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Old May 9, 2010 | 12:16 AM
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Turtle wax headlight restoration

Picked this stuff up on a whim the other day. Actually seems to work fairly well. Looks like the yellowing is gone. I did notice a significant difference in light output. Not bad for $8. Cheaper than new headlights, though I would still like some L headlights and Harley corners. Essentially wet sanding with 4 different grits of pads and a lubricant.
 
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Old May 9, 2010 | 01:05 AM
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i had decent results with it, i heard the 3m one is better
 
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Old May 9, 2010 | 09:47 AM
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I looked a long time at the 3M product. Thought I'd start with the cheaper stuff. Will see how headlights look in the daylight today. Like I said, seems to have worked OK. Can't say they are "clear", but there was an improvement.
 
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Old May 9, 2010 | 10:02 AM
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The best kit out there is the heavy duty one sold by ADS. It uses wetsanding, M105, and PlastX. It also costs a lot more than $8.
 
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Old May 9, 2010 | 04:15 PM
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ive gotten good results with that turtle kit as well. ive done my truck, a 95 taurus and a 93 sable with it. cleaned alot of yellowing off the cars especially
 
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Old May 10, 2010 | 09:29 AM
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Another positive vote for the Turtle Wax. Used it on the fiance's Focus.. and a Dodge Ram, buddy at work. Had pretty good results with both. Very happy considering the cost and ease of use.
 
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Old Apr 18, 2012 | 04:53 PM
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I just got done doing mine with this stuff and i think it worked great. I've tried the mothers and another kind without good results. Now I'll have to see if it holds up. Here are some pictures

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Old Apr 19, 2012 | 11:09 AM
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Here is a link to an experiment I did on some Code3 MX7000 light bar lenses that I have that were quite beat up when I got them.

http://www.thedetailerscafe.com/smf/...p?topic=2133.0
 
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Old Apr 22, 2012 | 09:14 PM
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Make sure when you do this that you reseal the lense, or you will just be doing it again in a few months.


Wetsanding is a good solution when the lenses are really bad, but you can accomplish the same results on lenses that are pretty far gone with a DA and a cutting pad.

This was done with a DA, a Meg's 7007 pad and Meg's 105


 
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Old Apr 24, 2012 | 03:16 PM
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I like the 3m kit.. worked very well on the wifes mercury





 
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