Genius Technique of Polishing an Old Car Headlights | How to Clean Foggy and Cloudy Car Headlight |
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Wow Amazing Work How to Clean Foggy and Cloudy Car Headlights | Foggy Headlights Restoration And Repairing process
#Foggy
#Headlight
#Restoration
I used to own a headlight restoration business and is completely unnecessary to separate the lens from the housing, you only do that when there's really bad damage internally, or for customization. A rotary polisher with some 500 grit to 3000 sanding disks get the job done great, use some polycarbonate polish and protect with UV silicone based clear coat, the one that cures with UV rays. This guy's hands are working way to hard for this, also if headlights are on the car is the best way to work on them. I guess some of us like doing things differently, Respect to this man working hard and earning his money in a honest way.
Agree
Thats the reason you used to own it
That is exactly what i was about to write. If its not broken don't take it apart!
Lucas all i can agree with is that he went the hard way and definitely earned his hard money.
I was wondering why he would risk breaking something when the lens could stay on. Oh well, it still turned out fine.
In my county, people usually replace it, not renewal, what a wasting! can't imagine we live in same planet👍 such a great work ！
Замена не всегда бывает качественной иногда лучше востановить оригинальную деталь
@@user-vb6vm3dc3w Возможно они на новую оригу и меняют. Там это не деньги. Или ставят перед фактом, что с таким светом тех осмотр не пройдеш. А чел дупля не отстреливает, че да как. Идет к официалу и там по полной. Такое тоже может быть. Это у нас снять фару, перебрать, линзу вставить или поменять, ерунда дело. А там для многих это невозможное волшебство.
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No, wasting is spending over 20 hours of menial labor on a piece of junk.
@@NeverTalkToCops1 One hour, it takes one hour, instead watching KZhead.
You are saving money, saving materials, and saving the planet. Well done Sir.👏
no he isn't... nor he is doing to save money or anything else you said there. the plastic shavings fall on the floor, then get blown around, they then get in a river and end up in the ocean, while in the ocean the plastic shavings will get absorbed by the marine life which we then ingest. thank you very much mr Light Polisher... he is not doing to save the planet, he is doing it to make money. dont be fooled.
@@felixcertus2721 maybe but if it is thrown aways as it mostly is, it will end up in landfills where, in a dry country it will be eroded by dust and sand and become microplastic anyway so he is doing the planet a favour.
@@thelovertunisia when reading with understating is unachievable. was I even replying to you?
@@felixcertus2721 Think about it. only a very small part of plastic is really recycled the rest is dumped.
Looks better then new. Great job
И без покрытия лаком эта фара сдохнет через год, пластик пожелтеет уже вглубь и растрескается. Нужен лак с уф-фильтром.
Как правило, обычных 2к лаков для кузовни достаточно.
Колхозники, что с них взять
Для покрытий с защитой от УФ-излучения требуется специальное решение Если не сделано на последнем шаге Лампы обязательно сломаются в течение 1 года и не подлежат ремонту и повторному использованию
Ждем видео через год как он получает люлей
The lens looks great but half the fixings are broken and I bet the lens lets condensation in and fads .
I just want all you people out there, who can't wait to grab the next loose stanly blade with their bare hands and start ferociously ripping the surface of the headlight off... Don't!!! This guy is very skilled and has probably been doing this for a very long time, and I guarantee you if you snag the blade with that kind of force you're getting some deep lacerations.. enjoy!
The yellowing occurs from UV clear coat breaking down, a barrier that protects the plastic. Sanding it off and polishing the plastic will have it looking like new for about a year. For best long term results it needs to be recleared with UV resistant urethane.
Not even a year, under the scorching Indian sun not more than 2 month
It only last for 2 weeks! India is a hot, dirty, polluted country bruhhh!
That's because UV clear coat cost extra the owner didn't want to pay for it
Lasts about 3 months where i live. Unless i spray UV coating on it. Then it will last a year.
Clearcoat is an absolute must.
he forgot to do the most important thing: to put on a clear coat.
No. He did not forget.
@@MrRaddoslaw cool if he did it.. because i did the same thing on my headlight.. its like bnew again 🙂
@@thereignman0120 Better no clear coat than a crappy one. I did that with my car here in Tunisia and the headlights yellowed in 3 months.
@@thelovertunisia you need one made for UV protection
No le aplica. Clearcoat.para que regrese. Pronto en unos años.otra vez.y pueda ganarse otros billetitos.@
Fantastic work, very satisfying to see the finished product and great to be restoring instead or throwing away. 👍🏻
So satisfying to see someone take as much pride in their work as you do! Keep on reusing and repairing!
This guy is a gem!!! Love the way how the guy does not faff with his mouth and just let his work do all the talking!
Augh yes! So many experts in the comments explaining the same method over and over. Very dull to read. This is something else lol Interesting, odd yet very effective!
the yellow ting is due to the protective layer exposed to UV rays as times passes by the protective layer becomes yellow this should be protected by a layer of uv protector or the problem will come back and the plastic will become brittle.
Yeah that's what I was about to say. If they don't put on a layer of clear coat, the yellowish hue is gonna come back in a couple of months. Pretty much a waste of all his hard work.
He’s probably not charging that much anyway so having it done every couple of months wouldn’t be a bad thing
Even using a good cleaner wax will clean it up well and protect it for awhile.. any protection on palstic is better than nothing...
it would be great if it was covered with a layer of varnish after sandpaper.
Yep, missed the most important part of the process there. Needs clear coat.
That headlight would have been straight in the bin at any car dealership I know of with a several hundred dollar bill and now I see that they can be made new with a few simple tools and a bit of practice. Great job
@Minimal 100 times this. Just polishing an existing plastic headlight is a waste of time. I did this to my fogged up headlights. They looked amazing after a ton of sanding and buffing. They looked even worse 3 months later. You have to coat them when you're done.
@Minimal Y You are probably right the longevity of this repair would not be high on the list ,it may well find itself in a box on the new head light shelf
Err dealers won't be tossing headlights out if money is important to them. You dont even need to pull most headlights apart or even pull them off the car to polish them.
What uv coating can you use
New headlights cost $700 minimum and twice to 3 times that for HED versions. Trashing is not happening, shops are selling them to restorers if not restoring thmselves.
The reason he doesn't apply UV protectant is called job security!
Like any dealership would have done that. They are recycling plus saving the bucks. And that is admirable.
Because people dont pay them for uv protection being a Pakistani i know that they ask if we want UV protection coat that is like 5$ more but people often neglects this
Haha
No , probably it means the customer is being cheap.
@@judgedredd9236 exactly
Fantastic work, very satisfying to see the finished product and great to be restoring instead or throwing away.
Great job, we don’t do work like this anymore in this country we just replace, unbelievable workmanship, great job
Fantastic! Looks great! God bless you guys!
What a great piece of work!!!! CONGRATULATIONS MISTER
Amazing work 😍🥳 wish that some one can do this in my city 😅✋
Wow , you are so an great Artist - thanks to show us all in the whole world 🙏🙏❣️. Great 👍 respect and best regards to you & your family from Germany 🇩🇪👋👋
This is the best technique I've seen in my life
Using a buffer was unexpected. Good job!
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏parabéns aqui do Brasil, Deus os abençoe 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
These effort should be appreciated by government... Best execution of skill development... Stop promoting commercialisation...promote skill development.
the problem comes back if you don't apply some protection product.
U mean lamination
@@himanshushakya573 i use automotive varnish, high durability
Anderson, believe it or not, just plain auto wax will help protect them.
then just come back to this repair shop, while you can help them feed their children and education
@@EnDSempriniwhat's the name
Great respect and love from India 🇮🇳
Делай так два раза в месяц и фара потеть не будет:D
Да и таким темпом через год твоя фара будет тонкостью бумаги
Awesome job reclaiming instead of another carbon footprint. These guys are amazeballs.
(Face palm)
If only Indians in the US would put that much effort into keeping their convenience stores clean... Awesome job!!!
Finally some quality from India
This Guy IS Amazing !!! 👍
Satisfying finish , well done 👍👍, looks like continent Asia , probably india or whatever. It seems that they're doing it for some kind of necessaties. The result is awesome , however as I can see lots of labour , lots of chemicals , lots of time , some amount of electricity and gas has been used. May be beneficial for us , for them but not for Europe and U.S.
Hard work, beautiful result 👍🏻🏆💯
Great job man! here is the USA all they do is change parts, nobody fixes things, consumism!
Hats off to patience and craftmanship
I've been doing headlight restos for years and never once have I ever taking the lens off the housing in ruin the factory water seal that step is not needed and you definitely don't want to scrape your headlight lens with a razor blade and cut the plastic off of it definitely not the right way to do a headlight restoration all you need is some 500 Grit some 800 Grit some 1500 Grit and some 3000 Grit wet sandpaper to restore headlights when you hit him with the UV protectant clear coat and then you're done and then they stay clear for years to come
I have a 1966 Ford f-250 and a 1975 Chev. Suburban and the original headlights on both of them are still crystal clear (glass). :-0)
I was thinking the same thing with razor blade. Also couldn’t have distorted the housing with the blow torch.
Most of the Car lights in Pakistan are not usually water sealed so he may not be wrong
I rub lemon and baking soda on the lens, it improves a lot
This man has his own method of restoring headlights, who cares the manner in witch he does his job! He did a great job, odd but great. Just look at the results! Impressive i must say.😁
So many experts in the comments explaining the same method over and over. Very dull to read. This is something else lol Interesting, odd yet very effective! Incredible results, congrats! 👌🏻
This is very skilled man Congrats on your great wonderful job bro. 😍👍
O yes, I can see that headlight never fogging up when the monsoon starts.
Amazing work for sure, keep it going even my self I just uploaded how to change headlight bulb 💡 Now my car can see at night
That light turned out nice👍🏻🇺🇸
To me who love to restore old motorcycle, this technique will help me a lot. factory parts always the best quality.
In México they polish them at the parking of the supermarket while you do your shoping. 10 dollars.
A mí siempre me ofrecen ese servicio, pero mi auto tiene faros de vidrio, ya es un clásico XD
No need to take it apart, now he has ruined the seal and water will get inside. It's best to wet sand it with fine grit sand paper and finish on the buffing wheel. Should be done in 10 minutes or less.
Urethane can pefectly re seal it
that's the dumbest way of doing😁😁😁 for many reason !- they did not use sealant to put it back together, so it will leak 2- they have no idea why they get yellowish!! it's the clear coat on top of plastic cover that turn yellow!! 3- so if you you don't use proper plastic clear coat it won't last more than few moth and and get destroyed to the point of no return😁😁 that's the dumb thing most ignorant people do even in western countries, they just sand and polish without using proper clear coat
Tem uma questão, o plástico tbm amarela por dentro! E precisa lixar e polir por dentro para ficar perfeito... Minha moto eu fiz só pra fora e não foi suficiente
Guess it faded a little on the inside as well?
@@panemamen The headlights are sealed with a butyl (sold as a coiled rope). To check it for a leak you can close all holes, coat the headlight seals with a soapy water and blow inside with a pump. As easy as checking the tyre. Be sure this video fix will foam all around)))
Another Awesome VideO As Always * 💋 ❤ Love your Channel 💙
Well seems like a lot more work than necessary. There are sanding and polishing kits you can buy for $20 US to achieve the same results with far less work and without needing to remove the housing from the vehicle. They even come with a clear coat to help greatly prolong the results.
Nope, not exactly correct. He is also polishing the inside, that is the part wich causes permanent decreased light strength. With those stupid 20 Dollar kits ( we also have them in Holland here) it is a very temporary fix.... Most people only polish the outside and they do it mostly wrong also. Another very stupid thing most car manufacturers ( or very clever!) do is that you cannot only replace the plastic front of your headlight! And if you do it by force or heat..... Well place it back after cleaning and in many cases your car will not pass the MOT check... So only option is to replace the whole unit :(
The state off that headlight bs would one off them kits work.
@@iloveACID ???
The whole headlight assembly will sell again for abt $10. So.......
He probably earns 20USD a month, and probably not an option where he is.
Great work. To do this is very labour intensive and to charge for your time to do it would or could be more than the price of a new light unit I my country. Restoring the unit is the right thing to do but economics of where you live dictate this. Great work by this young man thou
This is not a technique. This is a process. Excellent work but more than a simple technique.
That was impressive! It doesn’t take much to get the job done 👌🏽
Years of experience and manual dexterity
WOW! Make due with your skills that God has given every human.
Excelente trabajo sin desmerecer su tremendo trabajo. Explico algo Que vi en varios trabajos así. Al pulirlas ópticas Le sacas un esmalte que llevan y al sacarles eso Vuelven a opacarse nuevamente. Lo demás un enorme trabajo mis respetos y saludos desde argentina Tucumán....
Eine großartige Arbeit.❗👨🔧 👍 👏 Freundlichst Willi . . . 🙋♂️ 🇩🇪
Wow! Amazing! That NEW LEAKY headlight sure is SHINY! lol
honest days work - respect young man
EXCELENTE TRABALHO PARABÉNS .
Zabardast Fantastic wali chai
Amazing work. In poor countries people is extremely creative. Congratulation from Guayaquil - Ecuador
Ja sou inscrito no canal E estou acompanhando todos Os seus videos show de bola.. Gostaria de saber qual nome Dessa espoja para polir . Gosto de aprender , com os nossos vizinhos do outro lado.. Meus parabéns 👏 pelo excelente trabalho 👏
People commenting negatively without understanding anything, & only to get rid of their frustations. 1. The residual sealant is quite enough to prevent leakage. If not, more can be added. Even if this does leak, what is the worst that'll happen. Get a grip people. 2. In the West the whole of the light would be thrown away & not recycled. 3. People worried about detergent being used probably don't wash their clothes. Maybe they don't use soap either. 4. Plastic shavings end up in landfill, nit a river. Lahore has a proper waste management system. 5. The guy is poor, alright. But he'd be unemployed if he were'nt doing this; someone else would be doing this instead. So, he is doing it for money, not the environment. But his skill & impact ought to be appreciated. He is making an honest living.
Exelente trabajo 👍 bendiciones
Great job. Congrats!! 👍🏻
Amazing friend..very cool the results are so clear and clean..
Beautiful workpiece
Here in 🇳🇬, our guys mostly buff/sand headlamp without removing or separating any part of it and they spray it to give it a glossy look, and it becomes new lamp
Тяжелый ежедневный труд. Уважение трудягам
Yeah, the old hard way... that is how I did my first ones.... never again.. Now I just hit the dollar tree for some Colgate toothpaste with baking soda whitening... and some paper towels... clear in minutes... then I put some... clear or light blue clear wrap to protect it from UV... they look great...
Great job! Perfect 🙏🙏
Congrats. Amazing job. May I ask, for how long lasting like new? (in my opinion, I rather pay for rebuild or fix than paying for "new")
Wow, excellent job - well done 👏 👍👌
every other person specializing in headlight cleaning over there. amazing
Wow,,mega!!❤❤😊
O cara é bom👏👏
Great work my friend... Amazing how easy you made it look👏👏👏👏🇬🇧
Great job from a great skill full person.
A place I would love to visit. All the new skills I could learn.
Nice job! We are too lazy in this country to do it that way.
Отличные мастера! Уважаю таких людей! Золотые руки!
В чём тут мастерство?
@@user-ux2jj2uf8y восстановить почти ничего не имея)
У нас вроде также все делают, только нет смысла разбирать её, я просто водой прополоскал изнутри и всё
Содрал защитный лак и это мастерство? Её не разбирая можно также восстановить, только полировать не нужно 1000 наждачка и под пару слоев лака. А полировки хватит максимум на год, при нашей зиме с солью на зиму.
@@udav8287 я тоже про лак подумал, пожелтеет после этого?
Thanks for the video. 🙂 Remember that God loves you! 🙂
Bening / terang Top lah 👍👍👍😆😆😆
My heady was done 10 years ago with UV protection, still fine. That one last, maybe 4-5 years at max.
Probably less in a hot country like that. I give it a year before the plastic starts to break down through the entire cross section of the lens. Needs 2k UV clearcoat
Te felicito,muy buen trabajo,saludos desde Ambato Ecuador
Nice work, consider a uv top coat to make it more durable.
Excelente trabajo, gracias por compartir. Desde México.
Word of advice: Instead of a razor blade, you can achieve the same results with wet-sanding the lens with a rotary sander, like a Dremel, and using a grade of sandpaper that is fine enough to not take as much material off. The amount of plastic he is shaving off is detrimental to being able to actually do the job again, as car lenses are susceptible to yellowing over time, even if this is done.
What material did you use on the suction machine?
Good job! Congratulations, bro!
Thank you for not using background music
Muito bom 👍
Wet sand and buff could have had this done much quicker. Without ever ruining the seal and taking it apart. Fair play for putting the work in though.
Amazing hard work 👍🔥like new 😂
Little does this worker know that such detailing videos fetch millions of views in KZhead. He can earn a lot more than what he is now.
Incredible!
I know that glass repair places in Montreal have machines that restore your headlights covers to new pretty much what he does in this video.
Good video upload sir 👍
Never polish the silver reflector ( its atomised ally and will rub off )
Exactly 👍🏻
I actually just do the outside without removing it from the car and people seem to love it, no need to access the inside. The hell with all the extra stuff this guy did unless he's getting paid really good and I doubt it.
السلام عليكم........ 👍
Really really Good job! 👍🏻
Great technic the only thing I'm not sure if using the old glue would be a good idea it won't be sealed properly
I use car rubbing compound then car wax. Also use bar keepers friend from Wal-Mart 😊
Работа профессионала с большим опытом работы. Нож и газовая горелка - это как в цирке, чуть ошибся и все. Не советую повторять. 👍
Excellent, thanks, from Manitoba en Canada 🇨🇦