@@christianpaulroldan4010 he was joking. Without any plastic lense, the light bulbs have nothing to distort their light ---- that was the joke. But the lights would be open, not protected from the rain and would quickly be damaged that way.
@CrunchD-GH it's not his video. From what I can tell is he has a small amount of acetone in the redbull can. He heats it up to evaporate it faster and uses the heated acetone vapors to alter/ smooth the plastic lenses.
Just be careful if you try to attempt this, I worked with acetone for many years with epoxy polymers, never had any accidents if it does go up in flames you won't be able to see them, I would recommend a full face shield, welder suit with no exposed skin. This guy has the temperature down pretty well but if that does get hot enough it will pop and cover him with, flames you can't see. Well maybe some blue flames, but he's young enough that he could grow his hair back
Can't stress safety enough ACETONE is highly volatile to open heat sources, just the glowing coils of a heat gun will ignite the fumes!!!! Take it for experience!!!!!
I saw this done in Albania in May this year, it was like magic. The mechanic took like 400 grit and then 800 or 1000 grit and sanded the lens. He had an electric small coffee-like pot and when the vapors came out, this is what we experienced for $25.
@@pb6839you dont even need to do this method to smooth it out. Spraying the clear on the roughed up surface will allow it to adhere better and will be just as smooth and clear
I owned an automotive and boat mobile detailing business for many years. My preferred method of doing that is with really soapy water and 600 grit sandpaper on a sponge. Just glue the sandpaper onto the sponge with hot glue and let cool. Apply with as flat contact as you can, and gradually get to 1000 grit paper. Wet the lense with enough Mother's aluminum rim polish and a little bit of water. Buff with a small buffing pad, and rinse with just water. Apply whatever wax you have at hand (I use Nano wax) , and wipe Clea with a microfiber cloth, and you're done. But if you Do use that or any other methods of applying flame or caustic chemicals, please exercise caution and use the proper personal protection items because as someone else mentioned in their reply, you cannot see certain types of flames, and They can cause some serious injuries to you.! Take care and stay safe...!
Thanks for the advice I really appreciate it. I got to clean my cars headlight and I can't find any truthful method. Your is the easiest way so far. Thanks again for the help.
The yellowing and haziness you see on older headlights is caused by the lens uv protection failing so you're right about sanding with 600 but that's as far as you need to go. After you sand you need to spray the headlight with clear coat so that the uv protection will be reapplied but if you skip that step and just polish them it will be clear but it will yellow again. Hope that helps people know how a body shop fixes them the right way.
There’s a guy who stands on the corner of my one stoplight town, who carries the same rig. He uses a little smaller torch,and I’ve never seen him close to headlights, but man does he roll the smoke out of that damn thing 😂😂😂
baking soda and toothpaste works fantastic as well. Not as 100% clear but will remove about 90% of the fog from your headlights with elbow grease and patience.
Instead of doing this* you dont need to use this method at all. The clear coat will adhere better spraying to a roughed up surface and it'll look just as smooth
@@adamwehrlin3982 that's it I should of taken before and after photos but I promise you that works awesome. No big spray or wd40 or nothing like that. Just like your buffing the paint just do the headlights instead.
@@adamwehrlin3982 they sold a head light kit to clean them and I looked at the stuff they were selling inside the kit at harbor freight. I used same stuff they had in that kit and it worked great.
I think you've got to understand what's going on here. Acetone near acrylic will cloud the clearness of it because the chemical attacks it and starts to chemically melt it. I don't know about polycarbonate. I would think if it has a reaction to acetone it's going to do the same thing melt it. So how would it end up polished like that? Like fumes from cyanoacrylyte (Super Glue) will ruin a clear plastic lens or panel. I would use caution doing this. So many of these videos are fake/false information. This one doesn't explain anything much about what's going on here.
Nah it actually does work, acetone _vapor_ is commonly used to smooth plastic parts, especially 3D printed ones (typically by placing them in a sealed chamber on a rack a few inches above the surface of a puddle of acetone at the bottom which is gently heated to drive _vapor_ into the upper area of the chamber). If you get liquid acetone on the surface it will absolutely cloud it up, but by using the _vapor_ only the first couple microns of the polycarbonate surface are affected. It melts the plastic just enough for surface tension to smooth out the microscopic high and low spots in the plastic, making it very smooth. It's recommended to wet sand the surface with some 3k grit wet/dry sandpaper to clean any microscopic debris from the surface before treatment.
Thank you for this video! I no longer huff spray paint. Since discovering inhaling heated acetone, I don't have spray paint all over my hands and clothing.
Just googled this and found a kit on Amazon that comes with a 12v socket powered heated cup and funnel. It doesn't mention acetone, they call it "repair fluid". It also comes with sandpaper to prep the headlight first.
@@evolution0016dont talk if you dont know what you are saying im detailer and sometimes if headlights have stone chips or realy deep scratches i fo wih 80 grit paper to 3000 and headlights are fine
This is just friggin awesome. I always knew there was some trick you could do with acetone that cleared up plastic. I saw them dip a screw driver handle into some acetone when I was a kid and it came out clear all they way after... I hate polishing headlights, they never go back to perfect and the oxidation always comes back.
@@illumination101 You exhale a small amount of acetone with every breath, it's produced metabolically and the human body is actually very good at dealing with it.
Holy shit I can't believe I didn't ever think of this seeing as I always knew acetone is used to smooth abs prints from 3d printers this makes complete sense!!!
This seems like it checks out. They dip machined polycarbonate in acetone to get rid of the milky surface left from machining. Heating it just provides a way to direct it to the surface accurately as you could not dip the headlight
From what i can tell: he's using a heat gun to warn up the acetone inside the can, the vapors directed thru the nozzle. Acetone melts plastic/ polycarbonate, so it might work if applied lightly like him.
Yes but you need to be careful, acetone is highly flammable. The vapour point is just 56c/133f. Heat guns get very hot, probably better to start of with a hair dryer. It should be hot enough. Plus it's a good idea to mask of the surrounding area as the vapours will remove clear coat.
I think it will cloud the lens. It may depend on acrylic or polycarbonate. Acrylic I am pretty sure it would cloud it. Because acetone attacks acrylic and many plastics. I would test it first on something you can spare. So many of these videos give false information.
@@Bluelightning23seriously though if you didn't splash it on their heavily just start out with a few drops on a cotton rag, it might just work ,avoid all that blowing yourself up with that heat gun and volatile acetone
He can’t cause he doesn’t know what he’s talking about this guy is removing the surface layer of oxidation and he will then buff out all the micro scratches and apply a new uv coating the only thing that would fuck this up is if he just left them like that and didn’t buff or apply the coating they will go right back yellow in under a month
I used acetone to try to remove spray foam from a $200 full face shield respirator and it melted the polycarbonate so I could no longer see through it. The manufacturer replaced it because it didn't say it was vulnerable to chemicals. Or at least that was my argument.
Use mineral spirits next time and you should be fine just so you know. Idk if it will work on spray foam though that stuff doesn't really like to come off what it got on
Yes I’ve done this with a electric clothing steamer and acetone it worked very well but I had trouble with consistency of my steamer wish I had a better quality one I taped off the paint to be safe didn’t feel like removing the headlights. But I was pleasantly surprised how good it turned out very simple to.
No clear coat, it will turn yellow again rather quickly. Just wet sand it and spray clear on it. You do not need to sand it to a fine finish, the clear will fill in the sanding scratches and add glaze. I used a water soluble cutting fluid to sand mine, water alone works but it doesn’t stick to the vertical headlight and will run off. I think maybe a little bit of soap and very little to no water would work to thicken The sanding lubricant to keep it from running off the headlight. Dry sanding doesn’t work too well because the sandpaper clogs with plastic especially if you use power tools. I use the multi tool with a Sanding adapter and it works great.
Exactly how I do mine, wet sand (soap/water) using 400, then 800 grit. Then i clear coat them (spray) using an automotive paint gun. 2 medium coats, 8-10 min apart. Comes out prefect every time and has UV protection so won't fade again.
These comments are more entertaining that the video. There are a lot of paint experts arguing over clear coat, Ego will be the fall of man. Forgive them Father for they know not what they do.
He's melting the surface in the same way that you can glaze clear resin by waving a gas flame over it. The important part of his technique is that he moves at a consistent speed, never stops and never goes back.
I agree this method is the only one I use and recommend. I've seen the results and if You continue to do it every time You wash Your car or even once a month it will keep your headlamps looking great.
it’s called flame polishing. It’s better to use pure hydrogen, and easier because hydrogen does not leave Deposits. That is how in the plastics business you polish the edge where the saw curf scratches are.. just passing a low flame of hydrogen over the curf melts it just enough, then it cools into a crystal clear better than polished finish within a few seconds.. you can’t use any other type of gas like propane because it turns it black as you pass the low flame over it to melt that freshly cut edge. It must be hydrogen.
I'm probably wrong, but this looks like he is vaporizing the acetone by heating it, and using the vapor to ever so slightly remelt the rough/sanded surface smooth and clear again. No flame involved.
I can see this going wrong in so many ways! Acetone is extremely flammable for one and you've got a heat gun aimed right at it! Even if it works just seems like a very risky risky deal!
I thought acetone alone would make the polycarbonate brittle. I’m going to research this. Don’t want to hit any SE Texas mosquitoes and lose an entire headlight assembly.
I saw a guy with the skin falling off of his face after a small cup of acetone blew up. It's nauseating to watch a guy with his face falling off while he's in shock. Be careful.
Well thank goodness he didn’t mask the paint around the headlight or even open the hood. Awesome! And hopefully he didn’t blow himself up or burn himself badly.
Yes but if you look closely he's prepped the headlights before doing this. See the run off marks on the bumper from wet sanding the headlights? This person that posted this stole the video from someone else and trimmed it down to what you see. Somewhere there's a full video of this. ✌️
@@AzTurboMini thanks for the feedback! I have been doing it this way, in it works pretty good, with prep work. The only thing is i have been buying a solution online, that has a blue tint to it. So i was wondering if straight actone would work the same.
@@Crackeras620 I've seen this done by a buddy and he used acetone and it worked just like the blue stuff I've seen in videos. Maybe the blue stuff is a little less volatile? Who knows! You might grow a 3rd eye or... Both of your arms might shrivel up and fall off. 😂
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Instructions unclear - im now sipping acetone having a heated debate with a brakelean demon
Brake lean lol
@conner5611 go read a bottle sometime. Its brakleen not brake clean. I spelled it wrong too.
@@nickgreen5913 its called brake clean where im from..
BUT i was laughing cause you Pronounced it like lean the drink
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I mean, aye. I never said what my chaser was lmao.
I can confirm. I just tried it out and my lights are super clear and bright now that I’ve melted the lenses off.
How?
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@@christianpaulroldan4010 he was joking. Without any plastic lense, the light bulbs have nothing to distort their light ---- that was the joke.
But the lights would be open, not protected from the rain and would quickly be damaged that way.
...and you have not been blinded by the acetone exploding and melting your face off! Well done you!
@@richard--s but on some cars that cover is made of glass right?
Now my car demands 4 Red Bulls per day, 2 for each headlight.
Wish posters would put clickable links in their Descriptions to learn more!
@CrunchD-GH it's not his video. From what I can tell is he has a small amount of acetone in the redbull can. He heats it up to evaporate it faster and uses the heated acetone vapors to alter/ smooth the plastic lenses.
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Just be careful if you try to attempt this, I worked with acetone for many years with epoxy polymers, never had any accidents if it does go up in flames you won't be able to see them, I would recommend a full face shield, welder suit with no exposed skin. This guy has the temperature down pretty well but if that does get hot enough it will pop and cover him with, flames you can't see. Well maybe some blue flames, but he's young enough that he could grow his hair back
You reckon ! ......ALL of it ?
@@semi-sane51490:17
Can't stress safety enough ACETONE is highly volatile to open heat sources, just the glowing coils of a heat gun will ignite the fumes!!!!
Take it for experience!!!!!
@@plwill40cal20
I have had it ignite from the static of a shop towel.
@@Gbienek1because he can spell polymer?
Sometimes the comments have more knowledge, wisdom and common sense than the content of the video, and this is one of those cases.
I saw this done in Albania in May this year, it was like magic. The mechanic took like 400 grit and then 800 or 1000 grit and sanded the lens. He had an electric small coffee-like pot and when the vapors came out, this is what we experienced for $25.
They do here in Spain too. Headlights like brand new.
You just need to put a new UV resisted clear spray over. Or it will be frosty again
@@pb6839 Like the krylon they sell at home depot? Comes in a spray can
@@dannydee9919 i don’t live in USA so I don’t know. Uv resistant 2k clear coat is what you want
@@pb6839you dont even need to do this method to smooth it out. Spraying the clear on the roughed up surface will allow it to adhere better and will be just as smooth and clear
My car burned to the ground, but my headlights looked perfect for few seconds👌
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I owned an automotive and boat mobile detailing business for many years. My preferred method of doing that is with really soapy water and 600 grit sandpaper on a sponge. Just glue the sandpaper onto the sponge with hot glue and let cool. Apply with as flat contact as you can, and gradually get to 1000 grit paper. Wet the lense with enough Mother's aluminum rim polish and a little bit of water. Buff with a small buffing pad, and rinse with just water. Apply whatever wax you have at hand (I use Nano wax) , and wipe Clea with a microfiber cloth, and you're done. But if you Do use that or any other methods of applying flame or caustic chemicals, please exercise caution and use the proper personal protection items because as someone else mentioned in their reply, you cannot see certain types of flames, and They can cause some serious injuries to you.!
Take care and stay safe...!
Zzzzz! 😂
What? The point isn't to have good lasting results. It to smear lipstick on a pig.
Thanks for the advice I really appreciate it.
I got to clean my cars headlight and I can't find any truthful method.
Your is the easiest way so far. Thanks again for the help.
The yellowing and haziness you see on older headlights is caused by the lens uv protection failing so you're right about sanding with 600 but that's as far as you need to go. After you sand you need to spray the headlight with clear coat so that the uv protection will be reapplied but if you skip that step and just polish them it will be clear but it will yellow again. Hope that helps people know how a body shop fixes them the right way.
Jesus Christ all that mf 😂
"Redbull Gives you clear headlights"
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The cans empty read the title lol
@@MsLori1973You took it literally? lol😅
Your high beams will have 🪽 wings. 🪽
They'll be higher than kites! 🪁
There’s a guy who stands on the corner of my one stoplight town, who carries the same rig. He uses a little smaller torch,and I’ve never seen him close to headlights, but man does he roll the smoke out of that damn thing 😂😂😂
LOL 😅😂😅
baking soda and toothpaste works fantastic as well. Not as 100% clear but will remove about 90% of the fog from your headlights with elbow grease and patience.
When your dad comes out to the garage when you are making something to smoke your stash and you need a quick answer to “what are you doing?”
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holyshit this deserves way more likes homie😂
This is the best comment on youtube
Dude that’s classic
A bong? I use that to bleed brakes.. seriously!? Don't try to smoke out of that.. 😶🌫️
My car: has wings now and flys.
Your car has flies?
You win 👍🏼
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@@11dallisI think he did say flys
😂😂😂😂😂😅 I spent 70$ for a kit to renew my headlamps. I guess I've been doing it wrong?
You have to put non yellowing clear coat immediately afterwards to seal this
Instead of doing this* you dont need to use this method at all. The clear coat will adhere better spraying to a roughed up surface and it'll look just as smooth
Smooths headlights, and brains!
what a chill soundtrack
Eden's Garden - Musics For Everyday
His hand motion should match the tune
Insurance adjuster: "So tell me again, how did your car start on fire?"
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I took a small buffing wheel and car wax used my cordless drill on my headlights that were fogged bad. After 10 min per light they looked brand new.
That’s all you really need to do.
@@adamwehrlin3982 that's it I should of taken before and after photos but I promise you that works awesome. No big spray or wd40 or nothing like that. Just like your buffing the paint just do the headlights instead.
@@adamwehrlin3982 they sold a head light kit to clean them and I looked at the stuff they were selling inside the kit at harbor freight. I used same stuff they had in that kit and it worked great.
They'll fade again though as the clear coat is compromised. Only permanent fix is to strip and re-clear
@@stephenj2014how do you do that?
The music is stellar. 😊
What's it called
@@shadow_rune6178 Eden's Garden - Music For everyday 😁
I agree.
@@shadow_rune6178I want to know as well.
Eden’s garden - music for everyday 🎉🎉🎉
I think you've got to understand what's going on here. Acetone near acrylic will cloud the clearness of it because the chemical attacks it and starts to chemically melt it. I don't know about polycarbonate. I would think if it has a reaction to acetone it's going to do the same thing melt it. So how would it end up polished like that? Like fumes from cyanoacrylyte (Super Glue) will ruin a clear plastic lens or panel. I would use caution doing this. So many of these videos are fake/false information. This one doesn't explain anything much about what's going on here.
Mix with water or 90% IPA
It could be in reverse as well lol
@@TJsCustomsit isn't
Nah it actually does work, acetone _vapor_ is commonly used to smooth plastic parts, especially 3D printed ones (typically by placing them in a sealed chamber on a rack a few inches above the surface of a puddle of acetone at the bottom which is gently heated to drive _vapor_ into the upper area of the chamber). If you get liquid acetone on the surface it will absolutely cloud it up, but by using the _vapor_ only the first couple microns of the polycarbonate surface are affected. It melts the plastic just enough for surface tension to smooth out the microscopic high and low spots in the plastic, making it very smooth. It's recommended to wet sand the surface with some 3k grit wet/dry sandpaper to clean any microscopic debris from the surface before treatment.
@@Robert-Bobby-Rob I never claimed to! Also made that clear in my comments. Anything else?
Red Bull cleans EVERYTHING from your colon to your head lights!
Thank you for this video! I no longer huff spray paint. Since discovering inhaling heated acetone, I don't have spray paint all over my hands and clothing.
Just googled this and found a kit on Amazon that comes with a 12v socket powered heated cup and funnel. It doesn't mention acetone, they call it "repair fluid". It also comes with sandpaper to prep the headlight first.
@@YaahooooooooooooooooooooooI've never seen 250 and 300 grit sandpaper 🤨
Lol 180 grit? Its not wood. Tcut or any car body polish (the cutting polish not wax) will work for most headlights then use a sealer.
Lol 180 grit 😂
@@evolution0016 He fixed his headlights with bondo, that's why he used 180 grit sandpaper xd
@@evolution0016dont talk if you dont know what you are saying im detailer and sometimes if headlights have stone chips or realy deep scratches i fo wih 80 grit paper to 3000 and headlights are fine
So it's legit, I thought it was a joke.
Heating Acetone is like smoking an M-80 for lunch…. BANG!!!
You mean over heating
I’d rather not
You have to use a Bang drink can instead? 😂
Wtf redbull got to do with acetone???
@@chriscurrie9739the can in the video😂
Quality abrasives and a skilled hand, thanks. Much safer and more forgiving.
This is just friggin awesome. I always knew there was some trick you could do with acetone that cleared up plastic. I saw them dip a screw driver handle into some acetone when I was a kid and it came out clear all they way after... I hate polishing headlights, they never go back to perfect and the oxidation always comes back.
Acetone fumes are highly explosive
Basically you made a miniature chemical weapon
Bro doesn't know what acetone does to ur lungs☠️☠️☠️☠️
Fine to inhale was my first thought.
@@illumination101 You exhale a small amount of acetone with every breath, it's produced metabolically and the human body is actually very good at dealing with it.
So the same technique that is used for smoothing 3d printed plastic parts....makes sense!!👍
Pretty cool you are using your bong to do that...
I thought the video may be in reverse but the pup walking changes that opinion.
bro had tought his pup to walk backwards for this act. 😂
Too many steps, I prefer to put acetone into my vape and then exhale onto the headlights. Comes with a really nice buzz too 👌
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2 birds one stone on another level
Red Bull is acetone, I KNEW IT!!
The high you get is incredible.
Acetone extremely flammable 💥🔥😡😳😅
Holy shit I can't believe I didn't ever think of this seeing as I always knew acetone is used to smooth abs prints from 3d printers this makes complete sense!!!
Red Bull is some strong stuff, it really does gives you wings.
You get a good buzz off of those acetone fumes!! Whoooeee!!
This a good one for the forty years man I been doing it wrong hope he sees this
Your telling me for 40 years, heeeeeeaaaa, I've been waiting for a 40 years guy... Ain't no way....😂
This seems like it checks out.
They dip machined polycarbonate in acetone to get rid of the milky surface left from machining.
Heating it just provides a way to direct it to the surface accurately as you could not dip the headlight
I’m addicted to brake fluid!
..I could stop any time…
The RedBull drink contained Acetone? No wonder they do fly!!
From what i can tell: he's using a heat gun to warn up the acetone inside the can, the vapors directed thru the nozzle. Acetone melts plastic/ polycarbonate, so it might work if applied lightly like him.
Yes but you need to be careful, acetone is highly flammable. The vapour point is just 56c/133f. Heat guns get very hot, probably better to start of with a hair dryer. It should be hot enough.
Plus it's a good idea to mask of the surrounding area as the vapours will remove clear coat.
@@Gunzee there are heat guns with 50oC setting
@@GunzeeDon’t be a broke Biden voter and you can spend a little more for a heat gun with an actual temperature setting. 🎉
@@JetFire9I "hear" you 😂😂😂
The fact that people can’t understand what’s going on here they need someone to spell it out for them is insane
I feel like this kid is in charge of a method lab
Great idea bro
The new crack pipe for automobiles.
I use acetone when i wanna be close to the space 😂 works 1000% 😂😂
What do you mean?
@@davea5150 a colorful trip bro..
Either that or cement-glue . It's funny bro..
@@davea5150 put acetone in a bag and breathe normally in and out and you will see 😂😂😂
"I can see clearly now the haze is gone...my my sunshiny dayyyy!
You had me at Redbull!!!
So it's the vapor from heating acetone that clears them up like that
Looks like!😂
Trying to see other responses. But it is only allowing me to post a comment! Damn😢
@@jhawkins4412 weird need to try it on an old head light and see
@@susanwest7085have u?
Im curious as well
I think it will cloud the lens. It may depend on acrylic or polycarbonate. Acrylic I am pretty sure it would cloud it. Because acetone attacks acrylic and many plastics. I would test it first on something you can spare. So many of these videos give false information.
I usually just put acetone on a rag and wipe my headlights. Works really good.
Glass headlights.?????
@@jamiestanley8774no. Acetone has no effect on glass.
@@jamiestanley8774 I was joking
@@Bluelightning23seriously though if you didn't splash it on their heavily just start out with a few drops on a cotton rag, it might just work ,avoid all that blowing yourself up with that heat gun and volatile acetone
replace your headlight seal, or you wasted all your Amazon monies. That's what caused your headlights to let moisture condensate on the inside.
Off: bug spray works incredibly well for that
AWESOME. how long will it last
They have a headlight polish that does a great job at autozone
No they dont
No they don't
Truth
NOPE!
It works need some elbow grease or a buffer to do it but it works
Only do this is you want to completely fuck your headlights up even worse.
Can you please explain?
He can’t cause he doesn’t know what he’s talking about this guy is removing the surface layer of oxidation and he will then buff out all the micro scratches and apply a new uv coating the only thing that would fuck this up is if he just left them like that and didn’t buff or apply the coating they will go right back yellow in under a month
@@brysoncartmell8536it’s people like you who I search for in the comments to make sense of whatever bullshit I’m watching. Ty ✌🏽
Agree!
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After the vapour
Let it sit for 1hr because
The plastic is soft
it's just wax it
Job done
I used acetone to try to remove spray foam from a $200 full face shield respirator and it melted the polycarbonate so I could no longer see through it. The manufacturer replaced it because it didn't say it was vulnerable to chemicals. Or at least that was my argument.
Use mineral spirits next time and you should be fine just so you know. Idk if it will work on spray foam though that stuff doesn't really like to come off what it got on
The results are very good, anybody else try this?
Yes I’ve done this with a electric clothing steamer and acetone it worked very well but I had trouble with consistency of my steamer wish I had a better quality one I taped off the paint to be safe didn’t feel like removing the headlights. But I was pleasantly surprised how good it turned out very simple to.
No clear coat, it will turn yellow again rather quickly. Just wet sand it and spray clear on it. You do not need to sand it to a fine finish, the clear will fill in the sanding scratches and add glaze. I used a water soluble cutting fluid to sand mine, water alone works but it doesn’t stick to the vertical headlight and will run off. I think maybe a little bit of soap and very little to no water would work to thicken The sanding lubricant to keep it from running off the headlight. Dry sanding doesn’t work too well because the sandpaper clogs with plastic especially if you use power tools. I use the multi tool with a Sanding adapter and it works great.
Exactly how I do mine, wet sand (soap/water) using 400, then 800 grit. Then i clear coat them (spray) using an automotive paint gun. 2 medium coats, 8-10 min apart. Comes out prefect every time and has UV protection so won't fade again.
What calming music for such terrifying content.
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Heat, is an AMAZING tool. 🔥
Acetone is no joke but it’s super useful, make sure you understand what can go wrong
Tweakers Gon tweak ya know 😂😂😂
I take it you do know how volatile acetone is shoving your heat gun up close isn’t the brightest thing
Lol it's literally how they make acetylene. What could possibly go wrong
Boom! bang !! a bang!!!
I was waiting for this reply. 🤦
These comments are more entertaining that the video. There are a lot of paint experts arguing over clear coat, Ego will be the fall of man. Forgive them Father for they know not what they do.
I realize this is a heat gun but do not use around open flame . Avoid breathing and contact of Acetone .
I had to use Acetone in my work place & dreaded it 😢
You’re not the boss of me 😂
This is way sketchy lol
Ser extra - terrestre passando no reflexo 😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮
Smart thing there my boy, appreciate it,will definitely try it out...
He's melting the surface in the same way that you can glaze clear resin by waving a gas flame over it. The important part of his technique is that he moves at a consistent speed, never stops and never goes back.
Mother's Aluminum and Mag wheel polish on fogged headlights. Did it to mine, they are clear as new!
Crazy that I found this comment. I did the same thing when I bought my used car 2 years ago. Just Like New 👌
I highly recommend this method.
All Mother's products are top notch.
I agree this method is the only one I use and recommend. I've seen the results and if You continue to do it every time You wash Your car or even once a month it will keep your headlamps looking great.
I heated my rebull and sniffed the acetone headlights look great
This redbull gives you angel wings
It could give wings for angel eyes
Thanks for the tip ❤
It's like watching how God is unveiling my purpose right in front of me 😊, I pray that for you too 💪🏾💚💚💚🙏🏾
There are no god(s).
Hahahahahahahah
Lol 😂 maybe you're delusional if you think that
That's not God - that's the Acetone fumes 😂
I’m glad you found your purpose in life. Also check out how grumpy atheists get because you’re happy
Reason why I love old cars✨
Thank you, sir!
Literally just the heat gun would of done. Love how much energy he's put into the idea 😂
That is f****** genius Good thinking brother
replace your headlight seal, or you wasted all your Amazon monies. That's what caused your headlights to let moisture condensate on the inside.
it’s called flame polishing. It’s better to use pure hydrogen, and easier because hydrogen does not leave Deposits. That is how in the plastics business you polish the edge where the saw curf scratches are.. just passing a low flame of hydrogen over the curf melts it just enough, then it cools into a crystal clear better than polished finish within a few seconds.. you can’t use any other type of gas like propane because it turns it black as you pass the low flame over it to melt that freshly cut edge. It must be hydrogen.
OK where you find that hydrogène ?
Yes...where
I'm probably wrong, but this looks like he is vaporizing the acetone by heating it, and using the vapor to ever so slightly remelt the rough/sanded surface smooth and clear again. No flame involved.
@@thea.m.p.co.467you’re not wrong
No it’s not lol. Look again
When your IQ matches the cost of that redbull can 😂
Redbull gives your car blings 👌
Does the clear last long?
Best question
No
I can see this going wrong in so many ways! Acetone is extremely flammable for one and you've got a heat gun aimed right at it! Even if it works just seems like a very risky risky deal!
That one time red bull actually gave him wings
I thought acetone alone would make the polycarbonate brittle. I’m going to research this. Don’t want to hit any SE Texas mosquitoes and lose an entire headlight assembly.
sounds like some meaty mosquitoes you got there 😁
I’m going to give it a try
I saw a guy with the skin falling off of his face after a small cup of acetone blew up. It's nauseating to watch a guy with his face falling off while he's in shock. Be careful.
Well damn…
Hate when that happens. People are so inconsiderate just dropping their face everywhere.
Me: Sooo are you gonna clean that up or nah? 🤔
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@@GrabLifeByDaPoosy😆😆your name and comment got me equally🤣🤣😁👍
@@jmiraculous1015 Glad I could help! 😉
Video is playing backwards. He is frosting his headlights...
no its not you can see a reflexion of his dog walking by
@@da_manda_man3681 the dog was in on it. it was walking backwards to whole time. hired actor
And he trained the cat to walk backwards!
U fkrs are funny! 😂
I was about to say that same idea reverse video
Thanks. It's time to do the same to my headlight.
BRILLIANT! ......... BRILLIANT!
Red Bull can is super critical ingredient ;)
red bull is powerful
Best uncensored redbull advertisement. 😂
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Wow. Red bull magik 😮
Well thank goodness he didn’t mask the paint around the headlight or even open the hood. Awesome! And hopefully he didn’t blow himself up or burn himself badly.
Clear coat got obliterated😂 say hello to rusty headlight circles
I thought Red Bull gives you wings, now they giving clear headlights? Ain’t that some bull! Wish I knew sooner
Ugh
That's a real re bull shit
With my respiratory 😂 your a smart guy
Must smell amazing.
Is it just straight acetone?
Yes.
Yes but if you look closely he's prepped the headlights before doing this. See the run off marks on the bumper from wet sanding the headlights?
This person that posted this stole the video from someone else and trimmed it down to what you see. Somewhere there's a full video of this. ✌️
@@AzTurboMini thanks for the feedback! I have been doing it this way, in it works pretty good, with prep work. The only thing is i have been buying a solution online, that has a blue tint to it. So i was wondering if straight actone would work the same.
@@Crackeras620 I've seen this done by a buddy and he used acetone and it worked just like the blue stuff I've seen in videos. Maybe the blue stuff is a little less volatile? Who knows! You might grow a 3rd eye or... Both of your arms might shrivel up and fall off. 😂