Headlight restoration at Delicate Details in Lubbock, TX is $95 for a pair. That covers wet sanding, compounding, polishing, and a UV protective sealant to stop the fresh surface re-oxidizing. The job takes about 45 minutes per pair and can be done alongside any detail service.
Cloudy, yellowed headlights are a West Texas signature — 260+ days of UV bakes polycarbonate lenses hazy. We sand, polish, and seal them back to clear.
Headlight lenses leave the factory with a UV-protective coating. Lubbock sun burns through it in a few years, and once it's gone the polycarbonate underneath oxidizes — that's the yellow haze no cleaner will touch, and it can cut your usable light output dramatically at night. Our restoration process removes the failed layer entirely: progressive wet sanding to level the oxidation, machine polishing back to optical clarity, and a UV sealant so the clock restarts instead of re-yellowing in six months — that last step is the one the parking-lot kits skip, and it's why their results die fast. Pair it with a ceramic coating on the lenses for the longest-lasting version of clear.
Interior extraction, steam, decontamination wash — the same process our vehicle details are known for, adapted to the platform.
Machine polishing for oxidized, sun-faded, and swirled surfaces — brought back under proper lighting.
Professional CarPro coatings for long-term UV, water, and contamination protection — quoted by surface area.
Specialty work is quoted after we see the vehicle — size, condition, and access all matter. Call and we'll talk through it.
Honest check first: If the haze is on the inside of the lens (condensation or interior fogging), restoration won't fix it and we'll tell you straight instead of taking the job.
We wet sand the headlight lens with progressively finer grits to remove the oxidized top layer, then compound and polish to restore optical clarity, and finish with a UV sealant to protect the fresh surface from re-oxidizing. The whole process takes about 45 minutes per pair.
Headlight restoration is $95 for a pair of headlights. That includes wet sanding, compound, polish, and a UV protective sealant. Add-on with any detail service and we can work on them simultaneously.
With a UV sealant applied after restoration, headlights typically stay clear for 1–2 years in West Texas sun. Without UV protection, they'll re-oxidize within months. We always apply UV sealant — it's what makes the restoration last.
The restoration itself is permanent — the oxidized layer is removed. Re-oxidation over time is the real issue, and it's caused by UV exposure breaking down the polycarbonate. The UV sealant we apply slows this significantly. If you want a truly long-term solution, ceramic coating over the headlights is the best protection available.
Significantly. Oxidized headlights can reduce nighttime visibility output by 50–80%. Yellowed lenses scatter light instead of projecting it. Restoring clarity dramatically improves your actual driving visibility at night — not just how the car looks.