand new after the clear coat was applied. Use the wipes fast and consistantly and overlap coats ever so slightly. Don't go back over bits already done as it's curing. Not sure how long it will last but should be less susceptible to uv rays.
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Reason why I decided to go for this wipes was simple 3M restoring kit is really good but after polishing don't provide any protection from UAV and other damages. What I can say, product really works well... Only one issue, it could be great to have more information on label about wipes aplience. I found to better unfold wipe and in one touch with wipe apply protection. Reason? When you overlap each time you'll have dripping and this is not what you want for proper finish. Keep in minde you can't wipe it many times, try to avoid touching wet surface more then twice. Product dry time is quick and you can repeat second coat after 15 min just imidiatlly put wipe back in package to avoid dry and you'll able to use one more time. I found two application on lenses gives them really deep and clean look. In case of failure don't stress just rub down with provided sand pad your headlight and try again. In end of review i can say it's really does the job and give a good finish. Read full review
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