I've got very cloudy headlights and I would like to fix this issue, myself, but only if there is a good, quality product on the market. Has anyone had particularly good luck with one and can share your experience?

Thanks!

 

I can't remember the brand lol. I had great results from a $20 kit from advance auto. I think it was mcguire's. It was the one with the spinning pad that attaches to a drill.
The wipe on chemical stuff does not work.

Check out www.chemicalguys.com I have gotten all great stuff from them and I used good stuff before. I think they have a headlight kit.

The $20 buffer kit actually did work very well on a 2000 Passat.

I polished out very nicely my glass CRX headlights with #1000 sandpaper.
(wet sanded). If yours are really bad that might be a place to start (make test
spot first), but you will still want to power polish.

 

I've used the 3M kit ($20?).. Great results.

 

i also used the 3m kit on my parents' car. worked great and the instructions were easy to follow.

 

in my experience the kits with the spinning pad that attaches to the drill work good. just take your time when you do it and dont push to hard. I have used kits in the past that actually use sand paper and wet sand it like Condor said and those work good too. just dont push to hard like i said cause you could live marks on the headlight.

 

I use plastic polish, a wax applicator pad and a 3m buffing towel and mine look brand new. Worked on my sons 03 Infinit as well.

 

The Sylvania kit got good reviews from my neighbor on his 05 R53 and on Amazon. FWIW.

 

A quick cheap way just use some neverdull metal polish. Thats what i used after one of the guys i work with did it. It works great.

 

3M works well - but - I believe that the original lens is coated and this coating is what is yellowing and becoming dull. The treatment removes this coating - what you are left, the raw, uncoated acrylic, with will become dull again but at a faster rate. It may be possible to delay this with frequent waxing and/or polishing of the lens... I do not know yet if this will work. I am giving this a try with a Ford pickup I have but I have been tempted to just buy some new light assemblies - they are Amazon cheap for this vehicle. MINI's... I imagine... not so cheap...

 

If you don't recoat them you will be chasing them every few months as the UV protection is comprimised further.

Probably the best solution that I have seen is sanding & clear coating. REAL clear from a body shop, not spray can stuff.

We sand em wet w/ 1000, then 1500, then 3000. Mask & clearcoat when we are clearing something else. The clear has UV protection in it.

One could probably remove them from the car, do the prep & mask them, bring them to a shop w/ a fifty dollar bill & get them cleared. It would work for me. We do them $150 & it is not worth our time but done as a service for customers willing to spring for it.

They come out nice & seem to last, know of lights we have done 2+ years ago & they look great still.