- Hey Donnie Smith here, in this video, we're gonna
talk about headlight restorations 'cause I've done
two other videos, one I was using toothpaste.
And the other video I was using WD-40
and there have been so many questions on both of those
video, I thought I'd just do another video.
Compare the two side by side and see which one works best
and how long they work and hopefully that'll help
answer a lot of your questions.
So the first thing I'm gonna do, I'm gonna get
some glass cleaner, I'm just gonna wipe this off.
It's dirty, it's got a lot of contaminants on it
and get that wiped off and then I am gonna start with
the toothpaste, I'm gonna do the toothpaste first.
First, I'm gonna mask this off so that we can compare
this side by side to see which one works better
and which one lasts longer so I got that masked off.
And I'm gonna get the toothpaste out and put some
toothpaste out, now I edited some of the rubbing out,
didn't wanna take up all of your time with watching me rub
but it does take a little bit of effort, a little bit
of elbow grease when you go to rubbing this so get it
rubbed down real good, rub that compound or that toothpaste
in and that basically helps take some of that oxidation off,
take some of that film off and grime and dirt and all
that stuff so get that rubbed in and once I'm done,
I am gonna get some water and spray it down
and wipe it off and get it clean.
That way we can see how well the toothpaste did work.
So I've got it wet, good and wet and now I'm just
gonna get a dry cloth and wipe it dry
and then we'll see what it looks like.
Alright, now I'm gonna pull the tape off
and see if you can tell a difference.
I mean, I can tell that it did make a difference
but you can really tell side by side when I pull this tape.
You can see that line there on the left it's a lot
more hazy and the right cleared up quite a bit.
You can see through and see that light bulb quite
a bit clearer than you could.
Now I'm gonna get some WD 40 and I'm gonna spray it
on this rag and I'm gonna wipe it on the other side.
Now the good thing about this, lot less effort.
It does not take near as much wiping and effort to
clear this up and got that done, now we're gonna pull the
tape and see which one's clearer.
I'm just getting all access off.
Be sure and get it off your paint and now pull the tape off
and we can see which one is actually clearer.
What do you think, well they both cleared it up a whole lot
but the side with the toothpaste actually did a lot better.
You can tell that both of 'em definitely made it clearer
than doing nothing at all and if you look up there real
close and look at the light bulb, it looks a lot clearer
to see the light bulb through the toothpaste side
than the WD 40 side does but both of 'em actually
work pretty good but there's one more trick I'm
gonna try here, this was also left in the comments that
we should do this so we're gonna test this as well.
And what they said is to put some wax over that.
I've had that mentioned on both videos, on the
toothpaste video and on the WD 40 video.
So we're gonna mask half this off.
Half of it gets the wax and half of it doesn't.
And I just got Smoke Wire's Wax here,
probably any type of wax would work.
And we're gonna just apply some on there.
So I'm gonna get some, apply it on there.
Let it dry just for a few minutes
and then wipe it off and see if that does help now
and if it helps it last longer as well.
So let it dry for just a little bit and now I'm gonna
get a dry cloth and wipe it off
and we'll see if that made a difference.
Now I don't know how well you can see on camera
but it did help both sides, the WD 40 and the toothpaste
side, it cleared up just a little bit.
I mean, if you get down there and look close,
you can see that bulb a little bit and you can see
where it's just WD 40, I mean, it cleared it up definitely
from the other side but it's still a little bit hazy.
So for the instant result, I would say if you're gonna
use either one of the these methods, go ahead and use
the wax because it seems like it did help both the WD 40
and the toothpaste but both of these are just temporary.
Neither one of 'em's permanent.
They're gonna fade back out as the sun hits it.
And we're gonna do a little test to see kinda how
long it lasts but if you want somethin' permanent,
I've got another video and this is where we actually
sanding it and applying two K Clear and this is gonna
last a long time, I mean, this is your permanent fix.
If you're wanting the long term last,
this is the method that you wanna use.
And I'll put a link to this down in the description.
But if you're just needing to improve your visibility
to go on a trip over the night, either one of these
methods will work and this is just the next day
because some people commented that it would be all
foggy and hazy by the next day so we just wanted to
go ahead and take a video of the next day but really,
it looks about the same, the WD 40 is a little bit hazy
but I think it was right after we did it.
But still, it's a lot better than that.
Okay, day six, let's move ahead a little bit.
And take a look at it and if you look close,
where the WD 40 is is evaporating.
It is getting a little bit foggier.
The toothpaste is holding up better and on both
sides where it had wax, that's even better.
So if you're gonna do this, definitely use the wax.
Okay this is day 11 and the WD 40 continues to get foggier
but still a little bit clearer than it was before.
And of course, the toothpaste keeps on holdin' up better
and both sides with the wax is holding up better.
And this is day 16 and probably as far as I'm gonna go
with this test so I can get onto some other things.
But I think you can see the trend that it's following.
The WD 40 hazes up a lot faster than the toothpaste
and they both last longer if you put a coat of wax on.
So all I've got to suggest if you're goin' on a trip,
do something because these foggy lights really cut down
on your visibility so even if it's WD 40 or something
simple like that, it will last overnight to where you
can drive to your destination safely.
So the important thing is is that you do something.
But both of these are temporary fixes and if you're not
wanting to do it every couple, two or three months,
then be sure and check out my other video 'cause
I do have the method that is long
term that will last for a long time.
And if you're not worried about having a spray gun,
I've also got some resources in that video
where I'll tell you about some two K Primer you
can get in a can so yeah, check out that video.
I'll put a link down in the description.
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Are you still there, well what kind of paint
was used on cars in the '60's and '70's?
Here's a hint, you had to hand rub it.
If you know the answer, put it below.