Which Headlight UV Sealant/protector
 

Today I attacked some very cloudy headlights on one of my 75’s. I used a Dremel with wool/fibre discs and for the abrasive a combination of T-Cut paste then Mothers Mag&Aluminium Polish.
Result is mirror like headlights. Now I want to apply a UV and other anti-chemicals protective coat and would welcome club members views / experience. I see several products on the market BUT :-
1 – they often say lasts only months or a year
2 - I am not sure what to do to the headlights after such a period eg reapply the product , remove down to the surface and reapply – or what?
Are there some protective finishers that really DO last a number of years?
Any observations/advice most welcome.

I'm also very interested in solution to sealing and stabilising headlights after polishing.:shrug:

The best way is to get your friendly body shop to lacquer them. If you do all the work of rubbing them down and remove them they will probably only charge you a nominal amount because they can do them while they are lacquering another job.

Those familiar to the Nano meets will know that I do headlights there.

I use Britemax Extreme Elements to seal them. We know that lasts about 3 years because the ones I did in 2018 are starting to go cloudy again.

As with everything else the prep is crucial.

If you can get them to a body shop that would be great.

The other thing I've heard of but not used is UV wrap.

Good Luck.

This is what I've used. Basically, it's a UV absorbing laquer. Two or three coats should last years. Not the only one, but they all do the same thing.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/2L...-no?authuser=0
TC

Really helpful
 

Many thanks for refs – very much appreciated and I now feel on track bar a couple of points --
What do you do when it appears time to renew:-
• User cleaner / abrasive to take down to plastic surface again and re-apply
• Or just re-apply ?
Views most welcome.

If the UV laquered lenses eventually deteriorate enough to require a further treatment, you'd have to repeat the full abrading/polishing process. It does makes you wonder how many abrasions the lens will take.



TC

Call me lazy if you will, but since using the 3M kit I now just polish every 3 months or so with Turtle Headlight Cleaner and Sealant. Costs about £5 a bottle which will see me out.

I had mine cleaned just over two years ago and they were then given a ceramic coating. One is still fine but the other has got some cloudy areas starting to show. I guess it is too early to tell how successful it is. Has anyone looked at the possibility of having glass lenses made?

I think Jules uses a lacquer to seal headlamps. Saw something on his Facebook page a while back, but can't for the life of me remember the brand - I went and ordered a couple of tins as well! Just got to get round to whipping the bumper off and getting the units fully polished up. I used the Autoglym kit last time round - did a good job but I didn't realise it didn't come with a UV sealer. Need to do my daughter's Mini as well, as they are starting to look a little crusty.