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The specialty

Cloudy headlights aren't just ugly — they're a visibility problem

Houston sun oxidizes the polycarbonate coating on most headlights within 3–5 years, cutting nighttime light output by up to 80%. We restore it, curbside, in under an hour.

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Why not just buy a $12 kit?

Store kits skip the UV-blocking topcoat. Lenses look clear for a few weeks, then yellow faster than before because the sanded surface is now unprotected. We seal every restoration with a catalyzed clear coat rated for outdoor UV exposure.

Two-headlight restoration$79
Add UV ceramic topcoat (recommended)+$25
Heavy oxidation / pitted lens+$15–30
Flat mobile rate in Katy, Cinco Ranch, Fulshear & Cross Creek Ranch. Most jobs done in 45–60 minutes while you're inside working. Satisfaction guaranteed for 12 months against re-yellowing.

The process

  1. Inspect & Tape Off

    We check for cracks or moisture inside the housing, then mask the surrounding paint and trim.

  2. Wet-Sand in Stages

    400 to 3000-grit, working the oxidized layer off without going near the paint edge.

  3. Machine Polish

    A compound buff brings back full optical clarity — not just a surface shine.

  4. UV Seal & Cure

    A catalyzed clear coat goes on last, curing on-site so you're driving with it same day.

The same car headlight photographed before and after restoration. On the left the lens is clouded a flat grey and the reflector inside is invisible. On the right the identical lens is fully clear, with the chrome reflector, projector and bulb sharply visible through it. Before After
Before / afterThe same lens, clouded over and then restored

Example photo: “headlight restoration” by Upstate Options Magazine, licensed CC BY 2.0 — shown to illustrate what the process achieves, not a ClearBeam job.

Cross-section: what oxidation does to a headlight lens, and what restoration changes Two side-by-side cross-sections of a headlight lens. On the left, an oxidized lens: the sun-degraded outer layer is pitted and yellowed, so the bulb's light scatters into a dim haze instead of a beam, cutting output by up to 80 percent. On the right, the same lens after restoration: the damaged layer has been wet-sanded off, machine-polished and sealed with a UV clear coat, so light passes straight through and leaves as a focused beam. HEADLIGHT LENS · CROSS-SECTION BEFORE — OXIDIZED PITTED, YELLOWED UP TO 80% LESS LIGHT AFTER — RESTORED POLISHED + UV-SEALED FULL BEAM RESTORED
What we fixWhy a hazy lens costs you light

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Most jobs done in 45–60 minutes, curbside.

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