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Got this at Christmas and only now 6 months later have I had the guts to try it. My headlights were worse than the "before" headlights on the box. My lenses were completely dark yellow and you couldn't see the light mechanism behind the lens at all. They were heavily pitted, also. I should have taken a before picture but quite frankly, I wasn't thinking this product would work. I am posting some "after" pictures. See explanation, since I'm really not finished. Previously, I had tried following instructions on using the restoration"wipes", using a dremel with toothpaste, etc. rubbing compound, blah, blah, and nothing really worked, hence my procrastination with trying this product. First, full disclosure, I'm a girl. Yes, you dang feminists it matters, because though I'm a strong girl, even the weakest beer bellied men on YouTube showing me how to do this, have more force behind them than I have. So, I'm going to give you gals, and men who don't want to have to exert much effort, some pointers on how to make this a success. 1. If your lenses are remotely yellow, use the "heavily damaged" instructions. This walks you through all the steps of using the fine grit papers. Most of the YouTubers show folks using the blue buffing pad only. If your lenses are yellow, don't waste your time. Jump right to the "heavily damaged" instructions. 2. Mask your dang vehicle with painter's tape. Yes, it is worth it to postpone this headlight restore until after you drive to the store for painters tape. Though, ladies, if you are a quality COO of your house then, by gosh, you should have a nice selection of tape to choose from already. 3. Make sure your drill is charged or you have a cordless. You will be working around water so use a cordless if you can. 4. Don't be afraid to ruin your headlight, it is already ruined. Go into this with knowing that the worst case scenario is that you will buy a new lens. 5. Relax, knowing that you won't ruin your headlight. Once you get past step 2 of the "heavily damaged" instructions, you will realize that all will be well. It took me 3 hours to get to the point you see in my photos. This is because I wasn't sure what the end of each process should look like. So, let me quickly give you my opinion based on anecdotal evidence. Use the 800 pad until ALL the yellow haze and chipping and pitting is gone. Use muscle and force. Yes, your lenses will be cloudy, still remind yourself this is better than it was. (worst case scenario right?) As you run your fingers along the lens you shouldn't feel bumps, or the fine cracks or scaling. Now, the worst is over. Use the 1500 pad until you can see, through cloudiness, your actual lights. At this point you may see the swirls left by the 1500 pad because you didn't move your pad around quickly enough. That's okay. That's what the 3000 pad is for. Remember to use the 3000 on a dry lens. Use the 3000 pad until you can't see the swirls at all. There will still be haze, but it should be a fine haze. At this point if you still see thick parts of damage or pitting then go back now to the 800 and correct it, following up with the 1500, then the 3000. You do yourself no favors rushing to the polishing pad when you still have embedded haze and scaling. The polishing pad will not, I repeat, WILL NOT, remove the pitted damage. If you have followed the steps correctly then you should have what is in photo 1. The polishing part is simply time consuming. You will think it's not working and are stuck with hazy lenses, but just stick to it. Keep applying the paste and work it in. It really does get there. What you want is photo 2. Photo 3 is simply showing you the contrast between the polished and unpolished. I'm still not even done polishing photo 2 but my drill ran out of battery because I kept having to go back and redo what I should have done correctly the first time. Plus there is that whole "lack of upper body strength" issue. So, I can't wait to drive in the dark now. In closing, don't waste time and money on the "quick" solution that give mediocre results at best. I suspect that someone with really bad headlights like mine, who can follow instructions and be fearless in really getting through the layers, should be able to get to through the polishing stage in less than half an hour.