CERAKOTE® Ceramic Headlight Restoration Kit

Did my '05 XC70 lights. First time to do a headlight restoration. First light I was super careful and sanded a lot, spraying water as I went. Second light I had the technique down for sanding better. Basically you want to get the crazing smoothed out and sanded with the red sandpaper. On mine the sandpaper would bite on the crazing and so you could feel it sanding, on other parts of the light it was simply smooth over it. First light I abided by the time suggestions and it didn't work as well. Second light I just sanded the crazing out and (used just enough water so I could feel friction -- too much water and it'll glide over and not sand the crazing), then used the gray fine sanding paper to smooth out everything. Second light looked great using this technique. I sanded for 20 min total (10 min red, 10 min gray). My lights had some strong crazing lines that appeared to be areas where the heat of the light hit the lens. Also it's not bad to pull the sand paper off and use your hand b/c you can get more even pressure around the various parts of the light. At the end of sanding I'd dry it off, and inspect it with a bright light. The crazing areas should be sanded up and foggy, while the rest of the light was still fairly clear. If you see the original looking crazing patterns, keep sanding with the red, then polish it with the gray again. I ended up doing the first light a second time, washed off the coating and re-sanded. Wasn't sure that was the best move but it was -- it removed the crazing I wasn't able to get off and I re-used the inside, unused coating wipe on that light. We'll see how it goes as for the longevity, but they look great now.

Disclaimer: this is my first time doing any type of work on my car or any car for that matter so its doable but theres a learning curve. For the price the kit is great the pads can rip off the sanding block if you push too hard so keep that in mind I went harder on my second than my first headlight and it came out better. Overall Id recommend to anyone out there whos intimidated go for it. The worst that can happen is an extra streak when doing the 3rd step like I have in the done picture. Overall 10/10

Got 3 of these kits for use on three cars and got all 3 sets of headlights looking brand new. Was used on a 2003 and 2010 that were oxidized badly over the entire assembly, and a 2014 that was getting ready to oxidize over the low beams (it was getting pretty bad around the low beam). It has a lifetime warranty, so hopefully it lasts long. Other kits I used would only look good for a few months, then start getting bad again. I'll probably come back in a year and update the review if anything changes. Definitely take your time on the prep. Step 2 is everything. I basically sanded down with the 2000 grit, then would clean and dry the headlight to make sure it looked even across the entire assembly prior to moving on to the 3000 grit pad; otherwise you'll likely be switching back and forth, and if you use the 3000 grit and have to redo some uneven spots, then you're wasting time since you have to go back to the 2000 grit.

Very few products really work well on headlights. The results were amazing. Followed all instructions and headlights look like new.

Easy to use, make sure to sand well. I pulled my headlights out and made it much easier. Reccomend doing that if it's not too much trouble. Did a full wetsand on my sander with compound and polish. I think the interior headlight housing surface is a little damaged from the heat. I sanded enough to take out rock chip damage and was still a little cloudy in some spot and looms to be on the inside. The coating did take it to 94% factory quality. Since I pulled out the headlights I was able to see undamaged original. Factory original is near crystal clear. Pretty happy with it regardless. Hope it lasts. Looks better up close than when I tried a spray. Read one post I think for the trim kit that said it left bumpy streaks. I noticed I missed a little spot and tried to wipe it and it did screw it up. Looked like rubbing cement buggers. Swiped it again and made it worse. Flipped over to a fresh section of the towel and with extra pressure I was able to swipe it smooth again. Towels seemed very wet after doing everything so I did the taillights too after cleaning them. They look better as well. Would buy again if it lasts reasonably well.

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