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583 of 596 people found the following review helpful.
Pleasantly Surprised
By Daugenet Breaux
I own an 11 year old car and the headlights had become significantly
glazed over. The only thing the kit doesn't come with is a drill.
(which would really drive up the cost of the kit) The steps are pretty
easy to restore your headlight
1. Clean the headlight and tape around the headlight edges to protect the paint job.
2. Use the "yellow" sanding disk with the drill attachment. The headlight will take on a more cloudy, but uniform, appearance
3. Use the "white" disk and smooth out the surface
4. Use the "gray" disk (with water) and begin the polishing of the surface
5. Finally use the "orange" foam disk with the polishing compound and complete the job.
Instructions
are included with the kit and are pretty straightforward. I would say
that anyone can do this job in approximately 2 hours or less. The drill
attachment is WELL worth the money.
I was actually able to do
two cars with one kit. Obviously this will depend on the condition of
your headlights. I would recommend buying one kit per car though.
When
using the kit I actually wiped off the "dust" that was created between
steps. This wasn't mentioned in the instructions but I don't feel that
it effected the results either. If you do the same thing then you will
not see much of the "white slurry" described in the instructions when
using the gray disk.
I hope this review helps and I will try to check back later to see if anyone has some comments that need answering.
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Update Dec 2011
Sadly
the effects do not last forever. (nor would I expect them to) After
about a year I could notice the hazing starting up and within another I
was about where I had started. On the plus side, the second round of
restoration went very quickly. I am glad to see this product has worked
so well for so many people.
351 of 358 people found the following review helpful.
Great Results
By P. Luevano
I am the type of buyer who does a lot of research before pulling the
trigger on a purchase and the case of buying a headlight restoration
kit was no exception. Now that I have bought and used this kit, a few
helpful hints:
- On Amazon, there were three 3M kits listed, the
39008, the 39014, and 39045 for approx $17, $18, and $24 respectively,
all with great reviews. I couldn't for the life of me figure out the
difference int he kits, so I went with the cheapest, the 3M 39008
Headlight Lens Restoration System. Well, now I know the difference. ALL
the kits include:
1 - 3M drill backing plate
4 - P800 grit white abrasive discs
6 - P500 grit yellow discs
1 - P3000 Trizact foam disc
1 - Orange foam compounding pad
1 - 1 oz. 3M headlight lens polish sample
- The 3M 39014 Lens Renewal Kit includes all the above plus:
1 - 3M Masking Tape PN 0000 25 ft.
- The 3M 39045 Lens Renewal Kit with Protectant includes all of the above plus:
1 - Container of protectant formula
I
had making tape, so no biggie there, and I just used a high quality
automotive wax on the lenses when I was done, so I didn't need the 3M
"Protectant formula". You also provide a 1200-1600rpm drill (use a
corded drill, cordless just won't cut it, you will run out of charge in
short order) and a pray bottle with plain water.
Maybe my lights
were particularly bad, but it took me a good 1.5 - 2 hours PER lens to
get the results I did. But I am a perfectionist, and took my time. I
would say the lights came out at 99-100% I'm not sure what those who
wrote negative reviews were doing wrong, but if you follow the
directions and take your time, the results are great.
Some tips:
- On the first step with the P500 grit. Clean the lens and the disc
OFTEN. A old towel works well for the lens and a paint brush worked
well on the disc. By cleaning the disc often, I was able to do both
light with just a single P500 disc. If you rush, you WILL clog up the
disc and need a new one. This is the most time consuming step, took me
about a hour a lens.
- On the P800 disc, same as above, clean the disc and the lens often!
- With the 3000 wet disc. Keep the pad and the lens wet, wipe the lens often! (Noticing a pattern?)
- On the polish step, just a little compound goes a long way! Just a dime amount on the pad will do you just fine.
- Finish up with a nice high quality wax on the lens to protect your work!
If
you take you time and follow the directions, you will be very happy
with the results. For $20, and 4 hours of my time, I was very happy.
Much better that the $180ea for new lenses!
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