Topic: Mothers PowerBall Headlight Restoration

[dr_spock]

I thought I post my experience with my Mothers Powerball Headlight Restoration Kit.

My Civic headlight lens were foggy. I tried using Turtle Wax polishing compound by hand previously but my hand got tired of the rubbing and it wasn't very exciting.  I saw Mothers was on sale this week at Canadian Tire.  So I bought the kit for $22.39.



It comes with a sponge powerball, polish, microfiber cloth and 2 sanding pad of various grit for the more damaged lens.  They recommend you protect your car paint with masking tape.  With the powerball attached my cordless drill I went to work. I applied a nickel size of polish on the ball and did a small section at a time.  Using the powerball was a breeze compared to rubbing by hand.  I think I spent about half-hour from start to finish.

Right side:



Left side:

I used Turtle Wax polish previously on the left lens so it wasn't as bad as the right side.

[rrocket]

Yea..I'm a big fan of these powerballs.  I fell in love with them after using them to polish my un-coated aluminum CCW wheels.  These were a huge PITA to polish by hand.  The powerball worked like a charm.

Good stuff...

[No H2O]

I tried using Turtle Wax polishing compound by hand previously but my hand got tired of the rubbing and it wasn't very exciting. 

I saw Mothers was on sale this week at Canadian Tire.  So I bought the kit for $22.39. With the powerball attached my cordless drill I went to work.

So considering you used a power tool the second time, the product may have nothing to do with the results.

I used my polisher and Meguiar's Swirl Remover (a very fine paint polish) on my headlights and they came out looking like new.

[rrocket]

^^Cheaper than buying a Flex though....

[No H2O]

^^Cheaper than buying a Flex though....

For buffing out headlight lenses, I wouldn't either.

At the time, I just used my cheap CTC polisher and car polish.