Well sonuva bitch! I never really gave these things much merit thinking it was just another sham of a product. My headlights were HORRIBLY yellowed. I pulled them out and sanded & polished them by hand a while ago; and they came out better. But not 100%. Well I was bored over the weekend, found myself at Autozone, and thought I'd give it a try. I bought the 3M kit for $20 that comes w/ the drill adapter, 300/500/3000 grit sandpaper, polish pad, and polish (rubbing compound).

Since mine weren't too bad to start I began w/ the 500, went to the 3k, and polished them up. This stuff is AMAZING!! Granted it's just basic sandpaper and polish on a pad, but the adapter for the drill is what made the difference for me. I'm very pleased w/ the results. This spring / summer I'm pulling the headlights for an engine bay cleanup and doing this process again. Mine aren't 100% quite yet, but they will be soon.

Pics:

Before; still slightly hazed, but not too bad.


During; this is after the 500 grit.


Aaaaand Done; a WORLD of difference.



This is the kit that I bought. Good stuff.

 

wow, i woukd be more worried about how dirty your engine is. You should have bought some CD2 Engine bright while you were there

Ohh yeah the headlights look good

 

Believe me I know how nasty it is. That pic really doesn't do the filthyness justice. But I suppose I shouldn't brag about that. That's on my list of things to do. The whole engine bay is getting a makeover when the weather warms up.

 

Does that kit come with the sand paper and stuff? I've never seen it

 

Good work! Im glad they came out good. Im ready to do mines. I got some 1000, 1500 and 2000 grit though. After that im hitting them with a Porter Cable

 

another question..... How did you take off the nipples on the lenses ?

 

$20? Go get a bottle of Meguiars Plast-X for $8 and it will do the same thing.

 

With a Dremel and cut-off whell. I trimmed it down as close as I felt I safely could, then sanded them down by hand. They're not 100% flush, but they're good enough for me.

Kinda, just plastic polish wouldn't have brought them back to where they are now. I had to take a good bit of material off to get to good plastic. However, mine still aren't 100% so maybe I'll give that stuff a try next time.