VELOKAM Service
Headlight Restoration in Edmonton
Wet sanding, polishing and a fresh UV seal to bring hazy lenses back to clarity.
What headlight restoration does
Headlight lenses are polycarbonate protected by a thin factory UV coating. Once that coating breaks down — and Alberta sun plus winter salt spray accelerates it — the plastic underneath oxidises into a yellow haze that scatters light instead of projecting it. Restoration removes the failed layer and replaces the protection.
Cloudy, yellow or hazy headlights can make your vehicle look older and reduce nighttime visibility. Our headlight restoration service removes oxidation, restores clarity and improves the overall front-end appearance of your vehicle.
Problems this solves in Edmonton
- Poor light output on unlit Edmonton roads during long winter nights
- Yellow, foggy lenses making an otherwise clean vehicle look older
- Sandblasting haze from years of highway gravel and winter sand
- Store-bought kits that clear the lens for a few months and then haze again
Coverage options
Standard restoration
Both headlight lenses wet sanded, polished and sealed.
Restoration plus fog lights
Adds fog light or driving light lenses showing the same oxidation.
Tail light and lens refresh
Light polish on rear lenses where oxidation is present.
Pricing depends on vehicle size, paint condition and the coverage you choose, so every quote is built per vehicle. Request a quote for exact figures.
Benefits
Our process
Mask surrounding paint and inspect for internal moisture or cracking
Progressive wet sanding to remove the failed UV layer and oxidation
Machine compounding and polishing to full optical clarity
Solvent wipe and application of a fresh UV-resistant sealant
Cure time and a night-time output check
How long it takes: Usually 1.5 to 3 hours, done same day.
Aftercare
Avoid pressure-washing the lenses directly for the first few days while the sealant hardens. Afterwards, wash them as you would paint and keep abrasive bug-and-tar removers off the surface.
Why it matters here
Edmonton has roughly seven hours of daylight in late December, so most winter driving happens in the dark. A hazed lens scatters the beam rather than projecting it, so restoration is a genuine visibility improvement here, not only a cosmetic one.
Best suited to: Vehicles roughly four years and older with yellowed or hazy lenses, and any vehicle being prepared for sale.
Headlight Restoration FAQs
The lens is polycarbonate with a factory UV coating on the outside. UV exposure, heat cycling, road sand and winter chemicals wear that coating away, and the exposed plastic oxidises. The yellow is the plastic itself, which is why surface cleaners do nothing.
Longevity comes from the sealing step, not the polishing. A properly sanded, polished and UV-sealed lens holds clarity for years. A kit that polishes without resealing typically hazes again within a few months because the plastic is left bare.
Surface oxidation and sand pitting usually restore very well. What cannot be fixed is internal condensation, a cracked lens, or delamination inside the housing — those need replacement, and we will tell you at inspection.
Yes. A hazed lens diffuses the beam in every direction instead of projecting it down the road. Restoring clarity recovers a meaningful amount of usable light, which matters most on dark rural roads outside the city.
Yes, when they show the same oxidation. Fog lights sit low and often haze faster than the headlights because they take more direct road spray and sand.
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