Meguiar's Heavy Duty Headlight Restoration Kit, Car Headlight Cleaner and Restorer

Driver side is before. Passenger side is after. Product says the sealant protects for a year. So we’ll see. Overall I’m happy with this product.

After finishing the project, I finally had the urge to make an Amazon Review for the first time ever in life.For the price, this kit is definitely worth effort for those who are looking to spice up the life of your Herby, Hot-Rod or my silver-colored Steele (like mine).My only complaint is the yellow wool-pad provided. It was a nuisance to deal with all of the extra wool residue that was left on the lights through the polishing process. I had to clean, clean and clean while trying to manage the power drill and the excess polish all over the headlights and hood.It took me around 2 hours to complete this project simply because I’m a perfectionist and I decided to do my fog lights after finishing my headlights. Unfortunately for me, I wanted to take the whole bumper off to properly take care of the fog lights. I was also listening to music and enjoying my day off – so sue me!The process that I went through for my headlights/fog lights was as followed:1) Cleaned headlights with glass cleaner (I used Gyeon Glass for my windows, so I used that) microfiber cloth. I used around 4 microfiber cloths (2 for each side of the car) due to the excess of wool fibers and “white residue” from the lights.2) Got a spray bottle with tap water and sprayed down the headlight & 1000 grit sandpaper.3) Wet-sanded away for around 15 min in horizontal strokes (not exact time). I continuously sprayed with water and made sure that all of the white gunk was washing off the headlight after each pass. (you’ll see what I’m talking about)4) I cleaned the headlight again with the glass cleaner before I repeated the same thing with 3000 grit sand paper.5) I then cleaned the headlight once more with glass cleaner, and then started with the polishing.6) I followed the directions to polish with the flat surface of the wool pad; however, the pad seemed to lose more of the yellow “wool” on to the headlight as it sprayed the polish all over the place. It took me a good while to finally get the wool pad “flat” and “soaked” with the polish to be able to polish appropriately. I did 4-5 passes to get every spot.7) I then cleaned the headlight once more with glass cleaner before applying the Headlight Coating with applicator pad.For the fog lights, the process took 5 minutes for both since they’re small and I didn’t care much for them.I applied 2 coats of the Headlight Coating. It went well for one headlight; however, the other one ended up getting some wool strands dried prior to applying the second coat. I had to re-sand with 3000 grit over that area since it was hard to get off and then re-polish. Also, if you apply the coating in overlapping layers, be careful to not go over it again with a dried-up applicator pad or else it’ll create streaks. The coating starts to dry and get sticky after applying the first layer – please refrain from going over it again just for the heck of it (like a perfectionist would). You’re better off waiting for it to fully dry and then applying another coat.All-in-all, now I know how to learn from my mistakes. I’ll see if I can find a good polishing pad next time and apply the headlight coating evenly with caution to not get anything stuck on it.I may make a an update every 3 months, so stay tuned! Or not.

I bought this kit for use on my 2012 Honda Accord. The headlight haze was pretty bad. I followed the instructions to a tee, via watching a YT video produced by Meguiar. They neglected to share two shortcomings of this product.First, when you spritz your headlights with water, you will weaken the stickiness of the painter's tape you put around it. So, you will need to apply about two layers of tape to offset the rubbing you must do when sanding the surface. Second, in the video we are told to apply polish to the sanding pad included, and slowly whirr it around, until the polish is evenly applied. This approach is NOT GOOD, as it quickly starts destroying your buffing pad before the polish is saturated. A SMARTER APPROACH is to use a small brush to spread the compound onto the headlight, THEN buff it out using your drill. I used a cordless 18v DeWalt, and found that a medium setting worked best.At the end, most--but not all of the haze was removed. A second application will be needed on the near future.

I was very skeptical when I bought this for my husband's car headlights. I had tried other methods and was very frustrated. I just completed the process and it was simple enough. It's definitely worth the time. The before and after photos are proof of that. Things to keep in mind are you need a drill and you should leave about 24 hours for the sealer to dry properly- according to the package.My husband is very happy. It was part of his birthday present and much cheaper that new headlight covers or whatever they're called. He says they look brand new.

Last year I restored my headlights with a Sylvania kit and I have to say this Maguire's kit is quite a bit better in my opinion. At least the job went much better and easier but time will tell how well it lasts. The longevity of the job done with the Sylvania kit didn't impress me so I'm hoping this Maguire's kit will show it up. What's most notibly better with Maguire's kit is the last two steps: the polishing and the sealant. Maguire's PlastX polishing compound works good and allows you to see how nice the light will look (and it should look great) before finishing it off with the sealant. The sealant assures it will stay looking good, hopefully for a long time. The other kit relies solely on the sealant to create the transparent shine (no polishing) but by that time it's too late to fix any flaws you may have. Also the Maguire's sealant is thinner so it's easier to apply and it dries slower so you can check for and remove any junk that may have gotten in it before it dries. Another plus is that I still have plenty of product left after doing my Ram so now I can restore my daughter's headlights with it too. Overall I'm pretty impressed with the Maguire's headlight restoration kit.

I was skeptical when i bought this but it is amazing. It has everything you need to restore your headlights. It isn't difficult and doesn't require a lot of rubbing or effort. It took about 15 minutes total, and the lights look new. There is plenty of product left to do 4 of 5 more lights. You tape around so you don't scratch your car. You have two sanding discs with a handle, then a drill attachment where you pour on the polish and use the drill to buff. Finally the clear coating. You will not be disappointed.