3M Headlight Lens Restoration System
- Easy, 3-step process requires as little as an hour to remove scratches and restore cloudy, dull lenses
- Features 3M abrasive technology and a polishing compound to restore hazy and dull headlight lenses, as well as other plastic lens surfaces on your vehicle
- System is intended to restore two headlight lenses
- Utilizes the muscle power of a common household (1200-1600 rpm) drill to do all the necessary sanding and buffing
- This item is not for sale in Catalina Island
Product Description
Plastic lenses can yellow with age, reducing headlight brightness, and new lenses can be expensive. The 3M Headlight Lens Restoration System lets you shine and restore plastic lenses, including headlights, taillights, fog and directional lights. By restoring clarity to the lens, the performance of the headlight is improved and the appearance of the vehicle is enhanced Now you can produce professional results with the 3M Headlight Lens Restoration System and a ho… More >>
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#1 by Ronald Cline on March 3, 2010 - 10:48 am
In theory this thing is the bomb, and if you only have one set of headlights it is. I have 3 vehicles I needed to use it on. My biggest frustration is I can’t find any refills for the polish or the sanding pads.
Rating: 1 / 5
#2 by C. Valko on March 3, 2010 - 12:07 pm
I purchased this polishing kit to try on my cell phone and some pairs of sunglasses. I do not think it’s the right kit for the job because it’s pretty aggressive in terms of how much it removes. Also, it’s not really made for incredibly delicate buffing. It did take the scratches off my phone, but it took me a while to learn how to use it lightly. It ruined the sunglass lenses altogether. I have no feedback on using it for car headlights.
Rating: 3 / 5
#3 by Gary F. Owens on March 3, 2010 - 12:59 pm
I used this kit to restore headlight lenses and found it difficult to use and the medium grade sanding disks would not stay on the mount in the drill. They use velcro to attach the sanding disks and there was very little matching material on the 800 grit disks to keep it attached to the drill head. You can do the same with some 500, 800 and 3000 grit wet paper on a randon orbit sander then polish with polishing compound. Not really worth the cost.
Rating: 3 / 5
#4 by Stephen Grissom on March 3, 2010 - 2:16 pm
I noticed in the instructions I would have to find a 1600 RPM variable speed drill. Too costly for a tinkerer.
I do not have such a drill. This product is for someone who has the
tools, rather high cost tools. Looks like the product is okay. I
wish they would tell you what you need to do the job in the product
description.
Rating: 4 / 5
#5 by C. Smock on March 3, 2010 - 3:03 pm
You can do the exact same thing to your headlights (and your car’s entire paint job) with any rubbing compound. You can get rubbing compound for less than half the price of this product. All they’re selling you here is rubbing and polishing compounds in a different package. Don’t waste your money. It works, no doubt, but you can do it for at least half the price.
You’d be better off wet-sanding your headlights with 1000-grit sandpaper, anyways. That’s even cheaper.
Rating: 3 / 5