3M Quick and Easy Headlight Restoration Kit, Removes Light Yellowing in 15-Minutes, 39193, 1 Kit

so ive bought and used a couple different headlight lens clearing kits, over the years, but not for my cars, i had a couple people that had me detail their vehicles on a regular basis and they had bought these higher priced, more elaborate kits, (ive been shocked at the cost of these,typically they are 20-30 or even higher. but some are meant for heavier clouding/oxidation(?). this kit has been the only one ive found thats under $10 and delivers excellent results, every time, not labor intensive, and only requires your hands and a lil elbow grease. AND ITS FROM A TRUSTED COMPANY 3M the instructions are on the back of foil package and are straightforward and easy to understand. and at no point was i sitting there thinking "what did they mean when they said... " etc the kit contains 3 items 1 circular piece of 3000grit SANDING PAD (not sandpaper) and 2 clear coat wipes, it really took longer to remove headlamp assemblies and reinstall them than it did to do the cleaning and clearing process. i may have gone a bit above and beyond, regarding how i went about this process, as it doesnt require you to completely remove the headlamp assemblies, but when i did this it was summer, and fall victim to heat strokes extremely fast, so i did this inside my apartment over night. so i had a more contolled setting to work in and the headlamps could dry in a contolled setting to merit best as possible results. and i also went ahead and prepped fopr this and went and sourced a full size 3m 3000grit wet/dry SANDING PAD, which can probably be sourced on amzon or at most any autoparts store or on LOWE or in DEPOT (i specify Pad for a reason as there is both paper and pads the pad is what you want .youll immediately know the difference between them just make sure its the same grit as the piece that was included it may be a different color, which doesnt matter. i dont recall if i needed it or not but it was an added peace of mind to have on hand so if needed it i had it. remember that with things like this, its the same rules as painting, to merit best results its all in the prep and process, dont let it scare you, i was a tad wary from the more complex kits, id done prior to this one, and this is on my personal vehicle and the pics i included i hope provide a good visual reference as to how well this kit works. but yeah overall its a awesome product, and i have purchased this 2 more times and done mine, a friends and my moms truck, and all have came out consistent and amazin! highly recommend! anyways i followed direct

I need to clear up some misconception about this product based on reviews I’ve read. First, if you are reading this keep reading you will learn exactly what you need to do from an individual with experience with this stuff. You looking at products like this because your headlights are not looking so hot anymore. So what are your options? Option One If your headlights are lightly oxidized: I know “oxidized” is not the best word, but what I mean is that basically this kit, “3M 39173 1 Pack Quick Headlight Clear Coat” is an extremely light buffing kit that is the equivalent of using a light rubbing-compound before waxing your car. So, if your headlights are lightly oxidized this kit will likely work. However, I am guessing your headlights are much worse and you are nervous about putting sandpaper on a drill and sanding your expensive headlights. I understand, but do not kid yourself, the 3M 39173 1 Pack Quick Headlight Clear Coat kit works, but its not a miracle product. Hence, I urge you to read Option Two. Option Two If your headlights look like my headlights in the “Before” picture attached with this review dull and pitted, the product you need to purchase is “3M 39045 Headlight Renewal Kit with Protectant.” This is a heavy-duty kit that includes the sandpapers to resurface your headlights in three steps using the following sandpapers and wet-sanding pad. • 500-grip sandpaper (heavy duty sanding to smooth out the surface and pits) • 800-grip sandpaper (smooth’s out the scratching from the 500-grit sandpaper) • 3,000-grip wet-sanding pad (smooth’s/removes out the swirls left by the 800- grit sandpaper) • Headlight Clear Coat (final application) The attached picture is my Mini headlight that has 13 years with 165,000+ miles on of wear-and-tear on it, and as a result my headlights were massively dull and pitted. The “Before” picture really does not do it justice to show just how bad they were. Attached Image Break Down • The first image shows the headlight before it was restored. It really does not show how dull and bad the pitting is, but it was really bad. • The second image shows how the headlight looked after sanding with 500-grit sandpaper. There was another sanding step with 800-grip sandpaper, but I do not have an image of that. • The third image shows the headlight after sanding with a 3000-grit wet-sanding pad and then sealing the lens with the protectant. The Restoration Process Is Simple with the kit 3M 39045 Headlight Renewal Kit with Protectant.” 1. Clean the headlights with soap and water. 2. Tape around the headlight with the included green tape. NOTE: I used additional blue tape because I did not want the sanded plastic to get into my headlight pop-up washers. This is why there are two layers of tape. 3. Sand the headlights with 500-grip sandpaper. 4. Sand the headlights with 800-grip sandpaper. 5. Wet Sand the headlights with 3,000-grip sanding pad. 6. Clean the headlights (make sure they are dry), and then seal with the included protectant. There are some good YouTube videos showing you how to use this heavy-duty kit. Just take your time and your headlights will look great again. Tips 1. Separate your sandpapers into two stacks. One for each headlight. 2. As you are sanding down the headlights, occasionally clean off your sandpaper buffing pads; you can do this by patting them on a towel or something. This will unclog the sandpaper, thus allowing you to work more efficiently. After I was done, I put the sandpaper buffing pads away because I can use them again for one more job. Conclusion I am not trying to sway anyone into buying something you do not need, but after reading a bunch of the reviews here, and knowing my personal experience and aptitude with mechanics, it is obvious that many individuals with negative reviews are not being realistic about what this kit does, and do not want to purchase the correct heavy-duty kit that they really need. To Clarify: Bottom Line 1. If your headlights are lightly oxidized use kit “3M 39173 1 Pack Quick Headlight Clear Coat,” and go with Option One. 2. If your headlights are dull and/or pitted use the heavy-duty kit “3M 39045 Headlight Renewal Kit with Protectant,” and follow my instruction in Option Two. ******* Please let me know if this review was helpful by clicking the “Helpful” button below******* THANK YOU!

Worked pretty well on one headlight on the other it barely did anything, was pretty easy to use and took about 45 seconds to apply. Don't expect your headlights to magically become sparkly

I've used this product twice now, on both our motor home and my daughter's car. Let me start by saying it's not too difficult to find some product that will clean a hazy plastic headlight lens. In the past I have used toothpaste, rubbing compound, polishing compound, and scratch and swirl remover. All work well to clean the lens. The problem is that very quickly the lens yellows. In researching this issue, I learned that cleaning the lens also removes the UV coating, leading to the quick yellowing I kept experiencing. What's needed to prevent this is to reapply a UV coating after cleaning the lens. This 3M kit does that. It contains a small polishing pad and 2 "wet wipes" which contain the clear coat and UV protectant. Mask off around the lens to protect adjacent paint (I used painter's tape) and spray a 50/50 solution of alcohol and water on the lens to clean it. Wipe dry, then wet the polishing pad and sand the lens until you get a uniform hazy surface. Wipe clean and then open a treatment "wet wipe" and wipe across the lens in even, overlapping strokes. I did both lenses with one wipe. Wait 15 minutes and then open the second wipe and repeat. I started the driver side lens with the first wipe and the passenger lens with the second so that both received a new wipe treatment. The entire process took perhaps 1/2 hour. I treated our RV lenses in April and so far (5 months later) they still look brand new and clear. Without the UV treatment they would start yellowing in a couple months. Great product, very reasonable price and professional results!

3年前の施工から、その効果を長期にわたって実感していましたが、この度、経年による再度の黄変が見られたため、再度のメンテナンスを実施しました。本製品の最大の魅力は、その作業の容易さにあります。専門的な技術を要せず、誰でも手軽に扱えるため、高い費用対効果（コストパフォーマンス）を発揮します。性能と利便性の両面で満足しており、今後も定期的なケアのために継続して購入する予定です。

Juste exceptionnel. Conseillé par un ami, ce produit remet vraiment a neuf les phares blanchis par le soleil et les intempéries. Il est, de plus, facile a utiliser (et bien expliqué!)

I had an older car that had those yellowing headlights. This product works very well.

J’ai acheté en station-service en kit Nettoyage optique qui m’a donné un mauvais résultat, j’ai utilisé ses lingettes, rien à dire marche très bien preuve en image

I initially cleaned my headlights using wet and dry sandpaper starting at 600 grit, then 1000, 1500, 2000 and finished with 3000 grit until all the yellow and original clear coat had gone. I then used Maguiars Ultra Compound on a drill mounted cutting pad until all the fine scratches had gone, then finished with Maguiars Ultra Polish and buffed it to a clear finish. The final stage was to use a clear coat that would not peel over a short time, but was a little sceptical on using the 3M Quick Clear Coat at first. After watching a few reviews on YouTube I thought I would give it a try and I am sure glad that I did. This product is very easy to use, didn't create a application marks (lines or smears) and dried to a nice crisp and shiny surface. I used one package to do both headlights with two coats on each (applied first coat to both, put the still wet cloth back it the package and then applied the second coat 30 minutes after the first). These lights are 11 years old with 240,000 km on them and the minivan is always outside in the elements. They we're completely fogged up and a vibrant yellow, green color. They were so bad that I couldn't make out any shapes behind the lens (I wish I took a picture before I started working on them). They took me roughly 2 hours to get clear enough to put the clear coat on, but well worth the time spent doing it. Would I recommend the 3M Quick Clear Coat, absolutely I would, but you have to put the work in first to get the best results. There is enough in this pack to do your headlights twice, or two sets of headlights, can't go wrong for this price. Hope this helps.