CERAKOTE® Ceramic Headlight Restoration Kit
Guaranteed to last as long as you own your vehicle – restores headlights to like-new condition. No power tools required.
What’s in the kit
- 8 × Step 1: Oxidation Removing Wipes
- 1 × Step 2: Sanding Kit (all necessary sanding materials included)
- 2 × Step 3: Ceramic Coating Wipes
Benefits
- Lasting protection: The ceramic coating chemically bonds to your headlights and provides UV protection for the lifetime of your ownership.
- No power tools: Everything you need is included. No drills or polishers required, so there’s less risk of damaging lenses or surrounding paint.
- Restores clarity: Removes oxidation and restores clarity so headlights look and perform like new.
Simple 3-step process (about 30 minutes)
- Step 1: Use the Oxidation Removing Wipes to lift and remove surface oxidation.
- Step 2: Use the supplied sanding materials to eliminate any remaining deeper oxidation or imperfections.
- Step 3: Apply the CERAKOTE® ceramic coating wipes to bond a protective, UV-resistant layer to the headlight.
Fast, effective, and built to last. Cerakote’s headlight kit brings clarity back and protects your headlights for years.
Kenneth Rickman –
I had used other types of headlight restorer years ago … the kind that used a drill. I never found that those worked that well.
Today I used this product to restore a headlight on my 2012 GMC Sierra. One headlight is new having been replaced after a fender bender, so the older one stood out.
This stuff is easy to use and works very well. I wouldn’t say the restored headlight looks as good as the new one, but it looks A LOT better than it did. The directions are clear and with the steps numbered it’s easy to use. Took me about 15 or 20 minutes to do one headlight from start to finish. Since I only needed to do one I have product left over to use later if necessary.
Jordan Nadell –
For the most part, it works as described. I found that the included 2000 grit sandpaper didn’t cut the crud off my headlight sufficiently, so I had to pull out some 1500 grit from my own stock. No big deal, but for a product which claims to contain all supplies needed it’s a minor inconvenience. The included sandpaper seems fairly low quality, and gummed up more than even the discount stuff I keep on hand. That said, it did work well enough on the better of my two headlights, so it’s not a total waste. If you’re looking to restore a cloudy headlight though, it might be a good idea to start with some 1500 grit before pulling out the supplied sanding kit.
The package claims it takes 30 minutes, but I spent about an hour making sure to do a really good job. Prep is key with these kinds of products. I seriously doubt you could do the job well in 30 minutes unless you’re working on a brand new car. If you’ve gotten to the point of needing a headlight restoration kit, you’ve probably got a bit more work and time ahead of you.
Finally, a note for anyone else like me who has larger hands. The supplied gloves do technically fit, but they’re uncomfortably tight. You’ll probably want larger ones if you wear XL gloves.
Mike Martin –
Easy to use, works great.
Used 2 of these on 2 different cars now, loved the results both times.
I had plenty of shop towels on standby and taped off around the headlights before starting.
Did not take before and after pics on the first car (grey) but included one that I took today, I applied the kit a month and some change back. The white car are before and after. I’ve used other kits in the past that didn’t hold up as long as this has even at the month mark.
Amazon Customer –
Das Ergebnis war wirklich phänomenal und ich kann es jedem empfehlen. Meine Scheinwerfer waren zuerst komplett matt. Nach der Anwendung waren sie wieder klar und sehen wie neu aus. Das Set ist einfach anzuwenden und die Anleitung ist sehr verständlich. Wenn man sich exakt nach der Anleitung hält, dann kann absolut nichts schiefgehen. Das Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis ist top. Ich würde das Produkt jederzeit wieder kaufen.
Amazon Customer –
Nice and good
Dan Falliaux –
I recently bought an 04′ Toyota Matrix which had heavily oxidized headlamps; relatively speaking, small car with huge headlamps for whatever reason. I thought for sure I was going to buy new headlamps but I thought I would give this a try based on the great reviews. This product brought the headlamps back to new…I can’t believe how well this product works. Super simple and easy to use. Four steps to the process and anyone can do this, even those who aren’t handy at all. Simple instructions, no special tools and the whole process to about 30-minutes. I highly recommend this product.
Cody Baker –
Works.
Amazon Kunde –
Did this application 1 week ago, works well. Great result, just follow the easy instructions. Hope the result lasts the distance as promised , time will tell.
J –
This product works so well, the amount of effort and time you spend on it is far exceeded by the results, it’s almost like magic. Look at my before and after pictures and see for yourself.
The headlights I used this on were oxidized, I normally use headlight polish on it every month or so to clear it up but it takes a lot of effort, the results aren’t amazing and it only lasts a few months. The before pictures show the extent of it after a complete wash and wipe down with isopropyl alcohol. The instructions were clear, though I did notice one typo, it mentions to use a red sanding pad followed by gray, but my kit came with red and green, I just assumed green for gray and it was fine.
After washing the headlights you must dry it thoroughly and if you sprayed water all around, dry or soak up as much water from the surrounding area as possible. This is important, you don’t want wind to move standing water so that it sprays onto the headlight at the worst time (like the clear coat step), take no chances. If you have an electric duster, an 18V job site blower, or an air compressor, use those to blow all standing water away.
If you get water into the hood while washing, don’t lower the hood until the headlights are fully done and you waited for the clear coat to dry/cure completely according to instructions. The hood in the up position can hold water in it, it has drain holes to drain water out when it’s laying down flat, if you lower the hood before the clear coat is dry the water will run out of the drain holes right onto your uncured headlights, leave the hood up.
Most of the time and effort you spend will be on the sanding step and that depends on the size of your headlight and how intricate it is, headlights with intricate designs and reliefs will be annoying, you’ll have to use the sandpaper by itself without the foam grip and fold it and spend a lot of time on edges and corners. In addition to the instructions I highly recommend you mask off the entire surrounding area with painter’s tape, make sure you fold the painter’s tape over and into the gap between the headlight and the bumper or fender.
The nail biting part is at the end when you’re applying the clear coat, you obviously don’t want to mess it up, you’re undoubtedly going to notice you missed a tiny spot, despite the directions saying not to go over it in multiple passes, I did it anyway and it turned out fine, you just want to do it quickly before it has time to set. The clear coat is sorcery, it self levels, I even saw a few tiny air bubbles and those all disappeared, after an hour it was dry and the finish not only looked 100% clear, it was completely free of defects and texturing, it literally (I can’t emphasize this enough) looked like a brand new headlight. I expected a clear coat applied with a small gauze pad to be uneven, have visible strokes and texturing (like brush strokes), instead it’s completely level with no marks and has no texture whatsoever, when I rub my fingers over it the surface feels shiny, reflective, slippery, like a new headlight. The result was so good I kept staring at it for over ten minutes at all angles.
The whole job probably took me roughly one and a half hours from start to finish including masking, washing and drying the headlights. The sanding steps take the longest, the clear coat step is done in a minute or two. Time will tell how long it will last, if it even lasts a year I’ll be happy.
The pictures show driver’s side “before” (I didn’t take a picture of passenger side “before” but it looked the same), then an after shot for both driver and passenger side.
Some things about the “before” shot:
1. It may look like light oxidation because you can still see through it, that oxidation is lighter than it normally would be, it hasn’t been that long since I last polished it with headlight polish. Had I left it for a few more months it would have become totally opaque.
2. If you’re wondering why there’s a sharp line where it becomes completely transparent, that’s where the hood sits and blocks the UV (like a farmer’s tan).
Cody Baker –
Muy facil, muy entendible la aplicación, el paso 3 los deja como nuevos, en mi casi estan amarillos por dentro pero muy satisfecho, alcanzan hasta 2 carros con un kit talvez 3
Kenneth Rickman –
I was very skeptical of most of these headlight restorers as I have tried others before and had less than positive results. I can safely say that Cerakote is the real deal. It took my headlights from cloudy to looking brand new. The process is fairly simple, use a wipe to remove initial oxidation some light sanding, use another sanding pad to remove the rest of the oxidation and then apply the clear coat and it all comes together for a great looking headlight. This product works great and I would use it again if I had to although its been several months and my lights still look great.
J –
I was pretty skeptical of the claims, but this kit is amazing!!!! Took less than an afternoon, including the time to wash my car before and let it cure after, and the lights look brand new! Can’t speak for how long it lasts yet, but even if I had to do this once a year it would be worth it