3 years ago, I used Meguiar's Two Step Restoration Kit to clean the plastic headlights on my Volvo. One headlight was now beginning to yellow. So, yesterday I used your method to clean it up again. And it worked! I used it on both headlights, and they look great again. I will coat them, and they'll be good for another 3 years. Thanks for the help. 😀
A better method is to use paper towels with rubbing alcohol to instantly disolve and remove the haze (which is primarily dirt). It is non-abrasive which means it won't re-haze as quickly since you aren't putting micro-scratches in the lens.
A few days ago, I tried the toothpaste method on my 09 Corolla. I had it done professionally 4 years ago and it looked great but I didn't want to spend the $40 . I used a spray bottle and sprayed the headlight. I added toothpaste to a nailbrush and used circular motions for a couple of minutes. Let it dry and then rinsed it off and repeated the process. I did the same thing to the other headlight. I did this twice. I then used Turtle Wax paste polish. 2 coats on each headlight. Both look great! So, it was a $2 tube of Crest and a $5 can of Turtle Wax. Done. I'll probably do it again in about 6 months and try the baking soda method, but I'll pick up some clear coat polish and do that after the Turtle Wax application.
@@stevesmith9163 Depends on how bad the clear coating on the headlight lens cover is. These fixes are only temporary, even running professional compound and polishes once the clear coating is damaged, it is damaged. There are kits that have you wet sand the cover and then you respray the lens covers with clear coating, and it works pretty but the kit does cost 20 bucks I believe. I think 3m makes it.
@@md1028 ... I bought the early version of that kit years ago and still have most of it. The problem I see (and I was in the auto repair business) is most people come in with a car and the headlights are already feeling like 80 grit sandpaper, so even 20 minutes of wet sanding first doesn't do much. My wife's 6 year old Subaru has headlights like the Volvo in this video and 5 minutes with a buffing wheel only gave marginal results. I suspect that Volvo will also be marginal when the water dries. IOW, the headlights are really shit these days. There needs to be a better product from the factory that we don't have to fool with to make it last more than 5 years.
Get some 3m rubbing compound and a buffing wheel. Thats all you need. Buff until clear, takes about 5 minutes. Coat with a wax or paint sealer. I do it on all the cars that the lens has clouded on.
You know as a woman I have tried a lot of different things but when I seen that OMG you are the best keep up with the new ways of experiences plus save us money 💰
I 've been using "Mother's" for awhile now and it works fantastically! Better than anything. And just like Charles Pratt say put a coat of wax on it afterwards.
The abrasive scrubby side with the baking soda does wonders on the faded ABS plastic headlight cover! Great video on cleaning faded headlights! When the headlights get really faded and bad, clean the headlight covers the best that you can and then mask off the headlights with masking tape and newspaper. Next, wipe the plastic headlight covers with a clean cloth and some Acetone. The plastic ABS headlight covers will look next to new again! Using toothpaste with the baking soda combined together may work better as the toothpaste will create a baking soda paste that will keep the baking soda paste from drying out quickly..
It will work ONLY if it's a very light haze. My car had medium haze and I used a mixture of baking soda+toothpaste and used a drill to clean, it did only half the job and lot of mess, I was looking for a reasonable priced commercial cleaner and after spending much time reading and watching many videos, I will be buying 3M headlight restoration kit, it's about $9-10 for hand sanding or $15 kit fy sand pads for drill both comes with 2 packets of clear coat and if u just want to buy only clear coat u get 2 packs for about $7.
I always use baking soda & white vinegar for cleaning around the house. The vinegar is also a disinfectant. Use for dishes that might have stains. Also mix them in a cup and place in microwave for 2 min. Let it sit for 10 or 15 min. wipe clean. No scrubbing.
What you want to do is wet sand and polish the lenses. Wet sand sop and water using 8000 grit ultra fine wet dry sand paper do not swirl sand but cross sand back and forth vertical then horizontal until the hole lenses is gray then take a orbital or hand buffer and McGwire number 9 polish until it’s crystal clear. Fined a good can of polyurethane clear cot and spry the lenses don’t forget to mask around the lenses because you don’t want clear cot on your vehicle just the lenses.
It's really nice to see how appreciative everyone posting is but how about some people who've actually had it done and does it work? That's what we need to know.
To be honest....this is the best way t.clean a lense......thanks for the tip....I spent lot of money ... buying online product...don't do any good..just wasted of money
A bottle of headlight cleaner cost $10 or more at an auto store. Funny how simple ingredients such as baking soda (which is very inexpensive) can do an even better job.
Very nice work, well explained...I am definitely going to use this method....
3 years ago, I used Meguiar's Two Step Restoration Kit to clean the plastic headlights on my Volvo. One headlight was now beginning to yellow. So, yesterday I used your method to clean it up again. And it worked! I used it on both headlights, and they look great again. I will coat them, and they'll be good for another 3 years. Thanks for the help. 😀
Beautiful Ideal! I'm in the Process doing my 2002 Accord Coup! GOD BLESS!
I didn't know about this, it worked really well, I'm impressed. Wow. What a difference.
A better method is to use paper towels with rubbing alcohol to instantly disolve and remove the haze (which is primarily dirt). It is non-abrasive which means it won't re-haze as quickly since you aren't putting micro-scratches in the lens.
Give it a try😅
I would have to agree, no micro scratches that way
How long does it last? Did you spray clear over it?
@@ricknelson5493 😮
DEET bug sprays, the more DEET the better, with a soft rag works quickly to clear the haze.
I'm sold!😁 Thank you sir!
Wow! It seems to work very well! My 08 tundra headlights are very yellow! I will for sure try it, thanks so much!!
That is incredible! I'm going to try this same thing on my lights! Thank you so much!
Wish you'd have shown the lenses after they fully dried. That would've given us a better idea of how much this method REALLY removed.
Good very good
Thanks for the demonstration!!!! I certainly will try it!!!!
Thanks for the baking soda tip I'm going to do that as soon as I get home this weekend I'll let you know how I made out thanks
A few days ago, I tried the toothpaste method on my 09 Corolla. I had it done professionally 4 years ago and it looked great but I didn't want to spend the $40 . I used a spray bottle and sprayed the headlight. I added toothpaste to a nailbrush and used circular motions for a couple of minutes. Let it dry and then rinsed it off and repeated the process. I did the same thing to the other headlight. I did this twice. I then used Turtle Wax paste polish. 2 coats on each headlight. Both look great! So, it was a $2 tube of Crest and a $5 can of Turtle Wax. Done. I'll probably do it again in about 6 months and try the baking soda method, but I'll pick up some clear coat polish and do that after the Turtle Wax application.
How long does the lens stay clear
@@stevesmith9163 Depends on how bad the clear coating on the headlight lens cover is. These fixes are only temporary, even running professional compound and polishes once the clear coating is damaged, it is damaged. There are kits that have you wet sand the cover and then you respray the lens covers with clear coating, and it works pretty but the kit does cost 20 bucks I believe. I think 3m makes it.
@@md1028 ... I bought the early version of that kit years ago and still have most of it. The problem I see (and I was in the auto repair business) is most people come in with a car and the headlights are already feeling like 80 grit sandpaper, so even 20 minutes of wet sanding first doesn't do much. My wife's 6 year old Subaru has headlights like the Volvo in this video and 5 minutes with a buffing wheel only gave marginal results. I suspect that Volvo will also be marginal when the water dries. IOW, the headlights are really shit these days. There needs to be a better product from the factory that we don't have to fool with to make it last more than 5 years.
Wow, great job. I use baking soda for several things.
I never realized that this was so easy to do. Will have to do this and see how it turns out.
Get some 3m rubbing compound and a buffing wheel. Thats all you need. Buff until clear, takes about 5 minutes. Coat with a wax or paint sealer. I do it on all the cars that the lens has clouded on.
That looked really easy. I must try that thank you.
I am going to try this tomorrow. Great presentation!!!
I will surely do this to my car also. Looks like it works in yours. Thank you for your tips
Oh wow,, totally awesome. I have tried the other tedious methods using wet sandpapers... which is iffy results....This one I will surely try today...
Wonderful cuz I have it on my headlights and I bought that new wave stuff definitely going to try the baking soda and water thank you
You know as a woman I have tried a lot of different things but when I seen that OMG you are the best keep up with the new ways of experiences plus save us money 💰
I don't know about baking soda I'll definitely give that a try for the headlights definitely some work
Great job cleaning the headlights! Take care,
Any mild abrasive will work to remove some of the haze. I prefer Mothers Mag and aluminum polish myself.
Add a coat of wax when you are done to slow the return of the haze.
I 've been using "Mother's" for awhile now and it works fantastically! Better than anything. And just like Charles Pratt say put a coat of wax on it afterwards.
The green pad is way more abrasive than the baking soda. Pretty good results
I’ve been thinking I might need to replace the lenses because of all the trips through the car wash. I’m going to try this first. Thank you.
The abrasive scrubby side with the baking soda does wonders on the faded ABS plastic headlight cover! Great video on cleaning faded headlights!
When the headlights get really faded and bad, clean the headlight covers the best that you can and then mask off the headlights with masking tape and newspaper. Next, wipe the plastic headlight covers with a clean cloth and some Acetone. The plastic ABS headlight covers will look next to new again!
Using toothpaste with the baking soda combined together may work better as the toothpaste will create a baking soda paste that will keep the baking soda paste from drying out quickly..
Chef ,Iam very impressed.will try on my old Honda. Thanks.
It looks great. Now I'm going to try it on my Volvo! 😃
It will work ONLY if it's a very light haze.
My car had medium haze and I used a mixture of baking soda+toothpaste and used a drill to clean, it did only half the job and lot of mess, I was looking for a reasonable priced commercial cleaner and after spending much time reading and watching many videos, I will be buying 3M headlight restoration kit, it's about $9-10 for hand sanding or $15 kit fy sand pads for drill both comes with 2 packets of clear coat and if u just want to buy only clear coat u get 2 packs for about $7.
All of the plastic cloudy Sun damaged headlights I have have the cloudiness on the inside as well as the out.
Wow thats really good Never knew that I am going to try that
Mix the baking soda with white vinegar which is 5% acid. Really dissolves the oxidation.
I always use baking soda & white vinegar for cleaning around the house. The vinegar is also a disinfectant. Use for dishes that might have stains. Also mix them in a cup and place in microwave for 2 min. Let it sit for 10 or 15 min. wipe clean. No scrubbing.
I am going to try that with the baking soda too I have a 2004 Toyota Camry I'm here in Mobile Alabama
T-cut then turtle wax headlight protector works wonders
I’m going to try this, but I’ll try a scotch brite scratch free, blue not green scour pad. Thanks.
I use comet cleanser as a paste with the same sponge you used and it worked good.
Well
great video......thanks again
What you want to do is wet sand and polish the lenses. Wet sand sop and water using 8000 grit ultra fine wet dry sand paper do not swirl sand but cross sand back and forth vertical then horizontal until the hole lenses is gray then take a orbital or hand buffer and McGwire number 9 polish until it’s crystal clear. Fined a good can of polyurethane clear cot and spry the lenses don’t forget to mask around the lenses because you don’t want clear cot on your vehicle just the lenses.
We have a 20 year old truck. Now I have to give this a shot.
Hey, my truch is 20 yrs old too, pretty cool
After cleaning the headlights and they dry, spray the light with a clear coat.. otherwise it turns cloudy again!
Can't wait to try it on my old RAM P/U ! Thanks:)
thats so cool to know and seeing how well that worked, thank you for sharing buddy
Thank you
Looking good 😊
Wow 👍🏽Wonderful I am trying this💞thank you👌🏾
It's really nice to see how appreciative everyone posting is but how about some people who've actually had it done and does it work? That's what we need to know.
It really didn’t work,
Lol...no it doesn't
He trying to make money on utube
I want to look on the marketplace and see if they have any ideas on the fixed up deal that they sell to go in your car to cut the lights off
To be honest....this is the best way t.clean a lense......thanks for the tip....I spent lot of money ... buying online product...don't do any good..just wasted of money
Good job, thanks ,mi will do it with my car .😊
Looks good....wonder whats good to reseal it aftr its cleaned
Clear coat spray
Great job
Thanks for letting us know 😊
Thank you... awesome 👍
A few minutes more of the video after you dried the lenses would have been ideal to show the final results.
Thanks just what I needed to see.
I am going to give this a try on my truck tomorrow .. thanks for sharing this clip and giving me this idea .. I am impressed!!
I’m
Gonna try it . Please lord let it work
Turn out great
Wow! Thanks! Thanks so much!
Mine have a circle glow on the inside of the lens and fine on the out side.?
This is not the vehicle you said you were going to work on. What happened to the white truck?
awesome job 😊 thanks
I need to try this ..thsnk u
I’m gonna have to try that on my old truck. Thanks for the tip✌️
Another weekend project! 🏁
Silver Heist 🤣 Yes sir🏁✌️
Good job. I'll try it on mine and let you know. Thanks!
I will go and try it,thanks.
It looks great I'm going to give it a try with baking soda ni have a 2000 in 1 Dodge pick up 1500👍
It looks very good I'm impressed
Way cool going to have to try..,
Works pretty good great super job
Buffing or polishing compound is the ticket. It is kind of like car wax, but a very mild abrasive. You are basically doing the same thing here.
Baking soda is also a caustic which may cause a chemical reaction.
My question is , how long will it be before the process has to be repeated
Worked on my truck just fine, the Volvo did not turned out quite as nice
I just use a bit of toothpaste every now and then. They come up very well
Also. Dawn dish or 505 cleans them better and quicker
Did you mix the Dawn with anything else? Just Dawn and a sponge? How long did the results last? Thanks.
A bottle of headlight cleaner cost $10 or more at an auto store. Funny how simple ingredients such as baking soda (which is very inexpensive) can do an even better job.
WD 40 does seem to work on my old neglected Beemer... Though I have purchased some baking powder.
WD40 will make the polyurethane lenses have spiderweb cracks. And ruin the lenses.
@@rabbithunter8510 bit late for that!
WD40 short term fix!!
@@keithroberts5611 I have to redo it every few days , when I first got the car you couldn't see head lights! Much improved
But how long will it last until you get the haze back
might be back in 6 hours or even 2 hours who knows LOL
Nice video, the proof of the pudding is in the eating 👍
after cleaning can you use a clear coat spray to preserve it to last?
i would say no but only my opinion.
Thanks alot. I've known baking soda is good for alot of things.
Looks great shiny!!!
Looks good
Thanks I'm going to try this tomorrow
To me on the old dodge the headlight he worked on looked newer than the other side just saying 🤷🏿
You got a nice car,thank you for the good tip bro..from blessedlife
Impressive.
Nice 👍
Bug spary...and tooth paste....use as well....
I want to try this!
Thank you I tried it on my car lights Is word great
THANKS FOR SIMPLE FIX TO CLEANING HEADLIGHTS.
Looks better for sure
i have maquires head lens polish
very good solution to a common problem .... thanx.
Looks very good
Good job
It looks working. I am going to do it on my car.
It didn’t work on mine. Looks nice when it’s wet but when it’s dry no difference
There are no short cuts!! Do it properly or not at all!!!!!!!
I’ll try that on my car👍🏼👍🏼
Great job seeing is believing