Just used 3M headlight restore kit...
Just used 3M headlight restore kit...
Just want to report on the GREAT job the 3M kit works on pitted and glazed headlights. It attaches to your drill, and has a 4 step process that makes them look new without all the hard hand labor other kits require. I HIGHLY recommend it. I didn't take pictures, but they were really oxidized to where you could feel the roughness, and it was real ugly. They are perfect now, and I am happy. Now to get the rear window fixed. I am going to try to repair with window weld until I can order the new aftermarket top with the 350Z window in it. It seems stupid to order a factory top with the same possible outcome due to the Texas heat melting the bond, but that is for the next report. Later, and try this 3M stuff, it really works!!
Re: Just used 3M headlight restore kit...
I had the foggy hazy headlights. They felt rough and crackled. I found the 3M Headlight restoration kit and they look like new now. This was for the outside though, not inside.
Not bad for $20 kit and 2 hours of time. Pickup up kit at Autozone but saw it at Walmart too.
Here's a link to the kit and video by 3M: Restoring a Headlight 3M
Here's some before and after photos. The overcast day put a grainy look to the after shots but they're shiny and way better than before!
Not bad for $20 kit and 2 hours of time. Pickup up kit at Autozone but saw it at Walmart too.
Here's a link to the kit and video by 3M: Restoring a Headlight 3M
Here's some before and after photos. The overcast day put a grainy look to the after shots but they're shiny and way better than before!
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Re: Just used 3M headlight restore kit...
Originally Posted by zachmorris01
I had the foggy hazy headlights. They felt rough and crackled. I found the 3M Headlight restoration kit and they look like new now. This was for the outside though, not inside.
Not bad for $20 kit and 2 hours of time. Pickup up kit at Autozone but saw it at Walmart too.
Not bad for $20 kit and 2 hours of time. Pickup up kit at Autozone but saw it at Walmart too.
Re: Just used 3M headlight restore kit...
I read that ozone and crap from the road (salt, etc) cause the hazing of the plastic headlight covers. I do not have this on either of my Crossfires (which are summer drivers) or my Audi A6 (which has over 100k of winter driving), but I have always used ArmorAll on the headlights and I have friends who use auto wax (the good stuff, like they use on the car). It seems to prevent the problem from (re)occurring.
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