RainX Headlight Restoration Kit[sic] automotive waxes, polishes or cleaners
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jun 17, 2013. A report isn’t a recall.
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- 1report to CPSC
- Jun 17, 2013the latest report was made
- Jun 17, 2013the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- RainX Headlight Restoration Kit[sic]
- Maker
- SOPUS ProductsMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Automotive waxes, polishes or cleanersCPSC’s product type: Automotive Waxes, Polishes or Cleaners (code 978), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Household Chemicals, Paint, & Cleaning Products
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| June 2013 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Seen by a doctor or nurse 1 CPSC: Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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Seen by a doctor or nurse Made Jun 17, 2013, sent to the company Jul 23, 2013, published by CPSC Aug 6, 2013
The product, in the report: Automotive cleaning product. RainX Headlight Restoration Kit contains 3 polishing pads, a microfiber cloth, and 3 cleaning chemicals, a spray lubricant, headlight restoring polishing compound, and a spray sealant.
Used RainX Headlight Restoration Kit outdoors (not in enclosed area) and as directed on package, which involved spraying lubricant on headlights and 3 polishing pads in 3 stages of polishing as well as use of headlight polishing compound (not airborne) and spray sealant (used very briefly at end of process). Instructions do not mention the need for respirator or mask. No known allergies or asthma, and I am in fine health otherwise. First time, within an hour of use, experienced feeling of pressure on chest that lasted one day. Several weeks later, used again as directed to improve one of the headlights. This time within an hour of use, after having felt in perfect health beforehand, experienced irritation of bronchial passages, pain in sternum, severe coughing, coughing up yellow mucus containing pink streaks. Symptoms have continued unabated for over 1 week. No shortness of breath, no pain in lungs outside of central bronchial area, some fatigue but no difficulty exercising. Suspect subtilisn detergent enzyme that mimics mold spores (since lubricant contains “surfactants”) or quartz silica (as in 3M’s product). MSDS sheets report only one chemical per product in the kit and company phone representative refused to reveal other ingredients (said they were “proprietary”). Physician cannot treat without knowing cause, and company is refusing to assist. Physician suggested inhaler or steroids but I am not having any trouble breathing.
- Model
- bar code 7911800115
- Serial number
- 80001809-0911
- Bought from
- AutoZone, District of Columbia
- Bought
- May 15, 2013, about then
- Where
- Washington, District of Columbia: Street or Highway
- Who was involved
- Age 47, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand RainX Headlight Restoration Kit[sic], made or sold by SOPUS Products
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
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