I've used glass top oven cleaner, works pretty good.

I've tried aluminum polish and it works very good. I also tried 3M's kit and I would say it did even better. You need to coat it with a UV protector whatever you do.

@skaizun

Ай бұрын

Clear spray paint with UV added works, too.

@im2yys4u81

10 күн бұрын

@@skaizun Meguiar's makes an excellent sealer. I use CeraKote kits that include everything you need. A lot cheaper than Meguiar's as well.

As a home remedy I would try Barkeepers Friend. It works well on hard water on shower doors.

Great video I enjoyed watching your testing

Wow! Thx!

I use micro-mesh. It has several grades of grit sanding cloth. Start at whatever grit is suitable. I then use the cream lotion that comes with the kit. Perfect every time. I do airplane windows.

I used toothpaste...with a wet sponge. But i let it sit for bout a half hour too. Then just rinse it off with water. It accually works good.

Regular rubbing compound works well.

@skaizun

Ай бұрын

The key is to keep it moist while working with it. I keep a spray bottle of water and squirt the lens surface every 10 seconds or so.

@chartmann43

Ай бұрын

What’s rubbing compound?

I just use a clean rag and Off bug spray. It gets really sticky if you let it dry, so have some water ready, too. I only do them once or twice a year.

@patrickbodine1300

13 күн бұрын

Maybe 5 minutes per lens.

I came up with mild dish soap in a small spray bottle spray on light spray a napkin put some ciggarette ash on it buff lightly .

Would have using Power Tools with the other products caused better Results????

Rubbng compound will do the trick

Toothpaste on a wet sponge works very easily. It has titanium dioxide in it to polish your teeth and works well and easily on headlamps. Real difficult

@skaizun

Ай бұрын

Not all toothpastes have the same ingredients. A simple, white, toothpaste has baking soda, which, per the vid, didn't do so great.

That was a lot of effort! I wish you had shown the lights on, before and after.

@CrookedMustache

19 күн бұрын

@skaizun I misread your comment at first and then I realized what you meant, for the next one a lights on 💡 before and after is exactly what we’ll do. Cause it’s not just cosmetically that they look better but when they are clouded over the light output is pitiful!

What can of bugs spray is it??

I use Meguiar's Mag Cleaner: Cheap, fast & excellent!!!

Depending on how bad it is. coarse to find wet paper send the hell out of it. Buy sealer seal it afterwards.

how often does clean headlight last?

@skaizun

Ай бұрын

My sister used a pro kit, and it lasted about 6 months. I used a 1,000 grit sandpaper very gently by hand to remove the surface delaminations, then Soft Scrub with a buffing pad drill bit, and sprayed water every 10 seconds or so to keep it moist, adding a little bit of Soft Scrub as needed. I went through half a bottle of SS for one lens, and it did a great job, but, lasted only 3 months, which is fine, because I only needed it to pass annual inspection! BTW, most inspectors don't care about the lens, as long as they can see the light at the end of their bay! (they have devices to test the brightness, but, the vast majority won't bother with that)

CeraKote runs circles around Mother's and can be bought at WalMart for $16-$17.00

Rubbing compound works. Put it on a little sick, lotta dry totally. Then scrub off. Nothing will make them look like new but this works pretty well.

Anyone considered finishing with a coat of clear varnish ?

@skaizun

Ай бұрын

Varnish will disintegrate over a very short period of time. Clear coat spray paint with UV is the better way to go; not indestructible, of course, but, it won't leave a mess or discolor as it ages/erodes.

@justincase1575

21 күн бұрын

You need to uv coat it.

The question is... How long does it last ???

I just use Off bug spray. Spray it on a rag, rub the lens. It works. I know it works. You are welcome.

Ceracote is the best

In my garage where I don't see it can you find it for me

@dalehood1846

17 күн бұрын

@edgarvelez,. It's on the back shelf on the right side, near the bottom, behind some stuff.

"I'm not gonna lie." OK, let us know when you are.

None of these last more than 6months, and you can do it again.

@CrookedMustache

27 күн бұрын

Sadly correct, once the initial layers of clear on the headlight begin to break down it’s a repetitive cycle until you completely refinish the headlights to include a layer of clear coat

Definitely NO brakefluid. Mothers are amazing products, no contest. But to be fair, all the other methods did not get the full treatment as the retail product got, polisher, etc. So not a very compatible fair test

Who was getting chased by the cops. You can hear the sirens in the background 🤦🏻🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 should have edit that. 👮‍♂️ 🚨

ACETONE WORKS GREAT!! PUT IT ON AND LET IT SIT FOR AN HOUR. THEN RINSE WITH GASOLINE.

@skaizun

Ай бұрын

Most lenses are plastic or acrylic. Acetone dissolves them. Really bad idea, never mind the gasoline.

@user-fg8ee5pg4v

22 күн бұрын

Head light resto with uncle rob lol

@CrookedMustache

19 күн бұрын

I have heard of Acetone vapor, like what they do to smooth out the surfaces of 3D printing models….idea 💡

tooth paste, plastic polish

Why doing hands

The best way by far wet sand headlights 2000 grit sandpaper spray clear coat on them

Scotty Kilmer told me not to bother with kits. Unnecessary.

Imagine mixing all cleaners together??

@skaizun

Ай бұрын

NEVER do such!!! There is no telling what the chemical reactions can do to the surface or you, for that matter!

@dalehood1846

17 күн бұрын

Correct! Just asking for trouble.

@eastsideclassicgaragemarin5256

14 күн бұрын

Actually the 3 products I used worked perfectly. HiGrit rubbing compound my Craftsman sander/buffer, and rattle can Acrilic enamel clear coat

WD40 is the fastest way, but will not last long.

@skaizun

Ай бұрын

It can leave a residue, which will be difficult to remove. Also, it works only a the top surface layer, so, you'd have to work very hard to get it to do anything like lens restoration. Not advisable.

What is Gojo, did not even say what it is for ? Nobody use this ! Not found in the market !!!

@CrookedMustache

3 ай бұрын

Gojo is an abrasive hand cleaner, it’s for oil and grease, typically used by mechanics. Here it was a stand in toothpaste which is another “home remedy” headlight cleaner

@hippieJOSH420

3 ай бұрын

You must never do your own mechanical work

@user-gm5xj6ne2k

2 ай бұрын

It's in a auto parts store

@user-mm1se7gy7e

Ай бұрын

You don't clean your hands ?

Nothing works ALL HYPE SAVE YOUR MONEY

@user-mm1se7gy7e

Ай бұрын

Wrong , the 3M works pretty damn good , I've done several , unless the headlights are oxidized on the inside of the lens , then nothing works .

What can of bugs spray is it??

@dalehood1846

17 күн бұрын

Forget the bug spray. It will lighten it a little, then clouds OVER AGAIN!

What can of bugs spray is it??

@patrickbodine1300

13 күн бұрын

Off.