Heavy Duty Headlight Restoration Kit

[jcal022]

Re: Heavy Duty Headlight Restoration Kit

Would this kit be good for rockchips on headlights?

[Murr1525]

Re: Heavy Duty Headlight Restoration Kit

Meguiar's Headlight Protectant should be applied every 6-8 weeks.

Thanks.

[Cosmin]

Re: Heavy Duty Headlight Restoration Kit

nice kit there

[Nick Winn]

Re: Heavy Duty Headlight Restoration Kit

Meguiar's Headlight Protectant should be applied every 6-8 weeks.

[Murr1525]

Re: Heavy Duty Headlight Restoration Kit

How often would one re-apply the Protctant after the initial process?

[Detale]

Re: Heavy Duty Headlight Restoration Kit

Thanks Michael! Very informative response AS USUAL!!!

Any decent plug in drill you pick up at the local hardware store should do the trick. Whether that's a DeWalt, Craftsman, Ryobi, etc. You want to run at lower speeds just to spread the PlastX but then ramp up to full speed and add a bit of pressure. The 3000 grit sanding marks are quite easy to buff out this way. The biggest issues we see with this and our One Step Headlight Restoration Kit is when people use a low power cordless drill and/or are afraid to use any real speed or pressure. You don't want to lean on the thing, but you can spin a good drill at maximum speed.

Now, if you've got some crazy super heavy duty ultra high speed industrial drill (do such things even exist??) you might want to ease into it a bit. But with an otherwise quality home handyman type drill - go for it.

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Heavy Duty Headlight Restoration Kit

What type of drill is sufficient to work with this system? What RPM's should be used?

Any decent plug in drill you pick up at the local hardware store should do the trick. Whether that's a DeWalt, Craftsman, Ryobi, etc. You want to run at lower speeds just to spread the PlastX but then ramp up to full speed and add a bit of pressure. The 3000 grit sanding marks are quite easy to buff out this way. The biggest issues we see with this and our One Step Headlight Restoration Kit is when people use a low power cordless drill and/or are afraid to use any real speed or pressure. You don't want to lean on the thing, but you can spin a good drill at maximum speed.

Now, if you've got some crazy super heavy duty ultra high speed industrial drill (do such things even exist??) you might want to ease into it a bit. But with an otherwise quality home handyman type drill - go for it.

[Detale]

Re: Heavy Duty Headlight Restoration Kit

What type of drill is sufficient to work with this system? What RPM's should be used?

[wolphe]

Re: Heavy Duty Headlight Restoration Kit

Thanks!
I just want to make sure I am doing things correctly. I am new to the art of detailing, but I find the informatiion in the Meguiar's training videos and here very helpful. Fortunately, I have a few junkers to practice on to get my technique right.

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Heavy Duty Headlight Restoration Kit

I read in an Amazon.com review that you are supposed to wet sand with the 1,000 grit paper, and dry sand with the 3,000 grit paper, even though it is not listed in the instructions. Is this the proper way to use this kit?

No, you want to wet sand (damp, actually) with both grits, drying off between steps to inspect your work as you go.

[wolphe]

Re: Heavy Duty Headlight Restoration Kit

I read in an Amazon.com review that you are supposed to wet sand with the 1,000 grit paper, and dry sand with the 3,000 grit paper, even though it is not listed in the instructions. Is this the proper way to use this kit?

[marlene firebird]

Re: Heavy Duty Headlight Restoration Kit

Saw this kit at Auto Zone and will buy it tomorrow. Can't wait to try in on badly oxidized 1999 Ford Taurus.

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Heavy Duty Headlight Restoration Kit

I have a question about the headlight protectant. Is it wipe on wipe off like MO7 or wipe on let haze like NXT 2.0? Also, how much use can you expect to get out of a sanding disc?

The Headlight Protectant application is more like that of M07 rather than NXT - no hazing, just wipe on, wipe off.

The coarser the git the shorter the usable life of the sanding disc. 1000 and 3000 grit discs can be usually be used on several lenses.

[MyFirstES300]

Re: Heavy Duty Headlight Restoration Kit

Wow..beautiful..I'm a believer and can't wait to try this on my commuter car that has badly oxidized headlamps.

[Buck91]

Re: Heavy Duty Headlight Restoration Kit

In theory, since it does offer very good UV protection, yes. We doubt a lot of people would use something like this regularly, however, so we aren't marketing it as such.

Now, from a detailer's services perspective it might work. We'll have to see when and if the protectant is sold individually.

Would be very interested in how the protectant compares to something like 303, which is well known and widely used for its UV protection. And, just as importantly, how it would compare cost wise