Wolfgang Plastik Lens Cleaning System

[JasonD]

Well guys, with all these recent posts asking what the best headlamp/lens polishing product is, it made me want to try out my new Wolfgang Plastik Lens Cleaning System. I've actually been waiting for my brother to come in town with his 98' Cobra because all of my vehicles are brand new and don't need their lenses polished. His, on the other hand, needed it very badly.



The system comes with everything you need minus some masking tape, and a drill. I used my Craftsman Professional 6.0amp 2500rpm 3/8 drive drill, and the entire process only took about 15 minutes for both headlamps and corner markers.



The process is pretty simple. Just tape off the surrounding area that you are working on, apply the product to the pad (I smeared it around with my finger), and start polishing. All the same rules apply as polishing your paint. Keep the pad as flat as possible, let the polish do the work and polish until it disappears.



There's only one problem to watch out for, but I will get to that with the last two pics.



Here's a pic with the driver's side completely finished, and the passenger side untouched. Please disregard the bugs all over the front bumper, we didn't wash the car yet. Anyway, here's the before and afters:

Close up of the untouched passenger side, again, please disregard the bugs on the bumper:

And now the polished driver's side:

Okay, everything looks unbelievable right? Well, everything *was* great until I hit one of the little plastic bumper things that are sticking out of the lens, and this happened:

LOL, I knew this was going to happen, and no matter how hard I tried, it just kept wanting to go right to them! :chuckle: Oh well, no big deal. I guess now I just have to see if I can buy a new orange pad.



For the final pic, here's the whole kit with my drill, tape, and the microfiber towel that is provided in the kit:

 

[SpoiledMan]

Jason, that seems to work well. Do the polishes seem on the abrasive side? Are there any polishes in your arsenal that you feel would replace them?

 

[BillyBarou]

That works really well Jason. Thanks for the review.

 

[MorBid]

do you need to use a drill or can a rotary do?

 

[JasonD]

Jason, that seems to work well. Do the polishes seem on the abrasive side? Are there any polishes in your arsenal that you feel would replace them?

Step 1 is the abrasive polish, and yes, it feels very abrasive. Kind of like liquid sand paper. Very gritty. Judging purely from feel, I don't have anything else in my arsenal that feels this abrasive. The only two products that even come close is Pinnacle Advanced Swirl Remover, and Sonus SFX 1 (new formula), with the Pinnacle being the closer out of the two, but again, still no comparison. As far as Step 2, it feels like any finishing polish.



As far as being replaceable with other products, I really don't know because this is the first time I've ever polished lenses like this before, but if the abrasive *feel* that the Step 1 polish has is any reason why it worked so well, I'd really have to say no. Step 2 could probably be replaced with quite a few things, but definitely not Step 1.

do you need to use a drill or can a rotary do?

The kit comes with everything for using a drill, but the instructions say that you can also use a PC but need an additional DA adapter. I'm sure you can do the same with a rotary, but will again, need another adapter.



Since this is such tedious work, I'm thinking that a rotary is just too bulky. The drill would be my number one choice.

 

[MorBid]

Thanks JD.



I did some research on this product and they pretty much layout what the polish is and how to work it with different tools.



$50.00 for the entire system. Pricey, but I guess compared to replacing the lights it's a bargin.



I'm thinking of offering this service to a couple of customers that need it that's why I asked.

 

[JasonD]

It does seem pricey, but think about what you're getting:



Two bottles of polish

micrfiber towel

backing plate w/ drill adapter

two foam pads



That's quite a bit of stuff, and as far as my brother is concered, now he doesn't have to buy new headlights so he's ecstatic! His jaw literally dropped when I called him out to take a look. At first, he though I actually put new headlights on until he recognized a chip that was on one of them.

 

[DetailQueen]

I used that kit on a 95 Jeep with headlights that should have been replaced... after 30 mins with my PC7424 and the WG kit, the lenses are almost perfect. I never imagined how good this kit would work but it is awesome.

 

[JeffM]

I have been eyeing this kit, thanks for the review, im sold !



Do you think it will remove fine, or well-not so fine, scratches as well?

 

[JasonD]

I used that kit on a 95 Jeep with headlights that should have been replaced... after 30 mins with my PC7424 and the WG kit, the lenses are almost perfect. I never imagined how good this kit would work but it is awesome.

If you think it did a good job with the PC, you've just got to try it on a high speed drill. You can really remove some major defects at high rpm's.

I have been eyeing this kit, thanks for the review, im sold !



Do you think it will remove fine, or well-not so fine, scratches as well?

The headlights on my brother's car were absolutely tortured. I didn't really find that it *removed* scratches like you might be thinking, but instead just made them very unnoticeable by making the lens so clear. Does that make sense?

 

[JeffM]

YUp, i gotcha !