Headlight restoration guys...think this product might hurt us?

[Headlight 911!]

Sylvania came out with a restoration kit that actually has UV sealant AND sandpaper Amazon.com: Sylvania 38771 Headlight Restoration Kit: Automotive (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00429NKWK/?tag=headlight911-20) ...two of the things that I always knew I'd have over the other kits on the market.

With that fast-brite crap out on TV now I'm sure a lot more people are looking for kits and this sylvania one seems to have gotten it right.

Any thoughts?

[WRAPT C5Z06]

Looks very cool. I'd buy it just for the UV sealant!

[Rei86]

Most people are too lazy to this by themselves.

Good thing about this product I have to mention is that you don't 'need' a drill like the 3M kit which is the same price but missing the UV sealant (only comes with a compound).

[rakkvet]

So I watched the video. Sounds kind of like what we do.

I would like to be able to purchase the uv clear coat separately. We use an 8 mil clear protective film on our headlight restorations.

I think this will be just like anything else. Sure some people will try it and others are just going to be too afraid to put sandpaper on their car. It is a mildly difficult process for someone who doesn't know what they are doing.

[Headlight 911!]

Most people are too lazy to this by themselves.

Good thing about this product I have to mention is that you don't 'need' a drill like the 3M kit which is the price but missing the UV sealant (only comes with a compound).

3m kit is how i got into this mess in the first place haha.

[Rei86]

Watched the video also, sounds like exactly what all of you do when you restore headlights. Also they call their UV sealant just clear coat, and looks to be a pretty 'thick' product since it looks like they didn't 'polish' out the lights at the end.

Wouldn't mind just getting my hands on that UV Clear Coat to test out and play with, without having to buy the whole kit.

[Headlight 911!]

So I watched the video. Sounds kind of like what we do.

I would like to be able to purchase the uv clear coat separately. We use an 8 mil clear protective film on our headlight restorations.

I think this will be just like anything else. Sure some people will try it and others are just going to be too afraid to put sandpaper on their car. It is a mildly difficult process for someone who doesn't know what they are doing.

Well...yeah the sanding bit is definitely true. I guess I've always been more of a "screw it go for it" type when it comes to working on things. Gotta remember that my target market isn't.

[Rei86]

BTW this kit isn't really anything new as you already know headlight 911!

RainX kit
Amazon.com: Rain-X Headlight Restoration Kit: Automotive (http://www.amazon.com/Rain-X-800001809-Headlight-Restoration-Kit/dp/B003VZLJFG)
3M kits
3M Headlight Lens Restoration System, headlight polishing kit, restore yellow headlights, 3M plastic polish (http://www.autogeek.net/3m-headlight-kit.html)
3M Lens Renewal Kit, headlights polish, plastic headlight polish, polish plastic lens, plasic polish scratch remover (http://www.autogeek.net/3m-lens-renewal-kit.html)
3M Lens Renewal Kit with Protectant, 3M 39045, 3M headlight cleaning kit (http://www.autogeek.net/3m-lens-kit-39045.html)
Flitz
Flitz Headlight & Plastic Restoration Kit (http://www.autogeek.net/flitz-headlight---plastic-restoration-kit.html)
Meguiar's
Meguiars Heavy Duty Two Step Headlight Restoration Kit, headlight polishing kit, severe headlight polishing kit, how to polish headlights (http://www.autogeek.net/meguiars-hd-headlight-kit.html)
Meguiars Headlight & Clear Plastic Restoration Kit, headlight polish kit, restore yellow headlights, plastx polish kit, meguiars headlight kit, clear (http://www.autogeek.net/meguiars-plastic-headlight-kit.html)
Mother's
Mothers Powerball 4 HeadLights, headlight polishing kit, Mothers headlight polishing ball, restore headlights (http://www.autogeek.net/mothers-powerball-4-headlights.html)

Which all can pretty much be bought OTC. They all work to some degree but like I said most people are too lazy and to scared to this by themselves.

Also this crap
https://www.myfastbrite.com/?tag=im|sm|go|tm&a_aid=011&a_bid=26d6f896

BTW I would do the chick on the homepage of Fast Brite

[Headlight 911!]

BTW this kit isn't really anything new as you already know headlight 911!

RainX kit
Amazon.com: Rain-X Headlight Restoration Kit: Automotive (http://www.amazon.com/Rain-X-800001809-Headlight-Restoration-Kit/dp/B003VZLJFG)
3M kits
3M Headlight Lens Restoration System, headlight polishing kit, restore yellow headlights, 3M plastic polish (http://www.autogeek.net/3m-headlight-kit.html)
3M Lens Renewal Kit, headlights polish, plastic headlight polish, polish plastic lens, plasic polish scratch remover (http://www.autogeek.net/3m-lens-renewal-kit.html)
3M Lens Renewal Kit with Protectant, 3M 39045, 3M headlight cleaning kit (http://www.autogeek.net/3m-lens-kit-39045.html)
Flitz
Flitz Headlight & Plastic Restoration Kit (http://www.autogeek.net/flitz-headlight---plastic-restoration-kit.html)
Meguiar's
Meguiars Heavy Duty Two Step Headlight Restoration Kit, headlight polishing kit, severe headlight polishing kit, how to polish headlights (http://www.autogeek.net/meguiars-hd-headlight-kit.html)
Meguiars Headlight & Clear Plastic Restoration Kit, headlight polish kit, restore yellow headlights, plastx polish kit, meguiars headlight kit, clear (http://www.autogeek.net/meguiars-plastic-headlight-kit.html)
Mother's
Mothers Powerball 4 HeadLights, headlight polishing kit, Mothers headlight polishing ball, restore headlights (http://www.autogeek.net/mothers-powerball-4-headlights.html)

Which all can pretty much be bought OTC. They all work to some degree but like I said most people are too lazy and to scared to this by themselves.

Also this crap
https://www.myfastbrite.com/?tag=im|sm|go|tm&a_aid=011&a_bid=26d6f896

BTW I would do the chick on the homepage of Fast Brite

I didn't think any of those kits came with UV sealant? Maybe I wasn't looking hard enough...

[C. Charles Hahn]

Looks very cool. I'd buy it just for the UV sealant!

Why? It's not going to be anywhere near as durable as clear coat or the spar/mineral spirits folks around here have been using. Or even OC2.0 for that matter....

[WRAPT C5Z06]

Why? It's not going to be anywhere near as durable as clear coat or the spar/mineral spirits folks around here have been using. Or even OC2.0 for that matter....
It's pre-mixed, you don't have to worry about using it in a certain amount of time after mixing. It's just much more convenient, overall. How do you know it's not as durable as the spar/mineral spirit? What do you think the ingredients are?

If this was me a week ago, I would have already ordered it from Amazon. :laughing: That ain't happening no more, though! :righton:

[C. Charles Hahn]

How do you know it's not as durable as the spar/mineral spirit? What do you think the ingredients are?

All I know is that I have seen the kit at AutoZone and it looks like the sealant is just that... a sealant. I can't see it lasting more than 6 months to a year tops given we're talking about a consumer grade product meant for use by the average Joe.

Of course I could be way off-base, but I feel that if it's professional results we're after, there are better methods.

[Rei86]

I didn't think any of those kits came with UV sealant? Maybe I wasn't looking hard enough...

Most comes with a compound/polish and some sort of plastic sealant. Can they all guarantee a one~two year protection? probably not.

[WRAPT C5Z06]

All I know is that I have seen the kit at AutoZone and it looks like the sealant is just that... a sealant. I can't see it lasting more than 6 months to a year tops given we're talking about a consumer grade product meant for use by the average Joe.

Of course I could be way off-base, but I feel that if it's professional results we're after, there are better methods.
Oh ok, I didn't think it was just a sealant, especially because of how the dude applied it in the video. That's exactly how you would apply the spar/urethane mix. You wouldn't apply a regular sealant like that, IMO.

[chevchenko]

All I know is that I have seen the kit at AutoZone and it looks like the sealant is just that... a sealant. I can't see it lasting more than 6 months to a year tops given we're talking about a consumer grade product meant for use by the average Joe.

Of course I could be way off-base, but I feel that if it's professional results we're after, there are better methods.

What better methods, exactly. Seems like we wet sand using different grits, use mineral spirits and then seal with some kind of urathane. Am I missing something?