kf77mm Headlight Restoration Kit

Dead chuffed with this product. See before and after! Yes, instructions are poor but really folks, what is there to work out? Start with the roughest grit paper, work to the smoothest, finish with the polish.My tip? Use plenty of water at all stages - you will get messed up but Maud (my daily maid) does the laundry, all in a day's work.I was quoted £120 for a replacement pair of lights from a breaker, for a few quid and an hour's work this is a no-brainer.My cordless drill (£17 from Aldi) did the job well, needed a few recharges but then so did I.Very pleased indeed. Now I have to clean and polish the whole car. Ahh - Maud........

Firstly the end result was impressive, but......here is my experience. My old lexus 430 failed the mot on poor light output.My headlight cover were seriously fogged. I purchased this kit and read all the reviews. yes the instructions do leave a lot to be desired but you can muddle through. I set the drill to 1000 rpm initially but i lowered later it due to the drill sponge pad melting onto the headlight.you start off using the coarser 500 grade sandpaper of which there are 6, next 800 of which there are 4, then 2000 which there are 2 then finally the 3000 before you apply the polish using the supplied sponge padi found the quality of 500 and 800 grade poor and this is where i realised the sponge pad where you velcro attach each sandpaper pad onto was melting once the sandpaper got hot. This black residue then moulded itself onto the headlight. I believe it was because I was applying too much pressure. I was moving the pad over the disc in small circular motions and i did not linger in one spot at any time in case you are wondering. I had to chip away this residue with a screwdriver and when i continued to sand i would realise there was still residue on the light and it would remelt under pressure and i sort of herded it into as much of a bunch as i could and then allow it cool and chip off again. eventually i got there but there were a few scarred areas after i had finally finished and i was not sure whether it is permanent damage or something that will buff out. i was too knackered to carry on and regardless i had run out of 500 and 800 and 2000 pads.after each sweep i cleaned the light as you will get a build of of dust and i wanted to know what was this was - either temporary dust or my melted pad mess. hopefully you will not get the melted pad problem but i would still advise cleaning with a damp cloth after each sweep to improve efficiency.you only get two 2000 but they are plastic backed and not paper like the flimsy 500 and 800, they last much longer. After using 500 then 800 and then 2000 i was getting worried because the covers were still fogged badly. This is where it gets better. The 3000 pad is the better quality, sort of plastic and sponge and it felt more abrasive but i went with it.....the instructions say something like 'pulverize with water' which i took to mean use it with water. i dipped the pad in water and did the headlight sweep, the results were immediate - i could see the light bulbs!!! hooray.i would recommend very frequent dunks in a bowl of water not only because the combination of h20 and 3000 really produces the results but will also keep the pad cool and you don't want my melted pad problems. I really enjoyed this part after all that graft and hassle with the other paper pads.Then apply the sponge adapter and add the supplied polish which comes in a one-off bend in half card applicator. it is only enough for one pair of headlights, but i believe any polish will do onto the sponge applicator. this sponge applicator is good quality and will last at least two treatments, it looks in good nick after i did my buffing routine. WARNING - i got totally covered in sprayed gunk as again it says use water between applications of polish. after all this i had to wash my car. it needed it anyway, I am not such a big car fanatic.End result is really great, it makes it look like glass, shame about those scar marks. Last tip i picked up from others - i sealed it in using a wax. i applied a little carnauba wax, wipe a tiny amount on leave a few minutes and buff off. looks awesome. best of luck. it took me three hours.last point i note a couple of people had problems with cordless drill, i used cordless a stanley fatmax - the battery did run out a few times but it came with a spare battery and charges real quick and i used (in effect) 3 charged batteries but i think if i had not had pressed so hard and not had the melt problem it would have only been two charged batteries. hard work but worth it.

Happy using this product. Surprised by how much clearer the car headlights were on completion of the project. A very pleasing result.

It works as advertised, I sued some polish purchased separately to seal after use.

The instructions are pathetic but its ok, just muddle through.Other than that this is a fantastic product that brought my clouded, dull headlights back to new on my 17 year old Mercedes.Highly recommended.

Needs different compound paste- what’s supplied is too coarse for headlight refurbishment.Dodgy instruction translation!Good value for money though.

Did the job perfectly , don’t rush it , although you can get an ok job done if you do

Do not use if you have clear lights with a few stone marks. These make your lights foggy.Be Warned!!! I put alot of efford into using the finest pad and then the compound/polish you get. I only done 1 first and looks way foggy to what it was.