{"id":212,"date":"2019-12-21T21:20:48","date_gmt":"2019-12-21T19:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chipremovalman.co.za\/?page_id=212"},"modified":"2025-06-15T10:36:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T08:36:59","slug":"headlight-restoration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chipremovalman.co.za\/?page_id=212","title":{"rendered":"Headlight Lens Restoration &#038; Training"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Chip Removal Man<\/strong><\/em> has been restoring vehicles headlights since <strong>2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Any vehicle brand that has polycarbonate or plastic headlights, tail lights and even fog lights we have restored a set or couple 100 of them already<\/p>\n<p>so its safe to say we know how to perform <strong>Proper Headlight Restoration<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Most of our repeat business comes\u00a0 from our years long clients that keep referring us\u00a0 new clients<\/p>\n<p>We also service a variety of<strong> vehicle service\u00a0<\/strong><b>centers<\/b>\u00a0 and <strong>corporate dealerships<\/strong> as well as<strong> private clients<\/strong> on a daily basis , we also offer headlight restoration training please email us for more info regarding the training info@chipremovalman.co.za<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-660\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chipremovalman.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Golf-faded-headlight-300x139.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chipremovalman.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Golf-faded-headlight-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chipremovalman.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Golf-faded-headlight-1024x473.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.chipremovalman.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Golf-faded-headlight-768x355.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chipremovalman.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Golf-faded-headlight-1536x710.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.chipremovalman.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Golf-faded-headlight-2048x947.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Volkswagen Golf 5 faded headlights before restoration\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-661\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chipremovalman.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/golf-faded-headlight-2-300x139.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"694\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chipremovalman.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/golf-faded-headlight-2-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chipremovalman.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/golf-faded-headlight-2-1024x473.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.chipremovalman.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/golf-faded-headlight-2-768x355.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chipremovalman.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/golf-faded-headlight-2-1536x710.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.chipremovalman.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/golf-faded-headlight-2-2048x947.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 694px) 100vw, 694px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Question:<\/strong> Why do headlights fade or become so damaged over time ?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Answer :<\/strong> Headlights fade as result of age, possible not &#8211; cleaning neglect or the vehicle being exposed to various harsh weather elements over a period of time, such as <strong>dull fading<\/strong> or <strong>yellowing<\/strong> and even <strong>water <\/strong>marks.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Other contributing factors of faded and dull lenses can also be daily highway or long distance driving that form a <strong>pitted &#8211; sandblasted<\/strong> texture on the\u00a0 headlights and normally feels rough to the touch.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Our process restoring headlights involves the following :<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">First we inspect and examine the headlight lens to make sure that it can be restored.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"width: 525px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-212-1\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" autoplay preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chipremovalman.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250610_1209271.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chipremovalman.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250610_1209271.mp4\">https:\/\/www.chipremovalman.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250610_1209271.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><strong>Above Ford focus,\u00a0 faded yellowing from chemicals and sun fade\u00a0 scratched headlights before restoration<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Once we have determined the lens can be restored we proceed.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">By cleaning the\u00a0 lens of any dirt and debris that might still be on the headlight<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0Then carefully masking off the headlight, covering the vehicles paintwork and bumper to not cause any marks on the paintwork during the restoration.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0Proceeding with our unique x <strong>3 phase wet sanding<\/strong>\u00a0 removing\u00a0 &#8211; the dull and faded, yellowing\u00a0 layer of the lens and with the second and third phase wet sanding removing the previous phases sanding.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Our unique wet sanding also removes <strong>pit marks<\/strong> and <strong>deep scratches<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">At this stage the lenses appear almost brand new !<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Then, we buff and polish the\u00a0 lenses to a high gloss finish<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0last but not least &#8211; we\u00a0 apply a <strong>UV type polish<\/strong> to finish the restoration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"width: 525px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-212-2\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" autoplay preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chipremovalman.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250610_1346301.mp4?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chipremovalman.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250610_1346301.mp4\">https:\/\/www.chipremovalman.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250610_1346301.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><strong>Above Ford focus : crisp, CLEAR and\u00a0 CLEAN ! LIKE NEW!\u00a0 headlights after restoration<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-605\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chipremovalman.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230515_135635-300x139.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"503\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chipremovalman.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230515_135635-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chipremovalman.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230515_135635-1024x473.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.chipremovalman.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230515_135635-768x355.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chipremovalman.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230515_135635-1536x710.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.chipremovalman.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230515_135635-2048x947.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-604\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chipremovalman.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230515_135630-300x139.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"503\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chipremovalman.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230515_135630-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chipremovalman.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230515_135630-1024x473.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.chipremovalman.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230515_135630-768x355.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chipremovalman.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230515_135630-1536x710.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.chipremovalman.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230515_135630-2048x947.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-606\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chipremovalman.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230515_135725-300x139.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"501\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chipremovalman.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230515_135725-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chipremovalman.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230515_135725-1024x473.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.chipremovalman.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230515_135725-768x355.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chipremovalman.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230515_135725-1536x710.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.chipremovalman.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230515_135725-2048x947.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Volkswagen Golf 5 after restoration<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The entire process\u00a0 takes 45 min-\u00a0 2 hours to complete, depending on severity of the lenses.<\/p>\n<p>We also <strong>Guarantee<\/strong> the restoration for a period of\u00a0 <strong>36\u00a0<\/strong><b>months.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>the end result is <strong>cleaner, clearer<\/strong> looking lenses\u00a0 enhancing your vehicles look\u00a0 also improving the <strong>lighting functionality<\/strong> of your vehicles headlights especially driving at night.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>For a <strong>Quotation<\/strong> send us a picture via WhatsApp <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Contact Number <b>:\u00a0 \u00a0079 872 7874\u00a0 <\/b><\/em><i>We will reply within <strong>24 hours<\/strong>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-632\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chipremovalman.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/cropped-Adobe_Express_20230809_0930160_1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"277\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chip Removal Man has been restoring vehicles headlights since 2012 Any vehicle brand that has polycarbonate or plastic headlights, tail lights and even fog lights we have restored a set or couple 100 of them already so its safe to say we know how to perform Proper Headlight Restoration Most of our repeat business comes\u00a0 &hellip; 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