Cerakote CERAMIC Headlight Restoration Kit- EASY, AFFORDABLE, NO TOOLS REQUIRED and now at Walmart!
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CERAKOTE Ceramic Headlight Restoration Kit - Guaranteed To Last As Long as You Own Your Vehicle - Brings Headlights back to Like New Condition - 3 Easy Steps - No Power Tools Required
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Been using this headlight restoration system for a while now. You did an excellent job explaining the system and how to use it properly. Great video!
How long does this kit last?
Nice pace and presentation. Props for not saying "oxididization" lol.
I have this car in black. I did my headlights about a year ago. I think im going to try this kit out next time i need to restore the headlights
This car is awesome btw, Hyundai Equus loaded with a strong v8. Love it.
Just ran across your restoration vid & really glad I did! I immediately went & picked up a box of Cerakote from my local Walmart & woww!! Very impressed with the results! I highly recommend this channel & the Cerakote restoration products!!
I just did mine today. And Im happy with the result. Easy to do. Thank you for easy to follow step by step.
Bought this kit to do mine, it was the second restoration. I used 3m a couple years ago and they looked awful. This kit is easily superior. It’s worth the time and so satisfying. Yes there is a bit of oxidizing on the inside but they look 99% better and almost new.
ONLY THOSE WHO WANT TO ALTER THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE UNHAPPY 🙁 WITH THEIR RESULTS. My single suggestion is in Emphasizing on STEP 3 to apply ONLY 1 overlapping coat and STOP and let dry min. 1 Hour. More is not Better!
I bought a 3M kit just for comparison purposes and not actually use. That kit has three sandpaper grades, 500, 800, (holy crap) and 3000, versus the Cerakote's 2000 & 3000. Don't want to think what 500 grit would do to that clear surface.
@@eljeffe8806 It will cut too deep. I am a firm believer in the cerakote kit. If you take the time you will be rewared, my headlights are still crystal clear. (There is some discoloration on the inside which I cant do much about)
Amazing results!
Nice job. Restoring the high quality OEM headlights is the proper solution.
After watching this video that's one kit I'm going to pick up. Tks chelsea.
I’ve used this it was alright I think headlights need to be sanded more I love the ceramic coat that comes in the wipes but the headlight kit by 3M I think beats this one.
I used the same kit, initially my results were extremely disappointing as by the time I was ready to apply the ceramic coating, both envelopes were slightly open and the ceramic had crystalized on the inside (it was dry) I reached to cerakote customer service and they send me a new kit for free after providing photos of the dry envelopes. Second one was perfect and results are hard to believe, both headlights look brand new. The trick would be making sure spending good time sanding and removing the oxidation layer before applying the ceramic coat. Would recommend 11/10 👌
Good Instructions ordered a whole case of this product for roughly $96 dollars on Amazon Step 1 and Step 3 I only have to provide sandpaper the 2000 grit and The 3000 grit very positive product it’s so much cheaper then heading over to the dealership to get it done $189 cost plus labor unbelievable
I looked it, it worked well.
Great demonstration! I've used this kit before and it's very easy with great results!
Great video and very nice job at explaning how to and showing what to do .I am now a New subscriber keep up the good work. 🤠🇺🇲
I miss the old glass headlights.... but I have to admit the modern lights are wonderful for driving at night compared to the old school
Very well presented. Show more close-up photos of the different imperfections in the lenses, like delaminated clearcoat and what the damaged clearcoat should look like after sanding. I had my lenses polished professionally about a year+ ago and only had yellow oxidation. I went straight to the 3000 sandpaper. The next vehicle I do has never been polished and will use both 2000 and 3000 sandpapers.
Well what it should point out is that when you are maintaining the paint on your automobile do not forget to wax or similar the lenses on your car. It just works if you are able to do so from new or like new condition. I like Cerakote very much, I like others wish they would sell the liquids separately and in bottled form and not in form of wipes. I can then use the product as needed rather then open a wipe and most of it is wasted due to a small area. Would be interesting to know if their trim product can be used on the lenses of the car. My guess is that it is the same product?
Great demonstration. Thanks for doing it.
Very nice job.
I have three kits in the garage. Lol, just too lazy to do it!(I know, I know, it’s an easy process).
I feel ya there I just ordered one and still haven't done it yet should probably go get some masking tape so I can save what's left of the shitty paint job 😂
Hey thank you very much for that video! It was a great explanation. Just a quick question for you, after applying the ceramic coatings to the lens do you let it self level and cure? Or do you wait a few minutes and buff off high spots?
After applying just let it dry, dont touch. Try to avoid even going over it a second time as it can cause streaking. One wioe, evenly is best. Let air dry and it dries beautifully.
great video! thanks for the instruction and demonstration
Yes, unfortunately headlights seem to have less factory coating like paint on cars 🤷🏾♂️😄
I’ve found the sanding discs included in the kit don’t have enough bite for some headlights. I still use this kit for the ceramic wipe but I like to start with 1000 grit paper.
Thanks Chelsea, keep up the great videos.
Sadly, this was not even close to the results I have. I saw this on Amazon a few days ago, on sale...lot of great reviews, 75% giving it 5 stars....so I thought I would give this a shot. I have done this using Meguiars in the past a few times with decent results...I know I will never get back to "showcase quality." The first step oxidation wipes from Cerakote was perhaps the most impressive, the wipe turned a yellow-almost a gold color, a good sign removing that oxidation. Sanding..no problem (again, same procedure as Meguiars), kept the lens, sandpaper wet at all times. After step 2, left the "scratchy haze" (again normal.) Now putting on the final step - ceramic wipe. Followed the instructions, 50% overlapping. At first it DID appear this was working very very well.
I was finished...went inside to wait 1 hour. I came back out and was - to put it bluntly utterly disgusted at the end result. The headlamps actually appear worse than before I even started this project - completely haze, fine light scratches still show. I have NO idea what happened, I followed all instructions, no water was present when I applied the Ceramic coating (this was warned in the video instructions). I'm not new to this...but new to this product and just disappointed! *I went back to Amazon just to check out the few 1 star reviews on this, those who gave this the low rating had the exact same result as I did. So, eh...I fall into this category now.
That's just my personal experience with this. Sure many others will have good, even great results. I WISH this was the case for me.
I think I still have some of the Meguiar's stuff left, the "Plastx" liquid (forgot the name), if not I'm going to have to get a new kit and totally redo this tonight, or at some point and just get back to some kind of decent, even OK clarity.
I would reach out to them and see what they can do. They have great customer experience in my experience. Maybe it was a bad or old batch?
I think the instructions and sandpaper are inadequate. The sandpaper doesn't finish nearly fine enough. Your lens should have a final sanding of, at least, 3000 grit; then polishing compound until they are crystal clear. THEN, apply the ceramic coating. Put lipstick on a beauty, not a pig.
Btw I followed the same method of one then the other so they had time to dry fully. I’d recommend it over the instructions with the kit
Good job Chelsea.💯💯
Thanks for the review.... Good as always!! Will have to try the cerakote they have good products....
Great results and a great product.
Great video Chelsea
Why can't they ever do it on headlights thats actually fuck up
Here here
Great video ..... As always, very clear description of how to use the product 🤠
Very nice. Cool
Sweeet!!! Great job…..
Can I do an extra step? Can I polish the headlights after wet sanding before applying the ceramic coating to get rid of the fine sanding marks?
Thanks for the helpful videos.
I believe this process requires a rough surface for the clear/coating to bond to similar to how they repaint a cars surface. Sand, tackstrip and spray paint. Id be worried it wouldnt bond properly. But then again Ive never tried it. Worse that could happen is your polish it off, light sand and reapply.
I just did my headlights with the 3M Ultra Kit. Do you know how long the UV clear coat can be expected to last ??? Anything you'd recommend doing to help prolong the life of the clear coat ? Thanks
Amazing video like always you rock
I bought one of these kits, have not used it yet, been watching the different videos,
However if my old dodge headlights looked as good as the headlight lens in this video I would not waste my time cleaning them,
Haven't found any headlight restoration products that would last short of clear coat. Is this the closest one?
Hi...I bought the Cerakote headlight restorer kit but have not opened it yet. My headlights are just starting to oxidize around the outer edges and not where the light shines through. Would it work OK to just do step 1 only...that is, just use the oxidation remover pads only? I started to try that but somewhere I think it said using the pads (in step 1) would leave the headlight "cloudy looking", so I'm wondering if I should leave well enough alone and just wait until the oxidation is worse and then do all three steps?
Good idea. It depends on how clear you want your headlights, and how much their light may be reduced at night.
My lights were done by a profe$$ional a little more than a year ago. The surface damage was not that bad, but the Step 1 pads did get yellow-brown. I went to the 3000 sandpaper only for step two. If the final coating needs a slightly rough surface for bonding then the 3000 would do that without taking too much off the surface.
They are nice kits !!
excellent video, how long does it last?
I got one scheduled for Friday on take a guess.....yep a Honda
Great job! I'm planning on doing this soon. Did you use rinseless in spray bottle to remove slurry or distilled water?
Just plain old tap water for initial wipe but then a rinse less wash for the final wipe before coating
@@attention2detailswchelsea much appreciated 👍
Wow, Equus!~ Nice... Very hard to find and see them on the road. How is it? Hope its great =)
you are amazing!
Great Review Chelsea! How long does this coating last
They say the lifetime of the vehicle. Thats subjective. But I'd hope 2-3 years at least
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Nice video! what tape did you use to cover the edge of the headlight? painter's tape?
any tape that does not leave residue and comes off clean.
drj Westfield Wisconsin. How long does this system last. Have you found out ?
Could you see scratches when you were finished.
Thanks
Maybe ever so slightly when the lights were on
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I just used this and my headlights look on my truck and they still look cloudy, probably worst than before. Any thoughts? I’m 99% sure it did it the same same you did.
I would contact Cerakote. Another viewer said they had the same issue and Im wondering if it was a bad batch
Yellowing goes away with sanding. Ceramic coating is a good idea.
Anybody know how long this lasts?
Does anyone have over 2 years on there Cerokote headlight wipes? How well has it lasted ?
I can say that it didn’t last 2 yrs in holding off oxidation . Foremost Headlights, when they get to that point of deterioration within 12 months, the oxidation will come back.
@@attention2detailswchelsea great thank you. Do you think doing more sanding would help like maybe starting off at 800 grit? Just to make sure all the old oxidation and clear are off
What product is the first step? The oxidation removal wipes? What chemical is that?
Yes oxidation removal wipes
I read where this process doesn’t last that long. It’s just a ceramic coating you put on and that would wear off with washings and rain I’m sure. And is it a problem that the clear coat has been removed?
They claim it should last the lifetime of the vehicle. Its a unique formula and is more of a clearcoat/ceramic coating combined as most coatings wouldnt do well if you just applied them over top of wetsanding marks. And you want to remove that clear coat uniformly so you dont have any uneven finish.
Thanks for the response. I may to try that on my sons old Camry.
Was it oily after 5+ hours? Mine was, so I wiped it and now it's back to a sanded fog. Bummer!
I tried this product a few nights ago, Oxidation wipes were great, I admit..only impressive thing about this kit! Skipping to that final step, I know what you mean by "oily," I saw that when I first applied it to my headlamps...which looked great, cleared up the lamp...but thought nothing of this oily liquid...that it would seal into the lamp in the recommended one hour waiting period (Do not wipe, no water, no driving). Came back in one hour to check on this and it was back to the "sanded, totally faded foggy look." I didn't even have to wipe it to revert back to "post step 2" look, it's almost like the Ceramic stuff didn't take...or perhaps evaporated(??). Yesterday, roughly 20 hours after applying, it even looked a but worse. Eh! I'll be RE-doing the headlights again, but not using this brand.
why wouldn't you turn the oxidation wipe over and use the other side?
You can but you run the risk of running out and having streaks. This isn't a product that you want to wipe more than once as it gets streaky and its pretty permanent
Can't tell if the product made a difference. Please use the product on Headlight that really need a restoration.
Any update on durability?
I saw the Headlights the other day and they have returned to their foggy state. It lasted about a year and a half before they got cloudy again.
@@attention2detailswchelsea thanks for the update. Cerakote sent me a free sample and they loved to harp on the term "lifetime" in all their emails so I asked them what they expect realistically. She said 2~5 yrs minimum depending on conditions. I have yet to try it myself.
Is your vehicle hand washed 100% or a mix of hand/automatic washes?
How many headlights could you get out of 1 wipe of the stage 3?
Enough for one set imo.
Any idea what the sandpaper grit on the included discs are?
I’ve used this kit. 2K and 3K.
How much do you charge for that? I want to charge $49, but people tell me to go up to $99
I charge $50 for this kit but I dont know your market. I typically charge for the kit price + half hour of labor.
$150 in NJ to restore headlights
1st
How long does the Ceramic Coat last?
Claims up to 200 washes. About 2 years Id imagine
Hay Chelsea how are your Subaru headlights holding up.
Doing good. Some light scratches but still very clear
@@attention2detailswchelsea I just checked my kit i bought last year, and when i opened it was hit with a smell
Of chemical only to find one of my ceramic wipes had gone hard like suger.
It cost $100 Australian dollar's 😧
@@ilikechickensausages2075 contact Cerakote and see if they can send you a new one but they do have a shelf life.
@@attention2detailswchelsea I have Chelsea, was a little surprised by it.
Just waiting on a email but was unaware of the shelf life. 👍
WOW nice but that dirty engine got me:)
Wasnt on the docket for today. Just headlights