Product: Turtle Wax's Headlight Lens Restorer
Cost: Under $10
Degree of difficulty: Easy
Cost: Under $10
Degree of difficulty: Easy
1. Wash headlight lens to remove surface dirt.
2. If lens to be restored is next to painted surfaces, use masking tape to protect the paint.
3. Apply lens clarifying compound to a cotton cloth. Rub compound over entire lens using firm pressure. Buff with clean terry cloth. Restore only one lens at a time. If lens does not come clean with lens clarifying compound, proceed to step 4.
4. Apply spray lube to level 1 pad (green pad) and to lens to be restored. Use pads on only those areas requiring restoration. Begin rubbing the level 1 pad, using firm finger pressure, in a back and forth motion over the lens, continuing until much of the oxidation is removed. Use the spray lube as necessary to keep the lens and pad wet. (The green level 1 pad will require the longest use.)
5. Immediately switch to the level 2 pad (brown). Rub back and forth in the opposite direction (90 degrees) of the level 1 pad for about 1 minute, keeping the pad and lens surface wet using the spray lubricant. Switch to the level 3 side of the final pad (purple) and repeat the process for 1 minute. Flip to the level 4 side of the final pad (blue) and repeat the process for 1 minute.
6. Dry the lens with a cotton towel. Apply lens clarifying compound and rub thoroughly back and forth until the lent clarifies. Let compound dry to a haze and buff with a cotton cloth. Lens clarifying compound can be applied by machine with a foam pad at 1500 RPMs.
7. Open the pouch containing the lens sealing wipe. Using plastic glove, coat the newly restored lenses with the wipe. This will help prevent future yellowing and dulling. Coating will dry and cure within 24 hours.
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