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Old 09-21-2010, 07:06 AM
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Does anyone have a recommendation for a product to restore headlights? I've found a few that are rated well, but I value the opinions of the members of this forum more than random comments on self serving websites.

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have had a good experience recently with the 3M product
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If it is just the film on the outside of the headlight, believe it or not avacodo works quite well, simply by rubbing it on. It has a weak acid in it that breaks up the film. Otherwise, I would say go with this...
Meguiar's Direct Headlight Restoration Kit
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Another DIY method that can help with minor restoration on UV-opaque'd headlight covers is a mixture of 33% toothpaste (not tooth gel) and 66% baking soda. Apply this concoction and then polish heavily with a terrycloth. I believe most of the kits also include a wet sanding step for really deep imperfection removal.
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If it is just the film on the outside of the headlight, believe it or not avacodo works quite well, simply by rubbing it on. It has a weak acid in it that breaks up the film. [/url]
Fascinating - how does a fruit that, itself, is extremely suseptible to oxidation, work to remove it from a polycarbonate surface? Interesting...

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Since this thread is posted in the 2010+ Mazda 3 section, I have to ask: Are the headlights on your 2010 car already deteriorated to the point that they need restoration?
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Protege5 has, as you might imagine, a protege5- a very shortlived 5dr hatch from over seven years ago.

I'm pretty thorough about washing and occasionally clay-barring my headlights. I don't expect them to last anywhere near as long as glass but keeping them clean helps them last longer.
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