Turtle Wax Speed Headlight Lens Restoration Kit is an easy 4-step solution to quickly restore and improve headlight or taillight clarity that have suffered from sun damage, scratches, and oxidation. Turtle Wax’s new and improved Headlight Lens Repair & Renew Clarifying Compound formula used in conjunction with the included sanding pad, removes even the most stubborn yellowing and oxidation, leaving behind clear lenses for safer driving and visibility. Protect and seal the enhanced clarity with the Ceramic Acrylic Wipe, that resists harmful UV rays and can last for up to a year. This kit includes (1) precision polishing pad, 2oz bottle of Headlight Lens Repair & Renew Compound, (4) Ceramic Acrylic Wipes, a pair of protective plastic gloves, and an easy to follow, step by step instruction guide.

Restores and improves clarity on yellowed, oxidized or sun damaged headlights and taillights
Provides professional results in four easy steps with long lasting results
Lens Repair & Renew Clarifying Compound is formulated to remove scratches, swirl marks, and severe oxidation better than ordinary compounds
Ceramic Acrylic Resin wipes seals to protect to prolong plastic clarity for over a year
Kit Components – (1) precision polishing pad, (1) headlight lens repair & renew compound 2 fl. oz. , (4) ceramic acrylic wipes, (1) pair of protective plastic gloves

Style	Improved, Original

6 reviews for Budget ???? Turtle Wax 53435 Speed Headlight Lens Restorer Kit With Ceramic Acrylic Protection Wipes ❤️

Rated 5 out of 5
MR – June 25, 2012

I have to say I am wildly impressed with this Turtle Wax Headlight Lens Restorer Kit. My car is 14 years old – and so are my headlamps. I recently did some research on the price of new ones, and aftermarket no-name lights run around $90 per light. Brand new headlamps from the dealer would run $600. Geez.So I decided to take this big huge risk and plunk down the $10 or so for this Turtle Wax kit to help save my ailing 14-year-old lights (by the way, that’s 98 years old in dog years!).The change that this kit made on my lights is remarkable. They are definitely in a “like-new” state right now, since the kit of course can’t take out any big scratches or pits or anything like that. It’s really only for yellowing and oxidizing. The biggest thing that makes this product worthy of your $$ is the incredible ease of use. If you can sand something (without sanding your bumper) and have 20 minutes to spare (ok, 40 if you are slow and read every single word of the directions like me), you can be successful with this kit and save yourself a ton of dough on new headlamps.There are other kits for sale, both here on Amazon and elsewhere, with varying prices. I even saw one for $100 or so. I haven’t tried any of those but I honestly don’t see why the higher costs would be justified.The Turtle Wax Headlight Lens Restorer Kit comes with 4 sanding pads, a lens sealing wipe, and most importantly, two bottles of “stuff”: one is a lubricant for wet-sanding, and the other is a pasty abrasive waxy liquid (Lens Clarifying Compound) used before and after the entire sanding process. You’re supposed to apply the waxy liquid, then let it dry and buff off, and then start wet sanding with the #1 sanding pad until you see a noticeable improvement in your lights. For me, longer was better, especially since my lights were pretty bad. After that, you use the #’s 2-4 pads sanding in the opposite direction (e.g. up/down vs left/right) at one minute each. I probably went two minutes with each of those pads just to be sure. Next, you dry the lights, then re-apply the Lens Clarifying Compound and buff off, and finally, use the glove to wipe on a lens sealant (it felt almost like a runny gel) to seal the lens.Here are some pros to this kit, as I see it:-It was so easy! It took me about 40 minutes in total, from start to finish, and that’s both lights too. Along the way you can definitely see improvement so it’s not like you are left wondering if it will make your lights better.-The price was extremely reasonable-My lights are now “like-new”; the only thing that you can still see is areas where a rock hit the lens on the highway, or a crack inside the plastic (not on the surface). But it sure beats paying $180 for no-name aftermarket lights and upwards of $600 for lights from the dealer.-They give you way more than you need with this kit. I was extremely liberal with the lubricant spray for sanding and I still have a half a bottle left after doing the procedure TWICE on both lights. Same with the Lens Clarifying Compound. The sanding pads also seem like they are still in decent shape, too.-It seems like ANYONE could do this kit successfully; male or female, young or old, handy or not. It’s that easy.Here are some cons, however:-I wasn’t satisfied with the results the first time around. I wondered if I did enough with the #1 pad, the most abrasive (and therefore removes the most) pad. So I went out the next day and did the whole kit again (the first night I did not put the sealing wipe, so if you plan to do it twice, don’t use that wipe). After another go I was really impressed with the results.-The lens sealing wipe was the only hard thing to use. They give you this slippery, extra extra large glove to use when you apply the wipe. That, combined with the fact that the sealant is gel-like/oily made it hard to get a good grip on the little wipe. It fell out of my hand and onto the driveway once but didn’t pick up any sand or anything, thankfully. I think if I had to do it again I’d try a different glove for better grip.-I am not confident that this little wipe and sealant will actually seal the lens long-term, so I’m going to wax my lights twice once the sealant cures. They say it takes 24 hours to do so. I think waxing the lights will provide another level of protection from scratches, oxidation, etc.A couple tips:-When you’re sanding, make sure to use the lubricant liberally. They give you enough to do so and I think it makes the results better.-Be sure to apply a lot of pressure when sanding. The sandpaper is very fine grit so light sanding may not give you the kind of results you are looking for.-Don’t be afraid to go longer than the directions say (only 1 minute for the #2-4 pads). The second time I did the kit I really took my time and got a lot of sanding in. I think the results were much better because of that.-Try to use a microfiber cloth to wipe your lenses and for the Lens Clarifying Compound, rather than an old rag which may scratch the lenses further. Microfiber also soak up a lot of liquid and help things dry fast. I bought a big box on here a few months ago and use them for practically everything car-related: Zwipes Microfiber Cleaning Cloths, 36-Pack -Do the kit once without using the sealing wipe, then wait some time and see if you like the results. If you do, apply the sealant wipe. If you don’t, don’t be afraid to do the kit again.All in all, despite the minor “cons”, I still give this price 5 stars because of the huge and impressive results, and of course the cost. Good luck!
Rated 4 out of 5
T – June 8, 2014

Update 10/22/14: I reviewed this originally not too long after I bought it it looked so great and I saved a lot of money using it. But come August, the clear finish was back to the yellow color again even though I followed the directions exactly. It may have something to do with the way the sealant coat went on. It was bubbly and didn’t go on very smooth. It was like something on the headlight had repelled most of it. It might not have protected it like it should have which led to it changing it back to the yellow color like before.I tried using the white creamy paste that you use first to clean off most of the yellow coloring on headlights. It made most of it clear again but it also did not last more than a week before it started to turn yellow again. I’m going to either take it somewhere and get it done professionally or look for a more expensive headlight restorer. This is one of those products that you get what you pay for. Seems like garbage to me now. I wouldn’t waste your money on it.Original review below, starts with asterisks***I got this after learning that it would cost me about $60 to get my headlights restored at an oil change place. Mine were starting to yellow and it’s getting hard to see at night now. This was cheap, had a lot of good reviews and seemed easy enough to do.Before I applied it I took my car to a car wash, scrubbed the hell out of my headlights, rinsed them well and dried them off. They looked clean as could be minus the dull and yellowing parts. I had my wife help me with it since it seemed really easy to do. I took on the driver-side headlight and my wife took the passenger-side headlight.As soon as we put on the white paste (can’t remember the name of it or any other piece in the kit really) it immediately looked much better. I applied it about 3 times to my side. My wife got her side 4 or 5 times. Then we tried the sandpaper. My side didn’t really need it except in one area right in the center that was about 2 inches squared. Started with the #1 pad and went to the #4 pad like the instructions said, making sure to add the lubricant spray without letting it dry out the whole time we were sanding. By the time I finished mine, it looked good. I doused a towel with some distilled water and wiped it clean.My wife’s side on the other hand looked kind of misty. She had me try the pads all over again after she had done it. I tried using the white paste again before I tried the pads. It cleaned it a little better but not much. I tried the pads again on that side which improved it a little better than it was before. Once I started using the #4 pad, it started leaving black bits of something all over the lens which made it hard to use the pad. I’m not sure what it was and had to wipe it clean a few times to finish the #4 pad. Once I got done, I wiped it clean with the towel and distilled water like the other headlight. It looked good but not what I was expecting.I used the two wipes that came with it, the basecoat and the sealer after that. The basecoat wipe left some watery streaks which I didn’t know how to get rid of. I had no choice but to use the sealant wipe after that like the instructions say. That sealed it after that.They do look better than before but not what I thought they would look like. I’m happy though. Can’t expect a premium looking headlight when you only pay $8 for the stuff. But I do think it’s probably worth at least twice that for what I got from it. I’ll try to upload some before/after pics, IF Amazon will let me. I think they put a stop to that.****
Rated 5 out of 5
PT – September 20, 2022

The ad made this sound difficult but doable, the real instruction are far more complex and the result was mediocre, probably because I was afraid to sand to hard. Ultimately too it to a good detailer.
Rated 4 out of 5
Steve Ulrich – October 29, 2022

First I used it on my 2003 ford f150. It had severe yellowing. I used both restorer and the sanding pad. Last I used the clear coatThen I used it on my mazda cx5, 2013. It had a fog on the top part of the lights but no yellowing.I used the same processTook about 20 minutes per car. Excellent results.I only used one clear coat pad per car so I have extraVery impressive. I tried just rubbing compound. This really was much betterLast, I can’t speak for longevity yet as I just did the treatment today
Rated 5 out of 5
JDBurgie – November 11, 2022

I’m very happy with the improvement. I think my expectations were a little too high based on the promo pictures. Admittedly, our car is 12 years old. I’m satisfied with our results and will concede the results would be better on a car half the age of ours.
Rated 4 out of 5
Rick Lalli – November 14, 2022

I had tried a product some years back on my step daughters Ford edge. It did improve the clarity of the lenses, but only slightly and this was after a lot of buffing using a drill attachment buffer head. I had reservations that any of these products could do better. So I applied this product to some badly tarnished Nissan Sentra lences and used a little elbow grease . The car had failed Maryland state inspection due to the dull headlight lences. After some hand buffing the lences cleared up dramatically. They looked almost new. The kit also comes with some ultra fine sandpaper for what I am guessing would be needed for a worse case scenario. It was not needed in my case. This kit worked well and was well worth the investment! I would recommend it!