This is an incredible video this works the best out of the toothpaste the baking soda the vinegar and anything else easy off oven cleaner spray it on just like you said wait 10 minutes wipe it off you may see a little film the next morning but just wipe it off and your lights are as clear as brand new this guy is a genius
For those worried about taping off, etc taking the headlight out's an option too. If your lights get moisture in them now's a good time to seal the seams up with clear silicone.
A car shop told me to use any bug spray from Dollar General...I tried that..it didn't work..I will try the oven cleaner..hope it work...Thanks for sharing...💕💕
Interesting fix, but IMHO: 1) First tape off the surrounding areas to protect the finish. 2) Rinse off with a garden hose before wiping, especially if you've not taped off the surrounding areas. 3) The headlamp lenses should probably be resealed for future UV protection. Possibly a paint clearcoat or Meguiar's Headlight Coating.
@@sewfantastic7257 It might not work a second time. Headlight plastic is coated with a sealant from the factory (similar to clear coat), and that's the part that yellows the most. This probably removes most of that sealant coating, so once it's gone, you'll need to wetsand and compound for future fixes. Better to use this to get that coating off first, then wet sand with fine grit (1000+) to remove the remaining imperfections, compound (Meguiar's Ultimate Compound) to a shine, and seal with either an automotive grade clear coat (Eastwood) or one of the many headlight sealant sprays out there. Not positive, but ceramic coat might work, too, but will need to be reapplied after a few years.
Job well done, I watch from the start, for a buck worth trying I think it did a remarkable job, it looks much better that it was at start. I'll use this on my 2005 town & country. Thank you a lot
Cool tip: lift that all aluminum ford500 hood to keep the lye from burning through the under part that is missing paint wax and has paint chips exposing the raw aluminum under the lip.
I use toothpaste. Cheapest I can find. 1 full tube to do 2 headlights. Squirt it on a cloth a rub until the oxidisation is gone. It's the baking soda and mild abrasives that clean them. I've done glass and plastic headlights and both cleaned up great. Nice smell as your working as well.
One of our town's police car had a broken light replaced. The original yellowed light compared to the new light was very distinctive. You could see that car coming a mile away. The police force probably thought the car was jinxed because they caught fewer people in the act when driving it.
I’m curious how long it lasts I had mine done by someone who claimed that he had seen them last years and it wasn’t two months old and they where worse they started
because you have to add some sort of protection to it, like clear coat. The “yellowing” is caused from the original clear coat on the headlights going bad. All you are doing is removing so called protection but if you do not re-add protection the headlights itself will begin yellowing from the harsh sun
That's going to be a much better job. This only removes the failed headlight coating, but leaves any damage that may have occurred (pitting, chips, cracks, haze, etc.). Restoring uses wet sanding to truly restore the headlight to like-new optical clarity.
Normally not, might need to repeat after a year or so, I tried clear coatings and although they claim to be UV proof, they did not change much results.
Factory clear coat is extremely resistant, able to withstand years of UV rays and abuse, few minutes of oven cleaner will not damage it, but feel free to use some tape to protect it.
Yes works because it is melting the plastic lens! And oven cleaner overspray on old paint can take the paint off. I know what I'm talking about. I tried it several times! If I were to use a chemical for a fast difference I'd use mosquito repellent spray. But be fast to wash it off with water and dish liquid mix. You can let dry and put wax on them but don't last a few weeks at most. You can buy kits or just buy three grits of wet/dry sandpaper and polishing compound and then a coat of wax. Lasts maybe Three months or a little more but best thing to do is replace them. A cheap aftermarket set is alot better than trying to restore the original ones and you will see better. But the best is to get a new OEM pair and be done with it.
A lot of what you said is true, however a cheap $15 3M kit includes everything you need + the UV protectant. I bought the Meguirs, but the 2K UV clearcoat is still $20. Project Farm did a reivew of a bunch of kits and the 3M came out almost new. Replace entire assemblies is just a waste of money unless you can't spare 30-60 mins and some elbow grease.
Will this "oven cleaner" chemical harm the plastic headlight cover over time? It is a "heavy duty" cleaning chemical mixture, probably consist of some type(s) of acid or acidic substances, that can cut the grease build-up inside ovens.
If you wash it off, no. It won't be there anymore to hurt anything. Shouldn't be acidic, more of a heavy duty degreaser than anything. I know degreaser can discolor aluminum, and fast at higher temperatures, so that's probably what this is.
I've seen the same thing done with toothpaste, shaving cream, oven cleaner, window cleaner, drain cleaner and about a hundred other compounds. What the heck, try everything you have around your house that won't scratch. Something is bound to work, somethings better than others.
I couldn't find a $1 can anywhere near me. So I went with a more expensive brand. "Easy Off" & if I'm being completely honest. I followed exactly how you did it in this video & it made my headlight look worse than the other one. So now I have a decently clear looking headlight & a foggy one from the damage that the oven cleaner did. Guess I'll just need to replace my driver side headlight now. 🤷🏼
Used for years and no issues, time is the key, few minutes will not do any damage, would not live it on for too long, I guess Easy Off is much stronger, Dollar Tree has plenty of oven cleaner at $1.25, (After price increase on oven cleaner and whole store} . I would try buffing headlight, I have used on 20 plus vehicles and never had issues, time is the key, fast and easy. Some headlights are behind cleaning and will need replacement, this is just to remove UV and dirt build up, not sure of age of your car, but pretty sure light can be restored, unless was at point of no return. This is not a miracle cure. But timing is important.
@@GD-ps5up I left it on for about 4-5 mins. Then used a micro fiber towel with dawn dish soap & warm water in a spray bottle & cleaned it off. While it was wet it looks very nice. Once it dries it looks way foggier than my other headlight that I did not touch looks & they were both at the same level of clear before I did this. After I was unsatisfied with the results & the way it looked worse, I then tried the tooth paste method, which did nothing. Tomorrow, I have one more thing to attempt. Which is baking soda & vinegar mixed with a little lemon juice. If that don't do it then I'm just going to repeat all these steps to my passenger side headlight. Hope it makes it equally as messed up looking & then smoke them out nice & dark with VHT night shade & just replace the bulbs with LED lights to make sure it shines thru. That's my only solution at this point to restore the appearance I had.
@@wizzdumb2971 Hi, when headlights are wet, does it look OK? If yes although I am not a big fan of headlights clear coats them Walmart sells a clear coat for headlights, is next to the overpriced kits for cleaning them, should keep the same look you have when moist, the can is around $8, not sure how long it will last. Thanks for the feedback. G
Tried oven cleaner on foggy lenses. Didn't do much at all. Did 3 times, 3 minutes, 5 minutes and 8 minutes. Barely took any of the discolored film on the headlights.
I'm very sorry about that. I used it several times and had no problem, you might need a sanding after all. It will not work if deposits are on inside of lens. It can be done but it is a longer process.
I did it and it truly works! I purchased the Dollar Tree oven cleaner. Amazing thank u for the video!
How long does it last?? I did the same thing with WD-40 perfect in the beginning and now back to the same
@@jasonsab4934 after cleaning the headlights you have to reseal them. You can get a kit for less than $10 that has the sealer with it.
I happen to see this video and try it on mine dull headlight. It works great, thanks for the tip.
Wow! 300k+ views! Thanks so much!
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After your finished, spray the headlights with two lite coats of clear coat that has uv protection in it.
This is an incredible video this works the best out of the toothpaste the baking soda the vinegar and anything else easy off oven cleaner spray it on just like you said wait 10 minutes wipe it off you may see a little film the next morning but just wipe it off and your lights are as clear as brand new this guy is a genius
I used Meguiars rubbing compound, made my dull head lights sparkle! My sister showed me on her head lights. No tapping, no harsh chemicals.
Meguiars compound is awesome
Looks like I will be buying Meguiar's!
@@Karmah01 Best ever
yep, I can attest. it works great
Yeah but how long does it last? There has to be a catch.
For those worried about taping off, etc taking the headlight out's an option too. If your lights get moisture in them now's a good time to seal the seams up with clear silicone.
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You sir should be lucky they do not allow gif or images, you earned yourself a doozy of one! W2G
oven cleaner is great for cleaning nasty showers too, no scrubbing. just have good ventilation.
A car shop told me to use any bug spray from Dollar General...I tried that..it didn't work..I will try the oven cleaner..hope it work...Thanks for sharing...💕💕
THANKS FOR SHARING YOUNG MAN 💪
Pretty amazing 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏, huge improvement 👍👍
This is awesome. Now i can save money for a good tip. Thank you.
Thanks mate... I'll give this one a go.
Be sure to but some kind of coating on the headlight after because this stuff does eat away the uv protection on top as well.
Interesting fix, but IMHO: 1) First tape off the surrounding areas to protect the finish. 2) Rinse off with a garden hose before wiping, especially if you've not taped off the surrounding areas. 3) The headlamp lenses should probably be resealed for future UV protection. Possibly a paint clearcoat or Meguiar's Headlight Coating.
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I would just add the oven cleaner to my car clean supply so when I see dull hit it with the cleaner, why spend more money.
Thanks for this advjce of taping off the surrounding!
@@sewfantastic7257 It might not work a second time. Headlight plastic is coated with a sealant from the factory (similar to clear coat), and that's the part that yellows the most. This probably removes most of that sealant coating, so once it's gone, you'll need to wetsand and compound for future fixes. Better to use this to get that coating off first, then wet sand with fine grit (1000+) to remove the remaining imperfections, compound (Meguiar's Ultimate Compound) to a shine, and seal with either an automotive grade clear coat (Eastwood) or one of the many headlight sealant sprays out there. Not positive, but ceramic coat might work, too, but will need to be reapplied after a few years.
@@BlueBomberTurbo I think I need to try your suggestions........ sounds like it would work!!!
Excellent
Good Idea Amigo:) thanks for sharing..!!
Wow! Nice! Will definitely try.
I have a 2005 chevy... the lights are horrible... I need to do this with mine... thank you for your tutorial. .
I tried a lot of things but never thought of oven cleaner I hope it works
Very nice invention my is not cleaning so i going to buy a oven cleaning to do that , thanks for your information
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Good for a quickee job. If you need them better you have to sand/polish them.
Job well done, I watch from the start, for a buck worth trying I think it did a remarkable job, it looks much better that it was at start. I'll use this on my 2005 town & country. Thank you a lot
Wow !! Thank you, I will try
Cool tip: lift that all aluminum ford500 hood to keep the lye from burning through the under part that is missing paint wax and has paint chips exposing the raw aluminum under the lip.
THE PRODUCT DOESN'T HAVE LYE, MR. CLUELESS😤😥😧
Thanks for the idea i will try it
This is amazing I bought a $12 kit and it didn't do that good of a job and it was way more work. Purchasing a new car going to try this.
MAY HAVE TO TRY THAT!
Make sure you tape off the like so the chemicals don't eat your paint then rinse off the front section of your vehicle
Looks good 👍
Thank you! You are AWESOME!!
You're right look better than before
We used to use some wet sand paper and then we whipped it of real good waxed and then clear coat the head light lenses.
What grit? Has to be really fine like 2500?
I will try and see what happens. Thanks 👍
Did it work??
If you get that oven cleaner all the paint won’t it peel?
Right on! 👍🏽 Good stuff man. Gonna check it out on my ride! Thank you much!
Thats amazing good job
don’t forget wash with soap water after when you’re done under hood to .
Deep woods off spray also works ironically…
looks really good
Que bueno ! Gracias.
I use toothpaste. Cheapest I can find.
1 full tube to do 2 headlights. Squirt it on a cloth a rub until the oxidisation is gone. It's the baking soda and mild abrasives that clean them. I've done glass and plastic headlights and both cleaned up great. Nice smell as your working as well.
You need to spray clear coat on it afterwards.
Great video thank you sir 🙏
You’re a genius
So for the people saying the uv protection is removed by doing this, wouldn't the uv protection already be non existent?
Exactly. And they will have up again after a few months but for 5 minutes and a dollar. I’ll just throw a uv ceramic coat over and be done.
You can just put a layer of compound over it and it’s good as new
Great advice
Oh wow I will definitely try I thought it was the inside of the light that was dirty
I always thought the discoloration was on the inside.
One of our town's police car had a broken light replaced. The original yellowed light compared to the new light was very distinctive. You could see that car coming a mile away.
The police force probably thought the car was jinxed because they caught fewer people in the act when driving it.
Awesomeness 👍👍
WOW cool..Thanks for info👍
Works great!
Will try that thanks
Don't spray oven cleaner on your paintwork.
Either tape off and around the headlight, or, remove headlight to clean.
That’s definitely perfect and smart!!!!
Thanks for sharing man💯😁
Thank you.
Wow...
I’m curious how long it lasts I had mine done by someone who claimed that he had seen them last years and it wasn’t two months old and they where worse they started
because you have to add some sort of protection to it, like clear coat.
The “yellowing” is caused from the original clear coat on the headlights going bad. All you are doing is removing so called protection but if you do not re-add protection the headlights itself will begin yellowing from the harsh sun
^ Excellent video. Just had a ripoff artist tell us he charges $99. + Tax to "restore" each headlight on our oldie but goody vehicle. 👍🏻
So did u try this trick the oven cleaner does it work on you vehicle
That's going to be a much better job. This only removes the failed headlight coating, but leaves any damage that may have occurred (pitting, chips, cracks, haze, etc.). Restoring uses wet sanding to truly restore the headlight to like-new optical clarity.
@@BlueBomberTurbo ok I'd tried lemon and baking .
You can get a lil kit for $7
Thanks for sharing 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Great video!
👌👋👌👌👌👌I am so trying this. Do you need to put something after?
Normally not, might need to repeat after a year or so, I tried clear coatings and although they claim to be UV proof, they did not change much results.
@@ingeniousgiacomo ok perfect thank you so much! 👌
I wanna know if the paint was affected by the oven cleaner? Cause oven cleaner cant be good for a paint job
Factory clear coat is extremely resistant, able to withstand years of UV rays and abuse, few minutes of oven cleaner will not damage it, but feel free to use some tape to protect it.
regular toothpaste White no gel toothpaste but the White toothpaste works perfect
How much your fish bucket
I'm gonna get some oven cleaner ASAP hope you'll be able to get it 🙂
Yes works because it is melting the plastic lens! And oven cleaner overspray on old paint can take the paint off. I know what I'm talking about. I tried it several times! If I were to use a chemical for a fast difference I'd use mosquito repellent spray. But be fast to wash it off with water and dish liquid mix. You can let dry and put wax on them but don't last a few weeks at most. You can buy kits or just buy three grits of wet/dry sandpaper and polishing compound and then a coat of wax. Lasts maybe Three months or a little more but best thing to do is replace them. A cheap aftermarket set is alot better than trying to restore the original ones and you will see better. But the best is to get a new OEM pair and be done with it.
A lot of what you said is true, however a cheap $15 3M kit includes everything you need + the UV protectant. I bought the Meguirs, but the 2K UV clearcoat is still $20. Project Farm did a reivew of a bunch of kits and the 3M came out almost new. Replace entire assemblies is just a waste of money unless you can't spare 30-60 mins and some elbow grease.
Insects spray will do a better job. Just spray it on and wrap off. When it try spray with a uvclearcoat to seal it.
With what frequency do you have to do the treatment,how long does it last.
Good question
Approximately 1 year, depending on exposure to UV rays. A good quality headlights clearcoat could help it last longer.
If I hadn't seen it for myself, I would not have believed it
Grazie Giacamo!!! We have the same name. :)
So cool!
@@ingeniousgiacomo Si Pizon!
Very helpful
Thanks for watching . G
I Kike this G thank for sharing!!
Im going to try it this week
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This is awesome 👍
Great video, thanks for sharing. Hope to give a try on veh head lights. How long this will last before i can apply oven cleaner again?
Normally a year or so, depend on sunlight exposure, Florida is pretty bad for it.
Will this "oven cleaner" chemical harm the plastic headlight cover over time? It is a "heavy duty" cleaning chemical mixture, probably consist of some type(s) of acid or acidic substances, that can cut the grease build-up inside ovens.
If you wash it off, no. It won't be there anymore to hurt anything. Shouldn't be acidic, more of a heavy duty degreaser than anything. I know degreaser can discolor aluminum, and fast at higher temperatures, so that's probably what this is.
It's main component is probably Lye
@HKG888
Sodium hydroxide is alkaline.
At '15' on the alkaline/acid scale, this family of chemical compounds is extremely caustic.
@@javierortiz2251 No Mr. CLUELESS
LYE WAS REMOVED FROM THESE PRODUCTS!
I've seen the same thing done with toothpaste, shaving cream, oven cleaner, window cleaner, drain cleaner and about a hundred other compounds. What the heck, try everything you have around your house that won't scratch. Something is bound to work, somethings better than others.
I'll try it!!
Oh wow
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Good job bro
Glass or plastic headlights?
Is this a running vehicle it looks like it was in junk yard tall weeds around it
A little polish after that and it's brand new again
Very interested thanks
I couldn't find a $1 can anywhere near me. So I went with a more expensive brand. "Easy Off" & if I'm being completely honest. I followed exactly how you did it in this video & it made my headlight look worse than the other one. So now I have a decently clear looking headlight & a foggy one from the damage that the oven cleaner did. Guess I'll just need to replace my driver side headlight now. 🤷🏼
Used for years and no issues, time is the key, few minutes will not do any damage, would not live it on for too long, I guess Easy Off is much stronger, Dollar Tree has plenty of oven cleaner at $1.25, (After price increase on oven cleaner and whole store} .
I would try buffing headlight, I have used on 20 plus vehicles and never had issues, time is the key, fast and easy. Some headlights are behind cleaning and will need replacement, this is just to remove UV and dirt build up, not sure of age of your car, but pretty sure light can be restored, unless was at point of no return. This is not a miracle cure. But timing is important.
@@GD-ps5up I left it on for about 4-5 mins. Then used a micro fiber towel with dawn dish soap & warm water in a spray bottle & cleaned it off. While it was wet it looks very nice. Once it dries it looks way foggier than my other headlight that I did not touch looks & they were both at the same level of clear before I did this. After I was unsatisfied with the results & the way it looked worse, I then tried the tooth paste method, which did nothing. Tomorrow, I have one more thing to attempt. Which is baking soda & vinegar mixed with a little lemon juice. If that don't do it then I'm just going to repeat all these steps to my passenger side headlight. Hope it makes it equally as messed up looking & then smoke them out nice & dark with VHT night shade & just replace the bulbs with LED lights to make sure it shines thru. That's my only solution at this point to restore the appearance I had.
@@wizzdumb2971 Hi, when headlights are wet, does it look OK? If yes although I am not a big fan of headlights clear coats them Walmart sells a clear coat for headlights, is next to the overpriced kits for cleaning them, should keep the same look you have when moist, the can is around $8, not sure how long it will last. Thanks for the feedback. G
When using clear coat, if you go that way, please protect surrounding areas as you would when painting.
Might clean the rims too
Great video, thanks
It does work I tried it
@Ingenious Giacomo is that a 2004 Ford Windstar?
2005 Freestar. Good eye!
I use off bug spray (deep wood).. it's does wonders... But seriously shouldn't be used on skin 🤦🏾♀️
The chemical 'D.E.E.P.' is linked to cardiac muscle injury.
Very helpful thanks so much for sharing
Also Off works the mosquito repellent
Tried oven cleaner on foggy lenses. Didn't do much at all. Did 3 times, 3 minutes, 5 minutes and 8 minutes. Barely took any of the discolored film on the headlights.
I'm very sorry about that. I used it several times and had no problem, you might need a sanding after all. It will not work if deposits are on inside of lens. It can be done but it is a longer process.
everyone of these cars should be recalled and manufactures made to fix them.
Rubbing compound works great and takes about 5 minutes per light!
Yeah that oven cleaner will est that bumper up. Thats why he used a old junk car.
could this be usedon plastic headlights?