headlight restoration
#1
headlight restoration
Maguire makes a liquid called "headlight restorer." It works. I've spent hours machine polishing, but now use this product. Not talking about deeply faded/beaten lenses, mine were recently mildly hazed over. Used on fogs and trying on taillights also. A labor saver and you get to use it every so often. Good deal.
#4
If you dont apply a new clear coat after restoration you will be doing it again and again.
While the restoration procedure is the same a professional will apply a clear resin coat which has UV protection. The reason this is not in the kit is this coating is expensive.
I had my lights restored about a month ago. It cost $125. Normally $100 but paid and extra $25 for the call out as Im in a rural area
With the coating the lamps will last around 6-8 years in the tropical sun. Without it would be 1-2 months
Here is a link to a kit with uv resin included.
Professional Headlight Restoration Kit | www.liquidresins.com
Here is a link for just the uv resin
Welcome to Diamondite® The Ultimate Glass and Plastic Care Systems.
Cheers
34by151
While the restoration procedure is the same a professional will apply a clear resin coat which has UV protection. The reason this is not in the kit is this coating is expensive.
I had my lights restored about a month ago. It cost $125. Normally $100 but paid and extra $25 for the call out as Im in a rural area
With the coating the lamps will last around 6-8 years in the tropical sun. Without it would be 1-2 months
Here is a link to a kit with uv resin included.
Professional Headlight Restoration Kit | www.liquidresins.com
Here is a link for just the uv resin
Welcome to Diamondite® The Ultimate Glass and Plastic Care Systems.
Cheers
34by151
#5
If you dont apply a new clear coat after restoration you will be doing it again and again.
While the restoration procedure is the same a professional will apply a clear resin coat which has UV protection. The reason this is not in the kit is this coating is expensive.
I had my lights restored about a month ago. It cost $125. Normally $100 but paid and extra $25 for the call out as Im in a rural area
With the coating the lamps will last around 6-8 years in the tropical sun. Without it would be 1-2 months
Here is a link to a kit with uv resin included.
Professional Headlight Restoration Kit www.liquidresins.com
Here is a link for just the uv resin
Welcome to Diamondite® The Ultimate Glass and Plastic Care Systems.
Cheers
34by151
While the restoration procedure is the same a professional will apply a clear resin coat which has UV protection. The reason this is not in the kit is this coating is expensive.
I had my lights restored about a month ago. It cost $125. Normally $100 but paid and extra $25 for the call out as Im in a rural area
With the coating the lamps will last around 6-8 years in the tropical sun. Without it would be 1-2 months
Here is a link to a kit with uv resin included.
Professional Headlight Restoration Kit www.liquidresins.com
Here is a link for just the uv resin
Welcome to Diamondite® The Ultimate Glass and Plastic Care Systems.
Cheers
34by151
#6
The I was making was that if you did not apply a clear epoxy coating that has UV protection you have actually made the lamps worse.
By polishing the surface to remove the glare you have removed the OEM coating
It will now blur very quickly as it has no protection.
Every time you do it again your thinning down the surface
This is the kind of thing a used car dealer does because the car is gone before he has to fix it.
Its up to you but I strongly advise you to put a clear coat on
Cheers
34by151
By polishing the surface to remove the glare you have removed the OEM coating
It will now blur very quickly as it has no protection.
Every time you do it again your thinning down the surface
This is the kind of thing a used car dealer does because the car is gone before he has to fix it.
Its up to you but I strongly advise you to put a clear coat on
Cheers
34by151
#7
The I was making was that if you did not apply a clear epoxy coating that has UV protection you have actually made the lamps worse.
By polishing the surface to remove the glare you have removed the OEM coating
It will now blur very quickly as it has no protection.
Every time you do it again your thinning down the surface
This is the kind of thing a used car dealer does because the car is gone before he has to fix it.
Its up to you but I strongly advise you to put a clear coat on
Cheers
34by151
By polishing the surface to remove the glare you have removed the OEM coating
It will now blur very quickly as it has no protection.
Every time you do it again your thinning down the surface
This is the kind of thing a used car dealer does because the car is gone before he has to fix it.
Its up to you but I strongly advise you to put a clear coat on
Cheers
34by151
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#8
If you have removed the oxidation on the lamp you have removed some of the lamp surface. There is no getting around that.
The OEM puts a clear coat on as a protection for the plastic against UV damage. This is what eventually hazes. The coating is expected to last 10+ years
As you stated "redo every 3 months". It should last 10+ years.
The reason for 3 months, no UV protection
Now that you have no protection at all, glassing will be on the plastic not the clear.
It will get harder to repair and take more and more off the plastic surface.
Im not having a go at you, its your car do what you like.
Other owners may benefit on how to do it correctly.
Cheers
34by151
The OEM puts a clear coat on as a protection for the plastic against UV damage. This is what eventually hazes. The coating is expected to last 10+ years
As you stated "redo every 3 months". It should last 10+ years.
The reason for 3 months, no UV protection
Now that you have no protection at all, glassing will be on the plastic not the clear.
It will get harder to repair and take more and more off the plastic surface.
Im not having a go at you, its your car do what you like.
Other owners may benefit on how to do it correctly.
Cheers
34by151
Last edited by 34by151; 06-19-2017 at 04:32 PM.
#9
If you have removed the oxidation on the lamp you have removed some of the lamp surface. There is no getting around that.
The OEM puts a clear coat on as a protection for the plastic against UV damage. This is what eventually hazes. The coating is expected to last 10+ years
As you stated "redo every 3 months". It should last 10+ years.
The reason for 3 months, no UV protection
Now that you have no protection at all, glassing will be on the plastic not the clear.
It will get harder to repair and take more and more off the plastic surface.
Im not having a go at you, its your car do what you like.
Other owners may benefit on how to do it correctly.
Cheers
34by151
The OEM puts a clear coat on as a protection for the plastic against UV damage. This is what eventually hazes. The coating is expected to last 10+ years
As you stated "redo every 3 months". It should last 10+ years.
The reason for 3 months, no UV protection
Now that you have no protection at all, glassing will be on the plastic not the clear.
It will get harder to repair and take more and more off the plastic surface.
Im not having a go at you, its your car do what you like.
Other owners may benefit on how to do it correctly.
Cheers
34by151
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#11
They look good. Jaguar: the cat that can.
#12
My right lights are glazed over, left lights pristine. First owner must have had an accident and left lights were replaced, this didn't show up in the CarFax.