HEADPHONES Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 (edited) Thanks to a kind donation of some Meguiars Headlight Restoration kit by a DW member and a delivery of the Turtle Wax version, we have a battle between the 2.The headlights were restored last year and coated with Gtechniq C4 but as always, it starts fail after about 9 months.Not too bad but annoying none the less.Starting with both lamps looking like this. Edited April 16, 2021 by HEADPHONES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEADPHONES Posted April 16, 2021 Author Share Posted April 16, 2021 The contenders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEADPHONES Posted April 16, 2021 Author Share Posted April 16, 2021 (edited) The drivers side was polished with a MF by hand using the TW compound, cleaned with IPA, dried and then coated with their sealant wipes. As the sealant is a wipe and I polished by hand....no masking. Polishing took an age by hand but I had headphones and music last night for that There were 4 grades of wet n dry sanding pads included in the TW kit but my headlights weren't that bad. Edited April 16, 2021 by HEADPHONES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEADPHONES Posted April 16, 2021 Author Share Posted April 16, 2021 The Megs kit uses a spray aerosol so I took no chances protecting the car OR ME Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEADPHONES Posted April 16, 2021 Author Share Posted April 16, 2021 The Megs was SUPER fast prep with their Brillo pad and compound. Took the oxidation off in 2 mins Took me longer to clean the compound off than work it in! Once clean and dry you get that even hazy wet sanded look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEADPHONES Posted April 16, 2021 Author Share Posted April 16, 2021 Then two coats of sealant a few minutes apart and DONE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEADPHONES Posted April 16, 2021 Author Share Posted April 16, 2021 Both sides done I will report back in 6 and 12 months with durability. Car is always left outside in the sun. Only in the garage for detailing duties. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr v6 Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Nice work. Will be interesting to see how long each product lasts for.😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_83 Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Great effort fella, crash to think how strong UV can be even at our latitude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEADPHONES Posted July 25, 2021 Author Share Posted July 25, 2021 After just 3 months both of the products have failed. The Meguiars kit looks marginally worse but I'd say both are not really worthwhile buying again. I repolished the driver's side and left the Meguiars kit for comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEADPHONES Posted July 25, 2021 Author Share Posted July 25, 2021 So then I attempted to wrap the headlight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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