FAQs

Revive-A-Lite will work to remove yellow on previously restored headlights from abrasive and/or coating methods, however, it is important to note that these abrasive and coating methods may have damaged your headlights beyond expectations to restore to near-new clarity. The coatings used by our competitors which may have failed will not be removed, leaving partially remaining coatings behind, however the yellow will be removed. Revive-A-Lite can quickly remove light-blocking yellowing and provide immediate results and clarity. With periodic use on unrestored headlights, Revive-A-Lite has the ability to reverse the mineral buildup process. This will require subsequent treatments as part of a maintenance regime. Revive-A-Lite, in the 50 ml quantity, can treat an average size pair of headlights10 times.

While effective as a restorative measure, Revive-A-Lite is first and foremost intended to be used as a maintenance product much like you use car waxes, wheel cleaners, plastic vinyl treatments, tire treatments, etc. As is true in all cases, prevention is much more effective than a curative. Use regularly and before you even notice yellowing, and you’ll likely see yellowing being removed from what appears to be a clear headlight.

Depending on how much mineral buildup has accumulated over the years, Revive-A-Lite prevent yellowing and mineral buildup through regular use to maintain your headlights. On newer cars, Revive-A-Lite reverses the unseen headlight mineral buildup with less effort and applications than on headlights that have had years to establish yellowing and mineral buildup. While all headlights will benefit through the use of Revive-A-Lite, newer headlights can forego ever turning yellow with mineral buildup with regular use to maintain your headlights. Older cars with headlights that have been in service for 20 or more years will experience better appearance and light dispersion with initial use, however reversal of established mineral deposit takes time and subsequent treatments.

Absolutely! Our real-time videos and before and after pictures represent our effectiveness and how fast and easy Revive-A-Lite performs.

Revive-A-Lite provides a safe means to treat yellowing and mineral buildup on headlights when used as directed. Refer to package directions and cautions for appropriate use.

Revive-A-Lite could use a simple wipe or spray to give the instant satisfaction of clarity, but such an approach does not address the real problem. Our competitors that use a clear coat finish after an abrasive technique are taking a shortcut to temporary clarity as no coating has the ability over time to prevent future mineral buildup and yellowing. This is why our competitors limit the duration of effectiveness of their coating restoration technique.

Our competitors do not clean or maintain headlights. They temporarily restore after headlights that have been deprived of an effective maintenance product. OEM manufacturers recommend cleaning headlights with warm water and soap which is ineffective in preventing. yellowing headlights resulting from mineral buildup.
Our competitors use a mechanical approach (i.e. sanding, polishing and/or coating) on headlights to remove the yellow mineral buildup. These processes are aggressive and will scar not only the mineral, but the plastic headlights as well. To overcome the deleterious effects of this process, competitors will fill these microscopic scratches and imperfections with a spray or wipe on coating. While these can be satisfying and clear, they don’t address the actual problem, the prevention of mineral buildup. Revive-A-Lite is a non-abrasive chemical reaction that reconfigures the mineral buildup to make it easily removable, unlike mechanical methods, and is fast and easy to use, requiring no tools, sanding or coatings.

Yes! Because it doesn’t address the true problem of headlight discoloration, mineral buildup. If the coating endures, mineral will still build up on it and cause yellowing.

Yes, but it is not through typical yellowing. Polycarbonate plastic headlights are highly impact resistant, resistant to UV discoloration through UV damage, and resistant to heat. Damage is typically exhibited through micro “crazing”, or cracking, though this damage does give opportunity for micron size minerals finding a foothold to establish their crystal formation. While polycarbonate is resistant to high heat exposure, it is very expansive further promoting crystalline formation through thousands of heating and cooling cycles.

Due to the nature of polycarbonate being highly impact resistant, the rough surface you feel is mineral buildup, not deformation of the polycarbonate surface. It is the irregular buildup of crystalline mineral you are feeling which can be impacted to create the feel of dents/indentations.