The Cheapest Way To Restore Headlights Permanently
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0:00 - Intro
0:29 - Headlight restoration tools & products
2:11 - Headlights that cannot be restored
4:32 - Internal moisture on headlights
5:11 - Giving headlight restoration away for free
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Hey Luke! Great video! I will say though that when you get faced with a Kia, Mercades, BMW, or Volkswagen or any light that was previously restored with 2k clear, 1500 trizact will not do the job. With those lights I sometimes have to go down to 320 or worst case scenario, 220. However on lights that werent that bad like in this video, your process is fine! I would recommend spraying one heavy coat of meguiars headlight clear coat on it afterwards as ceramic coatings dont bond to polycarbonate the same way they bond to paint. I had a 7 year coating fail on a pair of restored headlights in 6 months. Coatings dont protect against rock chips bug etchings that are left on too long etc. Just like manufacturers clear coat over the base coat, there needs to be a clear coat on top of the raw polycarbonate to protect from impacts and bugs. That way the rocks chip the clear coat, not the polycarbonate, and that way the bugs etch the clear, and dont burn into the actual lense. After a couple of days, the client can bring the car back and you can apply a ceramic coating on top of the clear coat. This is just my $0.02 though. On a differnt note, i want that mirka lol
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Thanks to him I’ve noticed my 6 fingers work
@@JaydeeTRD nice bro
Ive done well over a 100 headlights. A couple thoughts . Do away with the blue tape . It's not made for automotive paint . Run the risk of peeling up clear if already damaged. You don't use concrete on sheetrock . Use stuff actually made for the task . There is a ton of products out there specifically made for headlights. Use a coating that's made for headlights. I use megs spray headlight coating. There is a difference between transparent and translucent. Both will let light through but it's how the light is passed through that is the difference.
Agreed. I've done over 30 lights finishing with meguiars headlight coating and it's amazing and necessary. Just like a cars base coat is clear coated, not just ceramic coated, headlights need to have a clear coat on top to save the polycarbonate from damage
I agree, same here. I’ve done lots of headlights over the past 3 years and my favorite is Maguires headlight coating.
how the paint masked, and the headlight sanded, tell a lot.
@mariawanglaoshi6332 right . Think his commish/RUclips ck was a little light si ge felt he had to come up with something. Kind of haphazard if you asked me .
Good work on those lights and great advice.
Great work. Could you provide you a link to the product that you used last ?
Thanks.
what is that coating you put on the headlights?
What do you use for your final polish and do you use a clear coat? Great video as always. Thanks!!!!
Anyone that is trying this for the first time. If you care about your vehicles paint just remove the headlight and clamp it to a table before you start. It’s so easy to focus on the wet sanding the headlight lense then forget the other side of the pad is also sanding down through the tape into the bumper paint. Then the sweating starts!
Do you put a clear coat sealer on the light after you are done with the restoration ?
5:32 That is a solid point you make. It incentivizes the customer to follow through on the second booking. I am curious if you use the term "value-add" versus calling it a "free upgrade." Personally, I think the words "free upgrade" are more powerful. As other commentors have said, I'd like to know what product you used at the end? It looks like a glass bottle of ceramic coating?
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I use iron fallout remover to start. Almost clears the lense on its own. Then i compound, polish and ceramic coat. No sandpaper and the ceramic makes it last.
Luke, I already have Flex brand DA polisher and a 3" backing hook and loop plate. All i need is the grit discs. Do you start with the 800, then the 1500, and then the 3000 grit ?
What did you coat it with at the end?
I do this exact method as well lol ! The only thing I do differently is after sanding I use rubbing compound let it sit for a bit then I polish it off and finish it or with car wax paste so the headlight won’t look so cloudy.
I ALWAYS tell my customers who want headlight restoration done that Im not promising any specific outcome as we won't truly know how much better it will be until its done. i simply say "ill do it then if doesn't come out like we want then i can charge less or nothing if it made no difference and still looks crappy but obviously itll be better than it is now. this always makes customer happy and relieves pressure on you to make it brand new. but if it turns out perfect you get the most $ because client is thrilled they pay you more than you asked for. plus its one of those things that put the detail on another level. headlight restoration is underrated. i could easily see myself stopping detailing to do headlight restoration only 🤔 😆
Can you link your friend’s refurbished headlight business?
Idk why but I’m either having Dejavu or you have posted this video months ago already. Lol
Definitely not going to be permanent.
He didn't teach you a damn thing about actually restoring headlights. Just talked for 7:48
Never use alcohol to clean the lens ask me how i know 😅
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I recommend a Zep spray bottle and better tape. That spray bottle sucks and that tape is shit. The spray bottle is more of a convenience thing but the tape is supposed to protect the paint, that cheap ass tape isn’t gonna protect it.
Too much Jaw, jaw at torpedo speed.
Agreed - I changed the playback speed to .75
You need to slow down your talking man lol... I've been a sub for almost 10 years but God damn, you talk way too fast... Sloooow down!
Haha I listen to him on 2x speed cuz I feel he talks slow lol. RUclips let's you adjust the playback speed, so if you think he talks fast, slow the video down👍🏻
@@DelgadoDetailing lol bro. Myhetr ain't noway you actually think he speaks slow.
@DirtNassty I guess I'm weird lol. I've payed for both of his training courses and on those videos I had them all play on x2 speed🤣. But I myself am a fast talker too, so maybe that's why
"I started doing cocaine so I could work more so I could make more money so I could do more cocaine..." 😅
Seriously though, I'm pretty sure Luke is related to Ben Shapiro, who also naturally talks at 2X speed. They even look alike. 😅
@@thatpointinlife lol
That is absolutely going to yellow again in a few months to a year. You have to sand it and clear coat it with 2K or youre wasting your time and your clients time and money.
2k will still crack after a few years according to the Chevy mechanic I know who's still trying out more clearcoats after 10 years. The new common practice for detailers as far as ive seen is a ceramic coating, one with 3 years or more of durability, and that way you don't have to worry about cracking or yellowing, you can just keep sanding it or polishing it down to reapply as needed. I plan on trying diy detail's 8 year ceramic on my headlights to see how it bonds to the plastic and for how long
Permanently is the worst way to be honest. They were not from the factory and they aren't after your work. Period! Your work is ok but let's face the fact they will need work again.
Do you put a clear coat sealer on the light after you are done with the restoration ?