Cloudy headlight on a car at Ocean Isle BeachBefore
The same headlight restored and clearAfter

Headlight restoration on Ocean Isle Beach

The island, the causeway, and the mainland side toward Shallotte. I come to the house — on a barrier island that's usually the only sensible way to do it.

Ocean Isle Beach, NC

Island cars take the worst of it

An island vehicle is surrounded by salt air on every side with almost no tree cover, which is about as hard as it gets on a polycarbonate lens. Cars out here haze noticeably faster than the same car parked five miles inland.

Most of what I see on the island is second homes and rentals, where a car might sit under open sky for weeks at a stretch. Sitting is worse than driving: nobody's rinsing the salt off, and the sun never stops.

North Carolina's annual safety inspection covers headlights among the items checked, so unlike South Carolina there's a yearly point where somebody looks at them.

What it costs

Starting at $65, at your place.

from $65both headlights · I come to you
  • Sanded, polished, then sealed with a Cerakote ceramic UV coating
  • An hour and a half to two hours, wherever the car is parked
  • I bring my own power and water
  • Before and after photos of your car, sent to your phone
Price depends on the vehicle and how far the lenses have gone. Text me a photo with the year, make and model and I'll send you a number. The quote is free.
Getting to you

Where I work in Ocean Isle Beach.

  • The island itself, the causeway, and the mainland side along Beach Drive SW toward Shallotte.
  • Driveways and under-house parking both work. I bring my own power and water — nothing to plug in.
  • Dry weather and an hour and a half to two hours. If it's raining we move it, unless you've got covered parking.

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Nearby

Also working these towns.

Also Sunset Beach, Holden Beach and Shallotte.

Serving Ocean Isle Beach — text me a photo.

Send a picture of the headlight in daylight and I'll tell you honestly whether restoration will hold or whether you're better off with new housings.

843-261-5780 Text me a photo of your headlights with the year, make and model.
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