Plastic Headlight Restoration

After I completed a somewhat less-than complimentary review on Blue Magic Headlight Lens Restorer a few months back, I received a few comments in defense of the product. A few users reported that it did a good job restoring a foggy headlight. Other reported that that they had tried another plastic restorer product or two and the BlueMagic plastic headlight restoration is now their first choice.  Yet, there are other people out there like myself who failed to get the results they wanted and were left with looking for another headlight lens repair solution or plastic restorer. Obviously different headlights are made out of different plastic materials and different headlights fog up for various reasons. Therefore, depending on the condition of your headlights or the reason they are fogged or scratched in the first place, different brands of plastic restorer products may offer varying results for different users. I thought it would be worthwhile to check out what a variety of users have to say about a few of the more popular plastic scratch removal or headlight lens restorer products that are on the market.

Novus Scratch Remover plastic headlight restoration

Novus Scratch Remover has been reviewed by over 33 Amazon Users, mostly with positive results and an average 4-star rating out of 5.
For the most part, Novus Scratch Removerwas effective as a plastic restorer for electronics and other finely scratched items, but with mixed results on auto headlights and other more gritted surfaces. Auto users with fogged headlights reported good results using the Novus Scratch Remover 3-Bottle system, but only with the help of an orbital sander.

Plexus Plastic Cleaner plastic headlight restoration

Plexus Plastic Cleaner is a spray-on solution with a microfiber towel. While it won’t take scratches out of your plastic, it supposedly restores and gives new life to faded, yellowed or stained plastic surfaces such as windows, headlights and other surfaces. There is nothing but positive reviews on this product,but perhaps the expectations are a slightly lower due to the fact that Plexus Plastic Cleaner is not billed as a scratch remover. It is a plastic finish restorer. See the image to the left to see what everyone else is saying and to find out where to buy at the best price on Amazon.

3M Headlight Lens Restoration System

I recommended the 3M plastic headlight restoration system in my last review and judging by the number of high ratings from users, this still may be the absolute best way to guarantee you will get new-looking headlights from the product and effort you put into the job. The 3M Restoration system involves a 3-step process which utilizes 3M Abrasive technology to restore foggy, hazy or dull-looking headlights and make them look like new. Basically, the 3M process provides three different sanding disks and foam polishing disk for use with your high-speed drill. You can’t go wrong with this proven technique of buffing out the haze on your headlights. 3M simply makes it easier by providing you with all of the appropriate abrasives and disks. By following the proven method using the materials they give you, you should have new-looking headlights within an hour. But don’t take their word for it. There are 165 user reviews on the 3M Headlight Lens Restoration System giving this product a combined average score of 4.5 stars out of 5.