How To Fix Faded Headlights
Overview
Prolonged UV exposure and the rigors of everyday driving can turn your cars headlights yellow in a few short years. It’s not a good look, and it poses a danger at night with reduced visibility. Should you be worried? No! If you’ve got half an hour to spare, you can fix faded headlights. Continue reading to learn more about headlight restoration.
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Steps
Step 1: Prepare your headlights
Begin your headlight restoration with a quick wash over the headlights and surrounding area to remove any bugs and grime. Dry the area off and apply masking tape to protect the area surrounding the headlight.
Step 2: Buff your headlights
Time for some elbow grease. Apply a dab of the lens clarifying compound to your buffing pad and rub the entire headlight over with moderate pressure. Buff this off with a clean cloth and repeat if necessary.
If after a few goes your headlights are still hazy; you’ll need the next step to fix faded headlights.
Step 3: Using the restoration pads
There are two pads with a different grade on each side in the Turtle Wax headlight restoration kit. Starting with number one, squirt a little spray lubricant on your headlight and rub the entire surface evenly. Wipe the headlight off, apply a little more lubricant; and move on to the next grade of pad.
Carry on in this manner until you have worked through all four grades of the restoration pad.
Step 4: Repeat step two
Buff as per step two until your headlights look SUPER!
Step 5: Protect your headlights
If you fix faded headlights but don’t apply the protectant, they’ll be yellow again in a matter of weeks. Grab the lens base coat wipe and apply this quickly to both headlights. Don’t allow it to dry out.
Follow up with the lens sealing wipe, allow it to dry, and remove the masking tape.
Tips
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