I have an 01 Accord LX with severely oxidized headlamps. A year or so ago I used the TurtleWax product to restore them, and it has already gotten just as bad again.

Is there a better product that buffs the oxidation out or do I need new headlamps altogether?

Thanks in advance!!!

 

Most headlight restoration products works to some degree; however, if you want it to stay clear you need to use a restoration product like the 3M restoration kit, which sands away a few layers of the weathered plastic and then periodically apply a plastic protectant. The 3M kit is also available at Walmart and auto parts stores.

amazon.com/3M-Headlight-Lens-Restoration-System/dp/B001AIZ5HY

 

The "plastic lens" is probably several layers of different material. At some point you lose the outermost layer (pretty thin coating) & then it's a game of re-polishing it periodically until you get tired of doing that & buy new headlamps.

 

The lenses on my 01 are in the early stages of oxidation. How did the TurtleWax stuff work initially?

 

I just did this to my 2000 LX Accord with the 3M kit I bought at Autozone. Kit cost me about $25, came with two levels of dry sand paper to put on the sanding disk that also came with it. Also came with a very high grit wet sanding pad that also velcro attaches to the sanding disk. Finally, it comes with a buffing/polishing pad that velcros to the same disk and the polishing compound to use.

In my case, it took about 30-40 minutes total, that includes the time to put masking tape on all the painted surrounding surfaces. The headlights went from a foggy haze I could not see through to almost crystal clear.

I can not speak to the longevity of the repair, its only been maybe a month, but I see no sign of degredation just yet.

 

Hey Whiskey

It did okay initially, but not as well as I would have liked. I guess that makes sense since it was only $9 or $10. I am going to try another product. The oxidation drives me crazy!

 

I am going to try this---thanks to everyone for the great tips.