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So a friend of mine who works in a body shop had been giving me shit about my old yellow cloudy head lights. So one day we are talking at his shop about it. guy getting some work done to his car comes over a told me to spray them with OFF bug spray. And I'm like WTF whatever. I go fishing one day and on the way back to my car I find some bug spray in my fishing stuff. So I spray my head lights. And I tell you what it worked like a dream! Been 2 weeks now and they still look new.

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After/ 2 weeks

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FML... I charge $86 to do this with the 3m Kit. My question is how long does it last.. Looks good may be saving my self some money

Thats cool. Im way too old to be upset by shit like that. Your name is winston. Your own parents hated you even before you were born.

My penis is bigger than your penis

I'm far from loud and my roof/headliner flaps around like Adam's ass on a windy day. I think it depends more on the structure of the vehicle.

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What kind of bug spray did you use?

This. Its just what I had in my fishing bag. Guy told me whatever insect repellent that has high DEET content. This cutter brand has 7%

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01 focus se

110 amp alt

Big 3 sky high and stinger hpm ofc 1/0

Super start platinum AGM (starting)

2 runs of 1/0 Execution audio front to back

Kenwood double DIN DDx271

A pillars- orion 4" super tweeter and 2-1" alpines.

Orion xtx 64 in the front doors

2:1 4th order bandpass

Sealed off trunk

Digital designs deadener on roof/ rear deck

Orion hcca 12s (black coils)

Orion xtr3700.1

Orion xtr250.2 mid/highs

All sky high 1/0 in trunk dual runs(power/ground)

Sky high dual 1/0 inputs

2 xs power D3100 in back

Sky high batt blocks

Rose audio batt blocks

Stinger volt meter

All sky high 1\0 fuse and holders

Db link remote/ rca

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FML... I charge $86 to do this with the 3m Kit. My question is how long does it last.. Looks good may be saving my self some money

This has been 2 weeks from the time I put it on. And has rained 3-4 times. And had a few days in the 90s

01 focus se

110 amp alt

Big 3 sky high and stinger hpm ofc 1/0

Super start platinum AGM (starting)

2 runs of 1/0 Execution audio front to back

Kenwood double DIN DDx271

A pillars- orion 4" super tweeter and 2-1" alpines.

Orion xtx 64 in the front doors

2:1 4th order bandpass

Sealed off trunk

Digital designs deadener on roof/ rear deck

Orion hcca 12s (black coils)

Orion xtr3700.1

Orion xtr250.2 mid/highs

All sky high 1/0 in trunk dual runs(power/ground)

Sky high dual 1/0 inputs

2 xs power D3100 in back

Sky high batt blocks

Rose audio batt blocks

Stinger volt meter

All sky high 1\0 fuse and holders

Db link remote/ rca

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COPIED FROM ANOTHER SITE-

That stuff he is using in the video contains DEET, which works a neurotoxin against insects, along with other mechanisms. I wouldn't spray that stuff on my skin - no less on my car; regardless of what the FDA says. Exposure to DEET has been known to cause mood changes and insomnia, along with various other ailments.

DEET works as a solvent and there is oil in the preparation as a pharmaceutical vehicle. The oil acts as a base and helps it stick to the skin. I believe two things are going on here:

1. DEET can act as a solvent and dissolve plastics and other synthetic materials to some extent. So, it may be dissolving some of the oxidation or crud on the headlight plastic.

2. The preparation itself contains oil - which will temporarily "fill" the defects in the headlights and make them look clearer. If you don't believe me, just spray some jacked up headlights down with some water. The water will fill the defects to an extent and make them look better until they dry. Any filling that is going on is just a temporary fix.

IMHO this is not a professional/quality way to restore headlights, no more than using toothpaste and whatever old rag you find laying around. Using a polish/compound (+/- proceeded by wet sanding) with a high quality abrasive is the way to go for consistent results.

Since DEET can dissolve plastics - the possibility exists it could damage or make certain headlights worse - since we know all plastics are not the same and do not react the same to certain chemical agents.

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FML... I charge $86 to do this with the 3m Kit. My question is how long does it last.. Looks good may be saving my self some money

This has been 2 weeks from the time I put it on. And has rained 3-4 times. And had a few days in the 90s

Keep this updated with pics..

Side note:

To help with the "yellowing" rub carnauba wax on the lens to help with the UV rays

Thats cool. Im way too old to be upset by shit like that. Your name is winston. Your own parents hated you even before you were born.

My penis is bigger than your penis

I'm far from loud and my roof/headliner flaps around like Adam's ass on a windy day. I think it depends more on the structure of the vehicle.

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Yes I would say to people. Do a test spot first if you try this. I wouldn't want you to fuck up your head lights. But I can say this. I have done wax and other stuff to them, just to come back yellow and cloudy in one days time. I'm at 2 weeks now and still doing a good job so I am happy with the out come. On a side note this is my old system car not my new daily. So I didn't care about spraying the lights....

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Big 3 sky high and stinger hpm ofc 1/0

Super start platinum AGM (starting)

2 runs of 1/0 Execution audio front to back

Kenwood double DIN DDx271

A pillars- orion 4" super tweeter and 2-1" alpines.

Orion xtx 64 in the front doors

2:1 4th order bandpass

Sealed off trunk

Digital designs deadener on roof/ rear deck

Orion hcca 12s (black coils)

Orion xtr3700.1

Orion xtr250.2 mid/highs

All sky high 1/0 in trunk dual runs(power/ground)

Sky high dual 1/0 inputs

2 xs power D3100 in back

Sky high batt blocks

Rose audio batt blocks

Stinger volt meter

All sky high 1\0 fuse and holders

Db link remote/ rca

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Will post updated pic next Friday.

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110 amp alt

Big 3 sky high and stinger hpm ofc 1/0

Super start platinum AGM (starting)

2 runs of 1/0 Execution audio front to back

Kenwood double DIN DDx271

A pillars- orion 4" super tweeter and 2-1" alpines.

Orion xtx 64 in the front doors

2:1 4th order bandpass

Sealed off trunk

Digital designs deadener on roof/ rear deck

Orion hcca 12s (black coils)

Orion xtr3700.1

Orion xtr250.2 mid/highs

All sky high 1/0 in trunk dual runs(power/ground)

Sky high dual 1/0 inputs

2 xs power D3100 in back

Sky high batt blocks

Rose audio batt blocks

Stinger volt meter

All sky high 1\0 fuse and holders

Db link remote/ rca

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