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Frequent Questions

Headlight lens cleaner, polish, and abrasives are not alike!

Headlight lens cleaning and polishing questions we receive often,  are answered just below. If your headlight lens cleaner question is not listed please get in touch!  We are pleased to provide answers to your specific plastic headlight lens questions.  We thank you for your interest. Perhaps your question will be added to our list below ?



How is LensRenew different than other abraisive / clear-coat systems on the internet?

LensRenew is very different than the other abrasive/clear coat systems on the internet. Lensrenew is  a plastic headlight lens polishing system. There are no clear-coats with lensRenew. LensRenew is a repair system. Think of a clear-coat or "final coat" lens "repair" system as a quick and temporary fix. With an abrasive/clear coat system the lens face is removed with an abrasive then the lens is clear coated. The clear coat operates the same way water "clears" crushed white ice. Think of crushed white ice in a clear glass then add water. Got a visual? The water melts the jagged edges on the ice and instantly you can see through the ice! Why? The jagged ice edges are melted by the water and the light no longer refracts and reflects, it goes straight through. The same principle applies to a clear coat. Once the damaged lens face is removed with an abrasive the lens face is opaque from the sanding process. The lens has sanding swirls. However, once you spray or wipe on a clear coat, the jagged sanding swirls dissapear as the clear coats adheres to the jagged swirls and wah la, the lens is clear. That is until the clear coat comes off or yellows, and, it will, in about six months. Your problem is then two fold. You must them remove the clear coat which is no easy task, and then, polish the lens back to clear with a product like, you guessed it, Lensrenew. LensRenew is a polishing system, your lenses are basically new again and not simply masked.

Do I need to remove my headlight lenses before I begin the headlight restoration and cleaner process ?

No,  LensRenew was designed to avoid that step. On some vehicles removing the Lenses are a time-consuming process. The sanding backing pad at  3" in diameter, is small and flexible enough to reach all of the lens on the vast majority of headlight lens, while still installed. As a precaution, some customers have taped off the painted surface around the lens in case the painted surface comes in contact with the sanding disc. If your vehicle’s headlights are positioned such that the disc will possibly come in contact with paint, masking only takes a couple minutes. If the disc does come into contact with a painted surface, the grit is so fine the damage would be limited to just the removal of the clear coat, and that would occur only if the disc made contact for several seconds.

Can I destroy my lenses if I make a mistake with LensRenew ?

Yes, but for only about ten minutes!  If, when you complete the process your lenses are more opaque than when you started, simply start the process over. You have either sanded too much or not enough. LensRenew works by actually creating scratches via sanding (this step removes the opaque, crazed or yellow plastic) and then removing the scratches with finer and finer abrasives. So, if your Lenses are still opaque, you probably did not sand the opaque plastic off initially, or, you did you did not remove the scratches you created when using the finer grit abrasive.  Following the instructions will almost always lead to like new lenses, but if not, simply start over.

How much mechanical aptitude do I need?

Not much. If you can  handle an electric drill, you are good to go.

How many cars will the retail kit complete?

In nearly all cases, two cars or four headlights. It will of course do one car and two if the lenses do not look like cataracts.

How long will LensRenew work on my lenses, how long will it last?

As Long as it took your lenses to turn opaque in the first place. The lens face becomes virgin plastic as when new.

How much do new lenses cost?

Great question!  Here are some examples. NOTE: Prices are for one side only ! Double the amount shown for both headlights.... Wow !

• 2001 Ford Mustang         $ 278.00 
• 1998 Ford Crown Victoria   109.00 
• 1995 Dodge Villager           312.00
• 1997 BMW 528i                 332.00    (Ouch!)
• 1996 Ford Escort               132.00
• 1996 Dodge 1500 P/U        108.00
• 1996 Ford Cobra                202.00