Headlight protectors

[vt_maverick]

I thought they did have UV protection... Oh well, maybe I'll just run with Luna's idea.

[VX KAT]

I polished my lights last year and they still look perfect. I guess it just depends on how nitpicky you are when you do it. Then again, I used to be a professional detailer so I use a high speed polisher and some different product instead of those kits from the store. Ideally though, a good polish job and then covering them with the 3M stoneguard or lexan, like Rowhard did, is the best idea. Personally though, I'd just take it to a trusted body shop and have them apply the stoneguard to your lights using a single sheet and a heat gun. That way there's no gap like there would be with this kit.

The "gap" you're referring to?? Is it the slight potential air space between the stongard film covers and the hard plastic of the headlights?

Would heating the stongard covers with a hair dryer be a good install tip? Any other tips?

Any other type of UV inhibitor that can be applied to the headlights or to our stongard film covers? Anything like a consumer spray-on UV?

I thought they did have UV protection... Oh well, maybe I'll just run with Luna's idea.

I'd asked the ebay seller of our Stongard covers about UV protection. He didn't "think" they had any. Maybe we could drill down a bit further with the manufacturer about it?

[Riff Raff]

Any other type of UV inhibitor that can be applied to the headlights or to our stongard film covers? Anything like a consumer spray-on UV?

The only type of spray-on topical treatment UV inhibitor I know of is STP brand "Son of a Gun".

[VX KAT]

The only type of spray-on topical treatment UV inhibitor I know of is STP brand "Son of a Gun".

Aerospace 303 is a 40 SPF, but says not to apply to clear plastic...but I've actually done it a time or two.....world hasn't ended,....oh, that's next year anyway .......maybe I'll write to the mfg and ask why, what the issue is.....

[etlsport]

Aerospace 303 is a 40 SPF, but says not to apply to clear plastic...but I've actually done it a time or two.....world hasn't ended,....oh, that's next year anyway .......maybe I'll write to the mfg and ask why, what the issue is.....

I was going to say that.. ive used it on my headlights before (shhh!) it worked ok, but if you dont wipe it up immediately, it leaves spotting that are really tough to get out, i got some on my gauge cluster and didnt notice, took like 15-20 minutes of buffing with plast-x to remove them

lots of shops are now getting kits in to restore headlights, they are a bit different than what you can buy from a store. the kits we got for the shop are sanding and buffing like any other, but include a final clear coat with UV resistance. according to the manufacturer it is supposed to last 4 years (but no actual warranty to my knowledge) last time i was at a pep boys i saw they were advertising that they do headlight restorations too