Inspector Gadget, go go gadget! 👍👍👊👊🤘🤘

@theheadlightrestorationpro

8 ай бұрын

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killing it! Love the banter, the tips and especially the results. It's a pleasure to watch and gain invaluable information. Thank you.

Thank you for your information and training!!

Great job on this huuuuuge headlight! And indeed on your excellent KZread video and channel. I will subscribe! I definitely have to up my YT game haha! It's a good job my restoration work is much better than my YT videos. And of course THANK YOU so much for shouting me out on this video. I really appreciate you doing that🙏🏼 I love my work and hope that shows. Clearly (no pun intended) it does and I really appreciate you giving me a mention. I'm now upto 120 5 star Google reviews. I work fully mobile out the back of my van and so, like you I am proud to be able to offer my restoration work to people who need it absolutely anywhere. All the very best! Cheers Mark from Kent, England 👍🏼

@theheadlightrestorationpro

11 ай бұрын

Awesome brotha.. truly great work.. had to give you your props... Your work is amazing...💯 And the best work tricked out work vehicle I've ever seen...😎💯🌏

YOU’RE A PRO , THANK YOU 😎🤙🏽 I’m a Detailer trynna up my game and I’m fasho taking notes 📝 p.s The best detailers have an acura lol (i have a white old 2016)

@theheadlightrestorationpro

6 ай бұрын

Hell yeah.... Keep it up...this is something that will always be needed...

So true really big, now they are big and beautiful, great job.

@theheadlightrestorationpro

11 ай бұрын

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17:40 😆 lol!!!!

@theheadlightrestorationpro

7 ай бұрын

Lol... Is the damndest thing that I get a large following of people who tell me I did all these things and it didn't come out correct but all these things are shit I don't do like the only thing they did or had the same similarities with what I'm doing is that they did it to a headlight...lol And I'm like dude what does that have to do with anything on this channel what you're doing is a whole another thing...lol It drives me crazy but it is what it is...lol Thankful for their time I guess...

Great work, wish i came across your vids sooner. Do pretty much the same but did 2 layers of the headlight coating and definitely noticed they looked better before the second coat!

@theheadlightrestorationpro

11 ай бұрын

Exactly. There's a video sad you should definitely check this out that'll explain it a lot better.. One heavy coat is the way it should go this is the way they produce or finish headlights and the factory and when they are made.. they do this for a reason to cut back on CRUSTS... Which inhibits your headlight clarity also the output severely... Check this video out as a must.. kzread.info/dash/bejne/gJussKumf6TVc7w.html

@barrybinning3849

11 ай бұрын

Would you use p220 on spiderweb headlights to start off with?

@theheadlightrestorationpro

11 ай бұрын

No...never....

@barrybinning3849

11 ай бұрын

So even cracked looking headlights you would go with p320 then p500 to start

I found your vids recently, glad I did, you are the goat, knowing you have tried it all, what do you think of amazons dura gold sanding discs, I thing it would be good, if every so often you did a getting started vid for newbies, that just found you, with the new stuff you learned,, and changed over the years, as if you were starting today, also if there's a difference in what you would buy, and set up with for some who wants to start a business, or just do their own every year or 2, as needed, thanks for what you do, and teach

@theheadlightrestorationpro

11 ай бұрын

There's many sanding discs out there. I tried a lot until I came across 3M sanding disc then I stopped trying..lol Pretty much 3M products are the cream of the crop.. There's no real higher or equal in most cases... And that's a good idea about the video I'll probably take that into effect sooner or later.. it's a lot of different stuff coming up and I have a lot of stuff already up... But I definitely will keep that in mind that would be an interesting topic..💯 Thank you for watching plenty of videos up right now so enjoy...💪🏽 And if you're serious this channel will put you light years ahead of people who have already been doing headlight restoration for years...💯

hello! can you post a link to the 3" backing plate you use for the drill? not the soft one but the hard one. or can I use any 3" backing plate?

@theheadlightrestorationpro

8 ай бұрын

You can use any backing plate I use these cheap disposable ones there are far better ones on Amazon or wherever whole kits... This is why I don't post them cuz technically they're the weakest ones you can use..lol I just make my own and keep resurfacing them and rebuilding them that's just a personal preference... Like somebody who likes Volkswagen Vw bugs over here Lamborghinis....lol

Just wondering, why don't you wetsand throughout the whole process?

@theheadlightrestorationpro

9 ай бұрын

Dry sanding.. Actual The true professional way to sand anything is to start with dry sanding and finish with wet sanding... It's literally on Google.. dry sanding remove stuff heavily and we're concerning plastics adds to that clear smooth finish, wet sanding is only meant to be a finish step or near finish step. Extra smoothing.. it's the lightest form of sanding.. so my method is pretty much gramorically correct when it comes to sanding anything especially plastic/ or polycarbonate headlights. It's extremely more efficient.. when sanding alone is kind of like training wheels... Dry sanding is a big boy shit.. it's like a hundred times faster and more efficient.. and this is why you notice if you ever have noticed was some wet Sanders product or finished product differ a lot they're not very consistent.. whereas you see my method they all come out crazy good and you only see the ones that I choose to film.. I don't film all of them because of time and storage space.. I only film about maybe 10% if that...kzread.info/dash/bejne/a3iassGdodqXnbg.htmlsi=L-RIziOEU_7Vb70L kzread.info/dash/bejne/l6OEra1mpNWulMo.html

I just redone a targa top on a vette using this method. The meguiar's keep clear was a pain to spray that big of area. Wish they sold that in quarts

@theheadlightrestorationpro

11 ай бұрын

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Do you just use one thick coat of the Meguires clear coat headlight lens spray?

@theheadlightrestorationpro

7 ай бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/oJ5mxqqoXbuwlJs.htmlsi=PP_JxJZiFgbAFaJT

Anyone asking about a Amazon link is trolling you. 😂

@theheadlightrestorationpro

11 ай бұрын

Exactly.. some people have nothing better to do.... But I play along.. I don't understand their hatred for their life turned into being a hater which internal has them projecting stuff on my channel or still don't understand just helps me so I just play along..lol😂😂😂😂

Question. I've binge watched a lot your really great videos -- but I still have a question. I just bout a 2017 Mazda 3 from a dealer about 6 weeks ago. I noticed a bit of power (white) around the headlamps when I was buying it -- and the headlamps are quite clear & bright -- but I noticed what look like a few water spots that seem like slight surface depressions. I'm thinking that they already did most of the sanding & polishing work: can I just apply the Maguires clear coat with just a preliminary cleanup of the lenses? They look great -- and I just want them to stay that way. Looking at them, I don't think that they have any clear coat.

@theheadlightrestorationpro

5 ай бұрын

First things first if the headlights didn't have clear coat on them they would not look good.. they would go bad extremely fast... Other than that you might want to try something like this.. Aftercare #1 kzread.info/dash/bejne/nX2p1JaRqLzQdM4.htmlsi=93NfFzeAyqwGMEXH Aftercare #2 kzread.info/dash/bejne/h32Axrh7kqfffNI.htmlsi=7iK-ADyTE1WX2m8O

@geeder9086

5 ай бұрын

@@theheadlightrestorationpro Awesome tips -- and thanks for the valuable info, and putting my mind at ease. Now I see that the "water spot" like depressions I see are probably just spots where bubbles were forming & the restorers at the dealer weren't going to chase them down with the abrasives before finishing the job. I see in your videos where you say that deep imperfections get left behind for future restorations to get. Thanks for the super-informative videos -- and don't let anyone ever tell you that you curse too fucking much -- because it's just fucking right!

@theheadlightrestorationpro

5 ай бұрын

@geeder9086 yeah those guys are assholes..lol

You are awesome. Thanks for all the great info.. What is the rate for a restoration job

@theheadlightrestorationpro

11 ай бұрын

Have to look up that information for yourself it all depends on what city and what place it's always different... You can do some researching around your city there's no definitive answer . That would be like asking how much gas is in your city to never the same from City to city place to place..

@abela2294

11 ай бұрын

Good point.. thank you for your reply..

@theheadlightrestorationpro

11 ай бұрын

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Wow!! 😮nice work 👍 💯 I’ve learned a lot from you. Thanks! If you don’t mind me asking, How much u charged for these headlights?

@theheadlightrestorationpro

11 ай бұрын

They're free....

@theheadlightrestorationpro

11 ай бұрын

If you want to know the price of headlight restoration you have to look around your town it varies from town to town...

@bigmario7065

11 ай бұрын

@@theheadlightrestorationpro ok thanks! Keep up the great work 🤜🤛

@theheadlightrestorationpro

11 ай бұрын

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So I kind of messed up and want to see what to think. I just did a repeat customers other car last week (3rd car I’ve done for them) and i was doing an optima that didn’t seem too bad. Boy, was I wrong. I wanted to do it later in the week because I need a few supplies but she really wanted to done that day so I came. There were parts that I could not remove the clearcoat. I hit it with 400 and it was not budging and the same with 320. I eventually got impatient and went 220 and tried to be a delicate as possible but the scratches were too deep. I applied the 3m lenses cleaner after the 3000 step by hand because my drill attachment came apart. It didn’t look great, but after I cleared them, some parts looked really good, but the areas I hit with the 220 did not. I used meguirs coating. My question is, could I just go back then and polish them out with my new drill and cutting pad considering they’re already clear?

@theheadlightrestorationpro

3 ай бұрын

No not at all you got to think the shell is fine everything else that doesn't look good the damage is underneath it you'd have to remove everything and pretty much start over and make sure everything is done correctly BEFORE you finish them... These things happen when you don't pretty much FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS.. I'm literally a season Pro probably ONE OF THE BEST IN THE WORLD that HAS shown you how to do it over 140 times on this channel.. in fact there's a couple videos with that EXACT vehicle on it... For some reason you opted to do a lot of things that I wouldn't do in a way that I wouldn't do them... Second of all if you don't feel like you have the proper tools for the job you should always wait it's better to lose a customer than to mess up their vehicle because they can smut you up and word of mouth is very powerful... It sounds like you made a lot of mistakes but you're number one mistake is just not doing what somebody who is an expert in doing this has showed you... Literally step by step every single video but you deter and do what you want to do ... DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY... Any little variation will do something negative and you may think it'll do something positive but trust me it won't I literally have tried that many different ways and so much that I know.. hopefully those sandpapers where 3M and had to P in front of them...

Anyone knows if you can layer headlight coating? I just used the turtle wax restore kit with provided clear coat wipe, headlight is looking good but after seeing this I want to use the spray.

@theheadlightrestorationpro

11 ай бұрын

Yeah...spray is always better..it is a superior delivery method...By far...no comparison... Also... don't layer coating ever... You're regretted even if it looks clear.. Check this out..kzread.info/dash/bejne/gJussKumf6TVc7w.html

@herewegoagain7403

11 ай бұрын

@@theheadlightrestorationpro checked it out, good info. I'm just going to wait until the turtle wax kit fails and then buying the spray. Do you know how long the spray typically last?

@theheadlightrestorationpro

11 ай бұрын

All depends on the vehicle and the level of care the person places with a vehicle headlight structure type of thing.. but typically anywhere between 14 months and 4 years.. 4 years is somebody who really gives a shit about their vehicle like myself mine is going on over 4 years and just now seeing a little signs up top but still look great..

HID headlight assembly replacement on my Lexus 2004 es330 is a minimum of $450 for a set. How much did you charge on this polishing work?

@theheadlightrestorationpro

11 ай бұрын

Don't really discuss certain business topics like that on this platform.. And this is a lot more than just polishing. this is A full headlight restoration the polishing step was just one step out of many... As far as $$ Well less than half of that for these...😱😱😱

@LanceFloray-rd3nv

11 ай бұрын

@@theheadlightrestorationpro thanks for the response and yes I'm sure you saved your customer a good chunk of dollars for this work. Good job on the restoration. The Cadillac headlight look brand new.

@theheadlightrestorationpro

11 ай бұрын

Yes sir very difficult light just from the size... Appreciate you watching have a bunch of Lexus videos up even one recent one...👍🏽

How long does the clear coat take to dry without the use of a fan?

@theheadlightrestorationpro

10 ай бұрын

30 seconds

@theheadlightrestorationpro

10 ай бұрын

30 seconds crest 120sec - 3 minutes through... This is stated in many videos..👍🏽

@legit_crossfit

10 ай бұрын

I be so amazed by the results I be forgetting everything else haha@@theheadlightrestorationpro

@legit_crossfit

10 ай бұрын

Just placed my order for all of my materials. Gonna do a few sets of headlights for free just to practice a bit and get some footage and pics for advertisement then I'll go full blown the following week with advertising my work and trying to get bookings. Thanks for everything man.@@theheadlightrestorationpro

How long did it take for those escalade lights

@theheadlightrestorationpro

8 ай бұрын

Probably about 45-1 hour .. they don't get much bigger than these at all. Lol

@djtrax909

8 ай бұрын

​@@theheadlightrestorationproI know I have an 07 cadillac escalade ext truck those headlights are 400 each oem. I'm following your tips and tools. I'm only a year and a half in. I'm hand sanding until I get my disk kit for my drill and buffer. My Amazon cart is full.😂 thanks for the videos.

@theheadlightrestorationpro

8 ай бұрын

@djtrax909 hopefully you use the links in the bio...,😉 either way I appreciate the viewing for sure..

If you charged by the square inch you could retire early.. lol jk. Great job as always👍

@theheadlightrestorationpro

11 ай бұрын

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