CHEAP VS EXPENSIVE: DIY HEADLIGHT RESTORATION KITS - MEGUIARS VS TURTLE WAX + FREE GIVEAWAY 

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Wish you would’ve zoomed out so we could see the headlights side to side to compare.

You should wipe clean headlights between using each sand pad

Tried both and TW lasted about 4 months and the meguiars lasts actually close to a year

You forgot to show before and after pictures 😄

I used a 3M kit on one car and initial results were really good. I sold the car a year after so I can't speak to longevity beyond that. On my current daily driver, I used a different (maybe lower model?) meguiars kit. Instead of a spray clear coat, it had a wipe on self leveling clear coat and a foam thing with hook and loop for the sanding discs. It's been doing well for two years now. The vehicle is out in a fully exposed parking lot 12 hours a day, five days a week and garaged at night. I'd do the meguiars kit again when I have to.

More steps, but again, I’m going with the Turtle. Thank you for this review Jimbo .

Just did mine today with Meguiars and it looks great, took about 30 minutes for both headlights. Took longer to tape off than actually scrubbing down and clearcoat spray my headlights.

For under $10 you really cannot beat the turtle wax kit. Has everything you would use in a normal restoration with minimal work.

The Turtle Wax process seems to be designed to actually remove the oxidation, rather than simply adding a clear coat. Turtle Wax gets the win for the effort to correct the basic problem.

Hey, cool test. Where's the video update link? Cheers.

I used the Turtle Wax on my Caravan. I was quite surprised how well it worked. After seven months there was some slight clouding beginning to appear. I got rid of it around then, so I don't know how fast it would fully cloud over.

Normally I would choose Meguiar’s over Turtle Wax but I like the TW results better with this product.

I’ve used TW on my car already and it lasted about 6ish months before I needed to hit them again, trying Megs would be cool to try

That plastic glove I can’t 😂. Lunch lady Jimbo

I used the Mac moderate kit with after sanding with 600, 1500, 2000 then 3000 grit paper. Now they’re ridiculously clear from being foggy yellow. Would recommend this method. PLUS the UV spray can be used every year to refinish or in my case in spring and fall. I live in a desert area.

Bought the meguiars, will use it soon. Looks very simple. You should have used more tape before spraying.

Tell you what I used the newer version McGuires with 4 sanding discs and once I applied the seal coat wipe 3 applications in a straight line wipe allowing 3 minutes befor the new application and the headlights look factory new.

1 minute in opposite direction lol. I bought the Mequiars and did 6 vehicle with it. I used their plastic polish before the spray top coat. Last vehicle I did I applied Seal and Shine the next day after Top Coat. Great value for the money and I still have plenty of the polishing compound left.

I recently used the Turtle Wax kit. It did a nice job restoring my headlight lenses, but it only lasted about a month before starting to haze up again

I used the Turtle kit and it last me like a MONTH !!! the process is very straight forward and everything is pretty much included in the kit, if you only doing city driving it will last you some time, but soon I started to do highway driving I could see really tested. Cheap kit, does the trick, but no for long.

I’m shocked I’m saying this but the TW looked better. I’m a huge Meguiars fan but TW looked better.

I have both the products but I'm out of the pads for both of them what should I use to clean them now? I think the turtle wax was better

Hi mate. Any idea what I could use to protect my headlights? They are nearly new so I though something like ceramic coating etc. Any idea? Greetings, Tom.

Both look to make about the same difference. Would choose turtle wax due to price and results. Great video! Thank you!!

I would prefer the turtle wax. I would be worried about the over spray from Meguiars kit. I’m sure both products will produce a better result and reduce the hazy lens

Jimbo, I made my own service kit for headlights with a Meguirs wet sanding sponge, 2000 sandpaper, a drill adapter foam polishing sponge (the cheap knokoff stuff from China), leveling compound for 2000 scratch removal, Turtle Wax T43 headlight cleaner/polish/sealant.. If the lights are all jacked up, sand with 2K until smooth, buff to clarity with fine compound, finish with headlight polish.. Looks amazing.. After a year, the lights look hazy, just buff with the cleaner, takes 10 min for two applications on each light.

I fancy TW result. Looks much clear to me.

I liked this comparison Jimbo. No clear winner IMO. Looking forward to the updates. What I do on my cars, I just use 1500 sandpaper then compound and polish and I put sealant. But 2 months later they’re cloudy again. If in 5 months u have an update, and either one has lasted the test of time, I’ll buy it.

I have a 2016 Corolla and the Meguiars clear coat looks great at first but once it clouds up it is hell to remove. I’m gonna try the 🐢 one.

I believe that the compound will last longer and seemed much easier! My headlights are more than bad. You can see where the manuf. coating is completely gone

i used Meguiar's 2 step on my 2003 Honda Pilot about 3 years ago. The headlights look good if not great still after all this time. I do keep my vehicle garaged however, but it definitely gets driven as I've got 215K on it. I am doing my 2004 Acura at the moment with the left over stuff and expecting similar success. I put more time by hand into the Step 1 than what you see here in the video. I've only tried the Meguiar's but happy with the long term results.

I didn’t use the turtle product like this at all I did it very sloppy and didn’t follow the directions the sandpaper is to small and it did clear up my headlight assembly and for $10 they make my headlight look brand new. The way I did it was to put the compound first I didn’t even buff it in good i then sprayed the lubricant on pad #1 then dried it with the towel then pad #2 on one headlight then dried it and on the second headlight I did same thing but with pad #3 and #4 then the base wipe on both didn’t even let it dry then quickly put the sealing wipe on both like I said very sloppy job but surprisingly they still turned out very clear

I think the turtle wax was better. I think it will win. The reason I think it will win is that I .Ike hands on small jobs like that as you can feel the lens as it smooths out. I also love the turtle wax product. I have tried lots of the others and keep going back to turtle. Plus reasonable! Thanks for comparison.

Love TW out come.. also like the easy of use with Meguires... Hmm tough.. TW is teh winner

I've used both and I lean towards the TW

How about streaks coming out of that sealant wipes? That would be interesting to see on video

do these kits both can remove light scratches on headlights? or just oxidation and yellowing ?

Tbh turtle wax works great only if you put effort on it like I mean take time on the headlights because I did that today and it comes out great it might be a cheap product but it all depends on the effort you put on the headlights so what I did was use #1 the course pad like a couple of times on the head lights like ten rounds then #2 the second course pad ten rounds then wipe dry apply the lubricant then #3 pad the smooth pad which I probably think it’s 1000 grit and do another ten rounds and the last and final step is #4 pad the smooth pad to remove the sanding scratches another ten as u can tell I break sweat and tears in the head lights using turtle wax it came out great even tho they gave u direction of what to do but it’s not always true that’s how they get bad reviews then last and final step I use a sponge pad and apply the compound on a drill to polish the headlights I did this like about three times and then wipe dry and after I apply the compound Wth a microfiber towel and let it haze wait about at least a minute or two then do the finger test so swipe one finger on the headlights Wth the compound on it if it smears it’s not ready to wipe off yet if it comes out smooth it’s ready to be wipe off but let every thing dry then use coating wipe and last and final step use lens sealer and it came out shiny like new headlights but I still have yellow oxidation on the inside of the headlights but Thts cool Wth me because of the headlights seal are going bad but it’s ok but for the foremost the product did its job on removing the oxidation on the outside it just takes time and effort Thts all

I like the turtle wax application

in Australia we get heaps of head light fade i think i would go for the MEGUIARS due to having a spray coating.

I'm leaning more on the Meguiars. Easy process and looks to have a better finish.

2 years later I’m still waiting for results lol 😂

I would go the TurtleWax as the winner.

Thanks for the video. I’d go with Meguiar’s over the Turtle Wax, I believe. I’d be willing to fork out the additional $$ for fewer steps and less mess. Thanks for the demo.

Looking for longevity updates... Please advise how to find.

Should do a 1 year shot now that it's been a year

I can’t wait to see who wins this I’m thinking it will be a close call I think both will last about 6 months hard to say though! Great video

That meguiars spray, when it says wet coat make sure you do a wet coat. I put on my brand-spanking-new headlights and I didn't do it quite thick enough so now there's a haze that I've got a polish off, and start again.

Which one was better at the end Jimbo? I just discovered your amazing channel!

Both looked ok and have done both methods and if your not using a quality clear coat the heat from the light as well as sunlight it doesn’t last long. I prefer sanding them down then using megs 105 to cut it more then 205 to finish and then coat it lasts much longer!

TW looks neater....after the sanding. Meguiars clear, looks like it would have a lot of overspray.

I bought the Turtle Wax kit yesterday but I haven't used it yet. The results seem the same, but the procedure of the McGuire product seems shorter and simpler.

Not to nitpick, but i got both the TW and the Meguiar's, and was reading along with the instructions. Both say that when switching from one sanding pad to the next, you're supposed to switch directions, alternating between side-to-side and up and down. Might have gotten even better results. Still, they look good, but i reckon they instruct to change sanding directions for a reason. 👍

i bought the meguiars kit but i did the sanding with 400-600 grit wet sanding and then the meguiaRS SOLUTION ,so i got a better result than if i only used the 2 step processn im extremely satisfied

You are doing it wrong , side-to side motion ... then up-and-down motion .

TW was the winner. Both did good so cheap wins. Another good TW product.

I think the meguiars headlight restoration kit looks better. Although it would be good to see each headlight side by side to judge.

Turtle Wax.. Thanks for doing these videos.

I think you should have used a little paper with tape on the Meguiar's headlight coating spray side to protect against over spray. Are you going to do an update video??? I just made a video "Meguiar's headlight coating spray".

I haven’t kept up to date with recent advancements in headlight restoration products. I think Meguiar’s won this one, and the amount of effort required for the Turtle Wax side was pretty intense. I still have a few bottles of Meguiar’s PlastX in my garage. It also works great for polishing other stuff, like watches with acrylic crystal.

Meguiars for the win. I've used the turtle wax one and it doesn't last that long. So if meguiars actually lasts a year then it wins hands down.

i'm not a fan of spraying step that may overspray to the paint so i'd say turtlewax ftw

I've used the Mcguires and it really cleared your headlights

I tried both and I prefer turtle wax. I like how the meguairs leaves more of a newer look but every time I sprayed it, it starts to run off and just ruins it. I even tried misting it softer and still was runny

I used the turtle kit and my paint from the car got yellow how can I take it off???

In my opinion bang for my buck the turtle wax but I think the meguiars durability will be better even tho both look good awesome video jimbo yet again

Meguiars no contest!! It may cost more but considering you can use the Clearcoat on at least 4 sets of headlights is cheap!! There is no point in double coating once is enough,😉🤔👍

Good video! I think both worked. I like using a Flitz ball, Flitz polish & a drill. I'm about to try the Meg's spray coating on a polished lens.

How are the headlights now?

Never used a headlight kit before.. Yesterday, I used 2500 wet sandpaper to remove the nasty film, applied Turtle Wax T-43 Headlight Cleaner & Protectant (polish) to a drill adapter foam pad (China knock-off) and worked the polish at low RPM until it looked like deli mustard (lol), wiped it off and reapplied a small amount at a higher speed to polish w/o sling. The lights came out amazing! Just reapply this Headlight cleaner/wax after a car wash and it should look great for months and possibly longer. *This car is 19 yrs old and derelict the past three years, its a project coming to an end (01 Ford Minivan).

Results are same for both, the expensive one saves time and energy and spray coatings are always better than swipes. So price does justify, however I have already bought the Turtle Wax and also, don't really the Mcguires over here.

Odd, when I click on the links underneath Jimbo's video, Amazon shows Turtle Wax costs $19.09 and Meguiar's costs $13.59. (12-7-2022). So which really IS the expensive kit?

Thanks for the detailed video. I believe that the Maguire’s one would be better from durability’s perspective. My headlights are turning yellow and I need to clean them soon.

It's 2022, how does or did it hold up?

So did they fog and yellow? and how long dod it last?

I give it to turtle wax as it is more everyday car novice proof. I always follow up with some 303 Uv protection

Any experience to compare the Chemical guys headlight restore to these ones?

Used the Meguires, works awesome and easy. I have enough for a Least 3 sets of headlights. Spray should last longer

Both products don’t work for me but great video!

Side question, what type of sunglasses are those?

Could you give us an updated? turtle brand...... is turns yellowish??

It's very hard to tell the winner because you did not show a picture of the front of the car when finished for a eyeball comparison.

ru referring 2 the pad or something else jimbo.lol.great product review and comparison video again jimbo

Which one did he recommend?

The TW seems to work just as good, with less effort to get the results.

i used the turtle wax kit recently and it gave very good results on headlights that i thought would need sanding with a drill.

I used the turtle wax one It was amazing they look new now I did baking soda and lemon first then used a toothbrush scrubbed them then followed up with the turtle wax product

You should do a cheap vs expensive on Adam's rubber cleaner vs black magic bleche wite since there both meant for rubber and the black magic on amazon is about 8$ the gallon where as the Adam's Is 12$ the 16oz bottle

I think Turtle wax did the better job.

I would use the turtle wax. Curing time appears shorter.

I like the MeGuiar's personally. Way less of a mess, which means less cleanup ;)

Not turtle per sure, it only for one set ..9.99. But other one 12.99 for 2 set of lights and working good. So now tell me what should I buy?

The first one I would use because its look better for the price

I liked the results of turtle wax products

Good video...thanks

Nice video! Suggestion for future video. With the summer and highway driving my car has tons of bugs. On the hood front grill and windshield. Show us how to remove all them.

For the side by side comparison Turtle Wax - 14:14 Megulars - 19:39

When wet sanding the headlights. The rule of thumb I use is keep going until you see milky white residue coming off. If it's still yellow keep going, milky white, stop.

The cheap one $11.99 turtle Wax will work the best