Nice DIY video. I did this today on my fading lamps...and it worked perfectly. I just used the 3000 grit pad because my headlights weren't terrible, just lightly faded. An hour later I was looking at almost new headlights! I mainly bought this kit for the drill velcro adapter. Definitely worth the money!
Thank you. Looking at fixing my headlights and what is involved, but the commercials always make it seem like you just do the last step (the buffing) and you are good go. LOL. This is great!
I just did mines today. It came out very good I can’t lie but my headlamps were SUPER BAD so I may have to redo sooner then later but overall I was very pleased
@Todd m thanks for recommending to go on Amazon to get the replacement sanding disks. Much appreciated! I had no idea where to find them ... Thanks again
For that little bit of light frost all you needed was that buffing dome and some mothers mag and aluminum polish, after a couple passes you'd have crystal clear lights and then wipe and apply a wax sealer.
Thanks for the vid, thumbs way up! Question how long did this last before you had to go back over it again. I'm guessing there is some maintaining of the headlamps that has to be done after this procedure, not a one time deal.
Thanks for this great video. I’ve seen a couple other brands that after the 3000 step and final polish they provided a wipe soaked with a fluid that sort of melts the surface and makes it super clear by a chemical action. You chose to go a couple of extra steps on your own with 2 additional products that are basically just different polishing products. I love Mothers but I’m wondering why they don’t provide that wipe with the solution as a final step after the foam ball.
I bought Maguires Nulenz from Amazon. I must've bought $100 for all my stuff sanding paper, maguires, Mothers Aluminum Mag, etc. etc. (they saw me coming, I guess). But, I plan to do 3 vehicles and I'm including scraches etc. David Alberta
I bought this kit and, while it did work, it was pretty much a complete waste of money. I got a better result with $3 worth of assorted wet&dry sand papers and a bottle of Brasso polish, then some clearcoat. Total cost $10, compared to over $50 for the nulens kit.
I am kind of curious, how long is the restoration good for? Will this process keep them clear for a while or will I have to do this process every month to keep them clear again?
I purchased this kit today. The paper they provide wasnt near enough to get my head lights looking new again. I'm going to hit it with some 400 and 600, then 1500 and 3000 again, then polish and see how it goes. This is the first mothers product that hasnt worked perfectly for me.
Just a quick question do you recommend doing this in a shaded area? I know just like cleaning glass. We should do it where the sun doesn’t shine but I’m just curious if that would make a difference with this process
Man u got the easy lights to work on. Some lights on some cars are a bitch to hit the wright spots and corners. I'm having a hard time with my mazda 6 2012 sport I.
I do not recommend this kit if: 1) You generally don't do DIY things on your car and/or 2) if you've never done this before and your own headlights are the first headlights you practice this kit on. I usually let professionals do things to my car as I am not the tinkerer kind of person, but I really wanted to give this a try as it seemed straightforward. I followed the instructions as best as I could, and generally I do this very well, lol. But, of course with the first round of wet sanding using the 800 grit sand paper, I permanently left circular scratches in the headlight housing. They are pretty deep and I wasn't able to sand them out. I continued with the instructions, and when I got to the dry sanding using the 3000 grit sand paper, the pad shredded and left a black-ish stain on the housing, like tar or something. I couldn't get it out using any of the lower grit paper. At the end I managed to make it look somewhat decent, but the tar and initial scratches are still there. I didn't perform this on the other side headlight. So yeah, go to a professional if you are like me.
Probably best to use water for a wet sand I would think. Dry method would release alot of plastic dust in the air that you don't want to be inhaling or getting all over you and your clothes. Water would help contain it.
I thought I completely messed up when fogged up after sanding.. thanks to this vid gave me confident to continue on and finished it. Two thumbs up..
Nice DIY video. I did this today on my fading lamps...and it worked perfectly. I just used the 3000 grit pad because my headlights weren't terrible, just lightly faded. An hour later I was looking at almost new headlights! I mainly bought this kit for the drill velcro adapter. Definitely worth the money!
Thank you. Looking at fixing my headlights and what is involved, but the commercials always make it seem like you just do the last step (the buffing) and you are good go. LOL. This is great!
I just did mines today. It came out very good I can’t lie but my headlamps were SUPER BAD so I may have to redo sooner then later but overall I was very pleased
@Todd m thanks for recommending to go on Amazon to get the replacement sanding disks. Much appreciated! I had no idea where to find them ... Thanks again
I fallow all your steps and the results were amazing!!!!
Thank you so much, products were very good as well.
For that little bit of light frost all you needed was that buffing dome and some mothers mag and aluminum polish, after a couple passes you'd have crystal clear lights and then wipe and apply a wax sealer.
Completely changed the headlamps out 2 yrs later - th-cam.com/video/4xQB196zmAo/w-d-xo.html
I just used Mothers NuLens headlight kit on my Jeep, and it worked great, Thanks for this video....
I like the mcquires two step better. I really like their coating spray after you done polishing it with the wax formula.
Thanks for the vid, thumbs way up! Question how long did this last before you had to go back over it again. I'm guessing there is some maintaining of the headlamps that has to be done after this procedure, not a one time deal.
I just used this same product on my dad's car. My dad has that exact same car. Except it's blue. Acura MDX good car.
Huge help and awesome job, thank you. 👍🏻
also works with a high speed buffer i stay around speed 2 while sanding then about 4 or 5 with the polish
Thanks for this great video.
I’ve seen a couple other brands that after the 3000 step and final polish they provided a wipe soaked with a fluid that sort of melts the surface and makes it super clear by a chemical action. You chose to go a couple of extra steps on your own with 2 additional products that are basically just different polishing products. I love Mothers but I’m wondering why they don’t provide that wipe with the solution as a final step after the foam ball.
Thank you very much this helped a ton
I bought Maguires Nulenz from Amazon. I must've bought $100 for all my stuff sanding paper, maguires, Mothers Aluminum Mag, etc. etc. (they saw me coming, I guess). But, I plan to do 3 vehicles and I'm including scraches etc.
David
Alberta
I bought this kit and, while it did work, it was pretty much a complete waste of money. I got a better result with $3 worth of assorted wet&dry sand papers and a bottle of Brasso polish, then some clearcoat. Total cost $10, compared to over $50 for the nulens kit.
That was informative, thank you!
I am kind of curious, how long is the restoration good for? Will this process keep them clear for a while or will I have to do this process every month to keep them clear again?
it lasts months. i think if you spray clear coat when you're done it will seal it.
I purchased this kit today. The paper they provide wasnt near enough to get my head lights looking new again. I'm going to hit it with some 400 and 600, then 1500 and 3000 again, then polish and see how it goes. This is the first mothers product that hasnt worked perfectly for me.
Noticed the soap while sanding. Did you use water or the power plastic liquid when sanding??
Did you use just water to do the sanding?
Just a quick question do you recommend doing this in a shaded area? I know just like cleaning glass. We should do it where the sun doesn’t shine but I’m just curious if that would make a difference with this process
Man u got the easy lights to work on. Some lights on some cars are a bitch to hit the wright spots and corners. I'm having a hard time with my mazda 6 2012 sport I.
Thank you for the vid helped out a lot
Wet sand the lens by hand instead of using the drill, you could severely scratch the lens, it has better results.
Bullshit!
What type of drill did you use? RPM?
Mixed results- about 70% clearer. We will see how long the clarity lasts.
How long did it last you? I just cleaned mine a few minutes ago, about 85% cleaner for me
The directions on the side of the box said to do something different. Was a total fail.
Dude that was a great video thanks
I do not recommend this kit if: 1) You generally don't do DIY things on your car and/or 2) if you've never done this before and your own headlights are the first headlights you practice this kit on. I usually let professionals do things to my car as I am not the tinkerer kind of person, but I really wanted to give this a try as it seemed straightforward. I followed the instructions as best as I could, and generally I do this very well, lol. But, of course with the first round of wet sanding using the 800 grit sand paper, I permanently left circular scratches in the headlight housing. They are pretty deep and I wasn't able to sand them out. I continued with the instructions, and when I got to the dry sanding using the 3000 grit sand paper, the pad shredded and left a black-ish stain on the housing, like tar or something. I couldn't get it out using any of the lower grit paper. At the end I managed to make it look somewhat decent, but the tar and initial scratches are still there. I didn't perform this on the other side headlight. So yeah, go to a professional if you are like me.
Or you can just use a couple of applications of Mothers Mag and Aluminum Polish...
I did it once today and saw a definite improvement but I got a little polish on the car. What's the best ( easiest) way to get it off?
Wash ut off with rag zand alcohol
it says not to use water with the for the 3000 grit did you???
+Andrew Wolf the 3000 is a dry process, correct.
damn i used water fuck lol!
I used water and it was fine for me. Don't see why you'd dry sand personally.
LOL, I did same as you (reading off box) without water and scratched the heck out of it, but It does have instructions in box says to use water.
Probably best to use water for a wet sand I would think. Dry method would release alot of plastic dust in the air that you don't want to be inhaling or getting all over you and your clothes. Water would help contain it.
after you are done how do you clean the sand paper and that blue ball.Washing machine for the blue ball?
AntiJourney Just a hose and water, nothing extra.
Poolarity That kit works great! Your U tube is cool
I think alcohol will clean it. Then finally one clearcoat.
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This video su ks too muck talking.just get to it
Stop snapping your tongue
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"WHAT'S GOING ON, WHY IS THERE A CAR"