Just brought home my ‘13 LX with 143,000 miles from my detailer, he did his magic on my headlights it looks amazing! Several customers could not believe the paint job on the truck and commented on it being 10 years old!
Winter detail
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My headlights look terrible—do you know what he uses? Until one of my headlights break I’m not replacing. I’ve only tried Meguiars products and can’t say they work
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No but the total cost inside, outside, engine covers and headlights &300 with a nice tip! I have it done 3-4 times a year
most headlight restoration kits are terrible. You're better off following some sort of progressively finer wet sanding regimen. After finally getting rid of the oxidized layer(s) you can finally seal it with your pick of UV resistant coating. I get nothing from them, but Gtechniq is good stuff from the detailing side of things. They have several coatings on offer, but I'm not sure which would be best suited for plastic headlight lenses. I would NOT recommend the OPTI-LENS coating from Optimum Polymer Tech. They have great no rinse wash stuff (which you could use for your wet sanding), but would NOT rec that as your final coating.
Most people don't get good results because it is tedious and takes time to get a good base to apply the coating to. If you're REALLY careful, I guess you could always go with the orbital sander or buffer route. I would NOT recommend this unless you were 100% ready to just buy a new pair of headlights should you burn the plastic...which would be easy to do.
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To clarify my headlights last 2-3 years, sitting outside in the summer.
Thanks gasman—maybe a new set of headlights is in my not so far off future
np. Wait for the next sale if you can to save some money. If you want, use the old ones and experiment on what works for you. You may have that Picasso/Rembrant/Michelangelo hand with the buffer to allow yourself a quicker restoration in the future that looks good! Or, you could figure out why it's such a PIA to do it right and have a brown crescent etched into your old lens and be grateful you have a new set on deck ready for installation.
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I’m a complete buffoon with a dual orbital and haven’t managed to burn plastic on headlights yet..
Though I did eventually tire of having to repeat it every six months and just bought new buckets for my cruiser.
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There is a reason I have a professional do mine, he has tried 20 different products until he found the one he uses, in addition to being an auto painter which really helps with prep and sanding.
Should have had him remove the dentures from the front bumper 
On another note, the wood stove in that building looks quite cozy!
On another note, the wood stove in that building looks quite cozy!
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The dentures, I assume my Moab rock guardShould have had him remove the dentures from the front bumper
On another note, the wood stove in that building looks quite cozy!
is for the frozen snow piles that my wife likes to drive into when parking in the winter, a front bumper is somewhat expensive to fix!!
