Headlight Restoration Choices, Help!!

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Riktar

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Hey all,

Been doing some intense research for the past week regarding headlight restoration and i've come to an impasse. it seems i've narrowed it down to a couple of products and i was wondering if people with experience in this department would be so kind as to chime in.



1st choice.

BG Lenzsaver Kit- YouTube - BG LenzSaver

(A 5-step process, basically cut/buff then seal with some weird wipe on/wipe off UV coating formula)



2nd choice.

Illuminator Headlight Restoration kit - Saw this on the forum here, linked on multiple thread.

http://www.autopia.org/forum/car-de...article-barry-theal-presidential-details.html



(my only concern is, will it really look as good as pictured lol, going from 600 grit>800grit>1500grit > ...to spray?:scared:, no buffing?)



3rd option:

Solaray UV Headlight Repair - YouTube - SEM Products, Inc. - 21013 Solaray UV Headlight Repair

(basically the same as the previous - Different brand)



does anyone know what the difference is between the Lenzsaver liquid and the UV spray coating? do it last about as long?





thanks in advance!
 
Riktar said:
Hey all,

Been doing some intense research for the past week regarding headlight restoration and i've come to an impasse. it seems i've narrowed it down to a couple of products and i was wondering if people with experience in this department would be so kind as to chime in.



1st choice.

BG Lenzsaver Kit- YouTube - BG LenzSaver

(A 5-step process, basically cut/buff then seal with some weird wipe on/wipe off UV coating formula)



2nd choice.

Illuminator Headlight Restoration kit - Saw this on the forum here, linked on multiple thread.

http://www.autopia.org/forum/car-de...article-barry-theal-presidential-details.html



(my only concern is, will it really look as good as pictured lol, going from 600 grit>800grit>1500grit > ...to spray?:scared:, no buffing?)



3rd option:

Solaray UV Headlight Repair - YouTube - SEM Products, Inc. - 21013 Solaray UV Headlight Repair

(basically the same as the previous - Different brand)



does anyone know what the difference is between the Lenzsaver liquid and the UV spray coating? do it last about as long?





thanks in advance!
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Sir,



Hopefully I can help you understand the process a little more with in this brief reply. I have tried 2 ot of the 3 coating. I first tried the SEM coatings one which is your 3rd choice. This is a great product for the do it yourselfer. I tried this one after a recomendation from another great detailer. The one issue I had was that it didn't lay as nice as the product I used in my article. If cost isn't an issue I would go with the choice I recomended in my article. There are several reasons why. First when spraying out of an hvlp gun from my experiance you get a very nice lay down of the uv coating. Kinda like spraying a clear coat on a car. Would you want someone to repaint your car with a rattle can or would you want them to to use the proper tools like a nice spray gun? There is a huge difference. Second you can control the amount of uv coating by only putting what you need into the gun. With the SEM rattle can option the nozzle sprayer clogs up after use and becomes a pain in the butt you could say. Now when it come to just sanding and polishing the lens. You have read my article so I'm sure you understand at this point this is a bad option. The lens will only haze back and become yellow quickly. This is a cheap quick fix with out lasting results. If you polish any plastic lens ( polycarbonate ) You will build a little heat which in return could actually warp the lens. Not a good idea at all. When it come to spraying the lens without polishing. Here is why it works. and why it doesn't. If you were to sand the lens then polish it out. You risk the chance of not only warping the lens, but in addition to it. The coating will not stick to a fully smooth surface. This includes any type of spraying. You need to have a ruff surface for the coating to stick to. To the everyday person this may be hard to understand, but to anyone who has any body shop experiance will know what I mean. Once you spray the coating onto a rougher surface it will bond and fill any small sand marks. How it lays flat depends on the experiance of the technition doing the job. I have some spraying experiance. Not much, but enough to know how to spray this coating. Its an easy task though at hand. I have been since going from 800 grit to spray now. I have found no need to go any futher. The product sticks better at 800 and bonds nicer. Its all on how you want to go about it and what you feel works for you. The system I use, I have found to be a great product that works to the best of my abilities. Its also what I have found to be the best on the market at this point. Like you I have done the research, the difference is I wasted the money already trying to figure out what works and what doesn't. Good luck. Im not the best at explaining things on forums. Please feel free to call me and I will help you out anyway I can. 717-875-8686 that is my personal cell. If I don't answer I will call you back. At anygiven time I have 2 or 3 cars in my shop and with several empoyees now and sometimes I just don't hear it ring. I often check it and return calls propmtly if a voicemail is left. Have a great day!

Barry Theal
 
Oh yea if you do purchase the first setup let us kow how it works! I didn't try that one yet! Best of luck. Yes they looked better then in the picture!!! :drool:
 
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