Today in the detail garage,
I thought I would show you guys a really quick
and easy way, an efficient way to restore your headlights.
So we brought in this daily driven Saturn.
As you can see, it's not exactly in the best shape.
It's actually pretty awful.
And the headlights, they're really taking away
from the overall look of the vehicle.
Now, you can see it's got this yellowing oxidation,
the dead plastic on there,
and I wanna show you guys the quickest way to remove it
without using a machine,
and simply by doing it by hand.
Now, you can replace these headlights,
which are about 40 to 60 bucks a piece,
or, with one simple product.
With a little bit of headlight restorer,
you can scrub away any oxidation,
yellow dead plastic, and restore clarity.
Now, all you have to do is shake up the bottle
just like you're using any kind of polish,
and then we're going to apply three dots
to our applicator pad.
And to begin today, I already washed the face of the vehicle
with a little bit of EcoSmart,
that wiped away any of the road debris,
light dust, and anything else that was on the headlight.
And then I also clayed, so that it can remove
any of the embedded impurities,
so that we're not rubbing them into the surface,
or scratching it, or giving it some kind of marring effect.
When I begin, just like when we're polishing,
we're gonna blotch it out.
And then using a little bit elbow grease,
we're gonna work it back and forth, up and down,
in a cross hatching pattern.
And they're removing all the dead,
oxidized plastic to reveal clarity, again,
this is going to be a real simple way to restore
your headlights, because, if you have a car
that's in this shape, chances are you're not looking
to spend a whole lot of money on new headlights,
and if you're going to be polishing your headlights,
you probably don't wanna spend the extra money
on a new polisher so,
this is one of the most efficient,
cost effective ways to again,
restore your headlights,
bring back some of the life in your car,
and it's also a great way to get, you know,
a little bit into the detailing world,
a little bit of hands-on training there too.
So we'll start just by scrubbing it,
This takes a little bit of time.
But with patience, you'll get the best results.
And there you have it,
you see, in just a couple of minutes,
with relatively a light scrubbing,
it removed the yellow, the oxidized look on the headlight.
Kinda removed some of that cataract look,
and now you've got restored clarity,
and it didn't take all that much time,
no effort really, and it's a pretty simple to use product.
Now you can also use this with a machine,
you can use it with you foam applicator pad,
or a microfiber applicator pad.
But I like the foam, because this gives you a little bit
of extra cut, but also it contours,
because it has these kind of bulges,
and some kind of contour on the headlight.
This way, you can get all the crevices,
all the angles that you're restoring,
and even key over the entire surface.
And this way you can get the most clarity.
Now, you can also use this with a machine,
which I'll show you guys on that headlight over there,
and then once you've got it completely clear,
just like this headlight,
you want to wipe it off,
you can use an IPA, or Wipe Out,
to remove any kind of residue that's on the headlight,
and then you want to protect it using something
like Jet Seal.
You can use your favorite wax,
or if you want to go even further,
you can put a coating like Carbon Flex C9 on there,
resisting kind of UV rays or harsh elements.
So if you guys liked this video,
or if you have a car just like this,
and you want to see more things on this car,
let us know down below,
give us a thumbs up,
check out this project on our website chemicalguys.com
or at your detail garage,
and as always, we'll see you guys next time,
right here in the detail garage.