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ViperGuy21
08-10-2015, 05:59 PM
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I got this kit a while back because my uncle wanted me to restore the headlights on his Mercedes CLK and I saw it on sale for $10! Anyways, I got it and figured I should practice on a junk headlight first just to get the hang of it, and it just so happened that my friend had just got her headlights replaced(they were broken, not just oxidized)and I asked her for the one that didn't have a cracked lens. She happily handed it on over and I got to work. I enlisted the help of my dad to hold it while I worked. I used it as recommended(most aggressive to least aggressive of course) and it worked wonders! Although, instead of water as the lube for the trizact step I used CG Luber for added lubricity, and instead of the supplied rubbing compound I used some MEGS UC I had lying around with the orange foam waffle pad that was supplied.
Sadly I do not have the pictures from that restoration anymore and she hasn't sent them to me yet. If I do get them I will update this review with them.
Fortunately I was able to do some more headlights with this kit though!
Unfortunately I can only find pictures from one of those(in total I did 5 individual headlights with full on restorations, and one pair with just light restoration)
This is a restoration job I did on a Corolla about 2 months ago... Befores...
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Afters...
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Overall I really liked this kit and would definitely buy it again, especially for just $10! Very easy to use, great results, and good value!!!

CDot
08-11-2015, 07:16 AM
I got this last year, but used Megs UC instead of the provided compound--just for kicks. It worked very well!

Red Hawk
08-11-2015, 08:04 AM
I use Rupes blue pad with m105. Aggressive combo makes quick work of any haze.

ViperGuy21
08-11-2015, 02:41 PM
I got this last year, but used Megs UC instead of the provided compound--just for kicks. It worked very well!

Great minds think alike amirite?

CDot
08-12-2015, 07:44 AM
Great minds think alike amirite?

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