Here are Links to Products used in this Video: 2K Clear Coat: amzn.to/3juz7Rn 3" Sanding Kit with Drill Adapter: amzn.to/31CYDOB 3" Polishing Kit with Drill Adapter: amzn.to/31BA9VV

@jobanirubio5683

2 жыл бұрын

Hi my headlights are polished and I want to add a coat of 2k clear do I need to sand before spraying the clear, Or can I just spray the 2k clear over the polished headlight?

@morenutshell1565

Жыл бұрын

@@jobanirubio5683 i also would like to know the answer to this

@jobanirubio5683

Жыл бұрын

@@morenutshell1565 You can spray clear coat over 800 grit sandpaper.

The man is doing mad sience for us ty

THANKS! We NEVER get to see how long these methods last without doing them ourselves...which won't happen...AWESOME

@shmutube

3 жыл бұрын

Strong ditto! Really helpful!

@Daddyme92

3 жыл бұрын

Lol right on. Atleast we have the video to look back at incase we forget

@John-bu4rb

2 жыл бұрын

Check this out: kzread.info/dash/bejne/d22CspKYnqmYkc4.html

really appreciate these follow-ups

@Ensource

3 жыл бұрын

same, here

@StoneMountain66

7 ай бұрын

Agreed - Thanks for the follow-up and product comparison.

Finally! After waiting 3 years I can finally choose what to use on my headlights! Thanks!

This quantifies over time what ChrisFix told us to do. I did mine over 3 yrs ago with 1K clear coat and it’s still looking good 😌

Thanks for solving the mystery of how to fix foggy headlight lenses. 2K clear. Thanks. I wish they’d switch back to glass lenses.

@heyyou5189

3 жыл бұрын

It would be nice but the complex headlight shapes of today would not do well with glass.

@Brandon-uy1uv

3 жыл бұрын

It costs money, money that the car manufacturer rather not spend xD

@bernardkinsky1637

3 жыл бұрын

¹thats why I have 2000 prado with glass headlights

@austinnorton7855

3 жыл бұрын

@@bernardkinsky1637 so you drive a 20 year old car, on purpose, just because it happens to have glass headlights instead of plastic? then you came to this video so you could tell us about it? yeah I don't think so buddy

@bernardkinsky1637

3 жыл бұрын

@@austinnorton7855 I have a couple of old cars and only 1 has plastic shit.

After 3 years? Now that's some commitment! Thanks for the video!

Clearest video on YT for me. Thanks for giving me the courage to finally try the clear coat on the headlights!

This is ‘Project Farm’ level stuff here. Impressive. I agree, however, with one of the other commenters (benland22) - paint protection film is a much better alternative. Mine is 10 years old, always parked outdoors, and looks like new except where the film didn’t quite cover some edges. Plus, it wasn’t toxic to apply it. And, no taping off required.

@clauderivet7745

3 жыл бұрын

was thinking the same thing, after i read your comment i search the WEB for benland22 film with no luck and your talking 10 years ago however 10 years of improved Engineered paints i will go with the R&R method. Good one though

@stinkycheese804

3 жыл бұрын

PPF is not optically transparent, so while it looks good to the eye, it is permanently worse than other methods in their new/good state.

@2old4allthis

3 жыл бұрын

@@clauderivet7745 I was giving credit to another commenter who had mentioned film. Sorry for the confusion.

@2old4allthis

3 жыл бұрын

@@stinkycheese804 I’ve heard and read that. I suspect the difference is marginal to negligible. I’ll just say that based on my personal experience, and 130,000+ miles of driving in 10 years through 2/3 of the U.S. and a little bit of Canada on the original halogen bulbs and through nearly every driving condition, and having always parked in my driveway, that I’ve never once felt that road illumination was a problem. And I don’t ever have to mess with headlight restoration. YMMV.

@clauderivet7745

3 жыл бұрын

@@2old4allthis Its all good brother, I was searching the web for that exact film that last 10yrs however i could not find it. could it be due to it was that awesome companies therefore manufactured cheaper material for a way cheaper price. If you to find that same material could you Please share it with us. Thank You ... me and you both 2old4itall LOL

Excellent to see results years later. Thanks for doing this video!

Very good "how to" : comparison. Voice, modulation, volume, and eye contact all very good. Keep the slight accent: that helps people pay attention. Video quality. Overall I appreciated the pace and you were not screaming at the audience. Thumbs up. GB

Thanks for the look back. It's nice to see how the different methods worked over time.

I've done 4 cars (wet sanding by hand 400, 600 then 1000 grit, followed by 2k clearcoat) and they all are looking good. 2.5 years on the first one, about 1.5 years on other three. You can put wax or sealant on after they fully cure (helps get bug splatter off). Definitely worth the effort.

Very good to have a follow up on the diff methods you used, nobody else does this. You made the difference.

Thanks so very much for your very honest video demonstrations. Your years of experience as an automotive technician really shines through. Again thanks again. There needs to be a best ever page on You Tube. I’d definitely support you. Stay safe!

I thought I had seen all methods when it comes to headlights. Wasn't aware of the 2-part clear coat. This appears to be the best by far. Excellent real world information.

Thank you for doing the work and posting results from YEARS later to really show what's best in the long run!

Great comparison of the different methods. Definitely worth taking the time to clear coat your headlights.

Really awesome to see the results of a long term test! Thanks for all the info over the years. It's been extremely helpful & I'm sure that I'm speaking for many thousands to millions people.

Agreed, Project Farm level testing here. Thanks, this is exactly what I needed!

Excellent. Following up the results over time is almost always missed in most videos. Feedback of results over time is the most important factor in the DIY decision making process.

Your videos are the best! I really enjoy them! Plus they have helped me ALOT!

Good morning and good health to everyone. Thank you very much for the valuable information 🙏👍

Nice video on plastic headlamps clear coat the way to go after sanding down and polishing with out wax. 2K clear coat and don't wax for at least 4 weeks after. Have a great day!

Thank you! Good to see someone explain 2K clear and the curing process. All the way to the end, I wondered if you were gonna be one one of these guys that werent going to use these key points and I was very glad to hear it this time. ALL headlight manufacturers use uv protective clear. That is why when you do a headlight restoration it looks like your first two cars. You tore off that precious clear. But this driver headlight was good! Awesome video!

Love this video!! Great and honest results. I just restored headlights by sanding, compounding and polishing with a ceramic coat finish. on an elantra this lasted around 2 months before looking terrible, on my mercedes it's fogging up 6 months in. Will try the clearcoat method! Thanks for sharing

Great job following up and sharing the results with everyone. THANKS!

Very nice work and information for all of us to use. Thank you!

I have done all the different methods and your correct. Sanding down the old clearcoat completely off, then fine sanding with 400 grit wet and dry with water, then spray 2 wet coats of 2K clearcoat is the longest lasting job by far. Great tutorial😃😃😃

Looks like content for Project Farm. Thank you for the follow-up. Very helpful 👍

There's also the option of applying UV film. The label states up to 5 years. Great follow up video.

Before even watching this video, this man is a legend for doing something like this. Thank you!

Amazing video. Thanks so much for the follow-up. Obviously the clear coat method is the way to go. And for all of you out there, this also applies to freshly painted vehicles, you should never wax or add any type of sealant or cerami coat to fresh paint. I had my front hood repainted due to rock chips and waited 60 days to apply ceramic.

It pays to be thorough. Great vid as usual 😎👑

Great video! I just bought some brand new headlights for the wife's 2006 Trailblazer. The ones on there now are looking REALLY sad! I plan to use some 1500 grit sandpaper and wet sand them, then use some 2K clear coat (exactly the same one you used, BTW!) and coat them. They'll cure down in the workshop for a month, then I'll install them. Then I'll refinish the ones that are on her car now, and they'll go on my 2004 Trailblazer (we're a 2 Trailblazer family). The ones that are on my TB now will become a spare set, which we'll probably never need, unless one of the others gets damaged.

Thank you for confirming what i suspected... fine grit sandpaper, finest grit sandpaper - and then 2k.

Great video! Keep up the excellent work !

This was in the back of my mind. Thank you!

Love your videos. Thanks for sharing

That last headlight with the 2K clear coat looks best for sure. I am impressed!

Finally! a No Kosse-Shear video. 2K clear coat is the secret. Great video!

I did this for my headlights and my grandmas when you made the last video they still look great!

@myRatchets

3 жыл бұрын

That's awesome!

@austinnorton7855

3 жыл бұрын

Thats cute

Thanks for sharing. I just use steel wool, then rubbing and polishing compounds. Followed up with 303 protectant. Because of the cost, I would use 2k clear coat only if I had multiple vehicles to do.

That is the video that I found your channel through. No one else had straight answers, they were all selling things.

Your the man. The other youtubers forget 10 minutes after the videos up

Very cool. I have never seen the clear coat you used. I used a single spray product that worked on but the stuff you have looks much better.

4:48 yes, you have to use a clear that has uv protection. I have used engine enamel from duplicolor and spraymax 2k and both are great. I ceramic coated over the most recent one the 2k and I got great results

My experience with a two-part clearcoat is excellent. To apply at all you have to do is send your headlight with 1000 grit paper, clean it with alcohol wipes, give it a few minutes then apply the paint.One of my vehicles has held up for over 4 1/2 years is that technique.

This is awesome! Great video

Great companion. Thanks for the follow up!

Great follow up video dude!

thanks brother!! you've helped me out a lot!

Great stuff 👍

Awesome video thanks 👊😁

Thanks , I follow yr advice and it works like a charm

Amazing video bro learned I lil sumn sumn

Good stuff, thank you for the follow up.

Thanks for the Follow up. I’ve bought a polishing kit from Wal- Mart ( aluminum package) it worked great . You hand Sand it - not use a Machine . It looked very good . Lasted about 1 yr .

This is the most useful headlight video on KZread.

I love your videos and tips. I recently used a kit for my headlights called Meguiar's G2980 Heavy Duty Headlight Restoration Kit it's around $20 on Amazon. It comes with plastix, protective coating, sanding disks and drill polisher, It's a pretty complete kit and my headlights look really good. I want to try out using clear coat next time my headlights fog up. Thanks again!

Great vid thanks ratchets!

Love the 2K. Will try that out, soon. Short of that, I've had good results by following sanding with 3M Headlight Polish on 3" sponge on D/A. I did one 4 yrs ago and it's still 90%

I agree that 2 part clear coat is good stuff. I used it to restore the finish on my Mazda B2500 hood and roof. However, it's kind of expensive for headlight repair. (Currently on Amazon for 24 dollars a can, usually over 30) It would be best if you had another project, and used the left over to do a headlight repair. Once mixed it needs to be used fairly quickly (within 48 hours at room temp). It would be a waste to mix a can and only do a set of headlights.

@CycloneCyd

3 жыл бұрын

That's why I used HB Body Pro C496. Take a look. Every bit as good as Spraymax once cured.

@legioner9

Жыл бұрын

@@CycloneCyd I used those greek products too. They are very good.

Some headlights will last longer if you park your car in the garage but if you park them outside I live in California Fresno area gets hot so mine get yellow haze every season and have to redo them every year because of the hot sun here in California might try the clear you use in your video clip thank you for posting this and hope everyone is having a Great Day

@artsnow8872

Жыл бұрын

It would lessen sun exposer if you parked your car heading north (as much as possible).

Great follow up!

A lot of detailers hate 2k clear coat headlights, they say its bad, it cracks, they have hard time fixing it. People say buffing and polishing is just as good. Then ceramic coating is the best also ppf. I am pro 2k clear coat. Thank you for this video.

Thanks for the video!

Nice to see you again.

You made it seem so easy. Dope

years ago I tried a 1K clear coat and even though it was labeled as UV stable and for outdoor use it yellowed pretty quickly. Since then I have been using the headlight restorer polish which has UV protection and try to remember to re-apply it regularly that works pretty well. I have recently tried ceramic coating one headlight to see how long that lasts. However when all is said and done I think you have shown that 2K is the the best long term solution. Oh yeah, I tried using paint protection film like others have suggested and made a total arse of myself trying to apply it, I think it was too thick and I couldn't get all the creases out.

Thanks for the info

Thank you so much for the advice I will take it!!!!

Another great video. And heads up in 2023 Spraymax now has a 2k clear coat specifically for headlights with more UV protectors.

Great content with proof

I've restored several sets of lights and they always fade and yellow after a year or two. I've ever tried clear coat afterwards. I didn't know what 2k clear was so I used normal clear. Now I gotta try the 2k. Thanks. My best results have been the 3m drill kit with the sanding discs and the wipe on clear followed by sealing it with opticoat headlight sealant every few months.

Good info thank you bro👍

Nothing beats 3M Ventureshield applied on the headlights after good sanding and polishing. It's just unbeatable. Using it on my 3 cars for years.

Just found your video. Wish I had found it earlier... I watched Chris fix restoration video, did exactly as he explained. Started with 400 grit, then 600, 2000. Cleaned it off with alcohol, and applied clear coat. Two coats looked good, but third coat left orange peel, along with a bit of foggy areas........ Three days later decided to resand to remove orange peel. Used 600, 1000, then 2500 grit wet sand. Rinsed and dried off, then applied meguiar plastx polish, and hand buffed it in. Results, not as clear as before, foggy streaks in it. Before I resanded, it had orange peel, but it looked somewhat like new, minus the foggy spots. Now it is far duller, with foggy streaks. Still far better than what it was to begin with, but sorta dull. I finally applied Big White, for a bit of a final protection, buffing by hand. I will probably have to be happy with this for now, but where do you think I went wrong? And what do you think I could do to get the clear new look again? Any suggestions would be much appreciated! Thanks!

@artsnow8872

Жыл бұрын

You should have waited a month, to allow the clear coat to fully cure.

Great video

The Sylvania kit works great! I did my headlights over a year ago and they still look super. The kit includes a clear coat and takes about an hour or so to do both headlights with no power tools. They have a good video on KZread.

The Best headlight restore channel

I know you care about us. Thank you for the follow up.

Also, thanks for the links.

I’m gonna try this out, ty sir 😄👍

Thanks... Very helpful..

I did it with the clear coat on really foggy yellowish headlights. The result after a year is great. They still look newish and it did not take too long to do this task. The only issue is that once you open the clearcoat you have to use it all in a lapse of 2 weeks top. The headlights take a half spray can at the most.

@summerforever6736

8 ай бұрын

Exactly would be nice to have a smaller can

thanks for sharing the video

I used a cream & clearcoat kit. No sanding. Held up pretty good under Southern Oregon sun.

Finally! The real take on this headlights restore methods....

Somebody should let Scotty and Chris know about this vid to settle KZread longest beef! To Scotty: see, using clearcoat to restore your headlights can work *and* last.... To Chris: ..but you gotta use 2k clearcoat and apply it properly! 😁😁 Anyway, thanks for this video - helps clear things up, if you pardon the pun

@CycloneCyd

3 жыл бұрын

Scotty talks a right load of shit. He's blagged his way to KZread success. Simples

Curing period is 2 weeks. Mad respect for this review.

very nice

Thank you.

Tnks for the update!

Spraymax 2k clear is AWESOME! Not cheap because it works.

I restored CBFsa motorcycle headlights with the 2 parts SprayMax Headlight Restoration Kit: theres a 1k muddy clear primer and then the 2k gloss clear. The clear primer is supposed to even out the scratches even further so it looks pristine. Great option if you're afraid you sanded the headlights too much.

@garryhalim5460

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing

That was pretty damn good.

Thank you!!!

Next video: how to keep your Avacado trees looking great for years to come.