3M 39045 Headlight Renewal Kit with Protectant

by 3M

• Easy, 5-step process requires as little as an hour to remove scratches and restore cloudy, dull lenses
• Includes 3M premium masking tape and 3M protectant for easy DIY repair
• May be used on most plastic lenses, including taillights, trailers, snowmobiles, emergency vehicle light bars, plastic motorcycle lights and more (System is intended to restore two headlight lenses)
• Features 3M abrasive technology and a polishing compound to restore hazy and dull headlight lenses, as well as other plastic lens surfaces on your vehicle
• Utilizes the muscle power of a common household (1200-1600 rpm) drill to do all the necessary sanding and buffing

Product Description

The 3M Lens Renewal Kit with Protectant is an easy-to-use five step system that can make hazy lenses a thing of the past. Designed to provide increased brightness to plastic lenses, this kit comes with everything you need to do the job--just add a drill. It will remove the hazy, yellow layer from lenses on trailers, snowmobiles, headlights/taillights, emergency vehicle light bars, plastic motorcycle lights, and more. Not only does it increase your night time visibility, the restored clarity will improve the appearance of your vehicle. The included protectant will keep your lenses looking cleaner longer.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

62 of 62 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars 3M lens magic January 22, 2012

By C. Tone

Size Name:Pack of 1|Amazon Verified Purchase

I have purchased many different items over the years to polish the headlights on my 2002 Jetta. And I have been able to polish to a point but never got that new look, and there was plenty of elbow grease used with those product.

But results were always the same, lack luster.

Got this product a couple weeks back and had been waiting for a warm day. This is a small package and was curious what was inside that would make the results possible that I was looking for. Opened it up and and had varies sanding pads and polish units with compond and polish. The difference that this has is the needed sand paper to start the polishing of the headlights.

All of the componds that say that you just put on a cloth and polish with your hands will do little or nothing to clean the headlights. I know, I have tried them and they are all sitting out in the garage.

You need to sand the old plastic of your headlights off, and slowly use the next finer grit of sandpaper to slowly polish the plastic back to a new status. They say that this is a quick process but I would take a little extra time than usual to polish at each stage.

At first I thought I had just destroyed my headlights and was thinking that I would be having to buy brand new when you see the first sanding stage. But went to the second stage and you can start to see it slowly working. But still take the time to move slowly back and forth.

Once I got to the 9000 grit pad with some polish compond on the pad, and basically started the wet sanding of the headlights you start to see the results of taking your time on the first couple stages. I kept going back and forth on this stage and kept spraying water on really work the wet sand process. Looked great and thought it was good enough to be done, but...

Followed the instructions and of course they kept looking better.

So in short, this product works. After having headlights that have been worthless for years, I now have brand new looking headlights on my old car. Can not stress enough, take your time and don't rush the process. And your hard work will give you fantastic results and I am betting will last a long time.

Don't waste your time on the others, this works as advertised.

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars wow it really works July 4, 2011

By howie

Size Name:Pack of 1|Amazon Verified Purchase

my headlights were opaque when i started using this product and when i finished the headlights were as clear as brand new. it is so easy to use and takes very little time. i recommend this product 100%

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Needs to also come with 250 grain sandpaper August 8, 2012

By moxfish

Size Name:Pack of 1|Amazon Verified Purchase

I initially did the first headlight as instructed but I just couldn't sand it down enough with the 500 grain sheet that comes with the package. I finally decided to get out my orbital sander and attach some 250 grain sandpaper and started over. The results were great, at more than a few feet away the headlights look like new. The trick to this kit is to sufficiently sand down the headlight with the first round of sanding. After that, the progressively finer sanding is basically only polishing the plastic. If you don't get out all the imperfections (with the exception of the expected frosting of the plastic) with the first round of sanding then they'll still be there in the end.