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tyejames92
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smoked tailights

Postby tyejames92 » Mon May 16, 2011 1:20 pm

hey guys i gave it a go but i didnt like it so i was wondering does anyone know what would be the best to remove it with my step father said petrol but i wasnt sure and im not too keen on taking them off again so something thats not gonna damage my body paint?

cheers in advance

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Postby cdkam » Tue Jun 21, 2011 7:06 pm

best off asking a garage/paint shop about that dude.

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Postby Meaty » Tue Jun 21, 2011 9:27 pm

Im not to sure what the question is that your asking ........ otherwise i would try to help .
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Postby cdkam » Tue Jun 21, 2011 9:32 pm

Meaty wrote:Im not to sure what the question is that your asking ........ otherwise i would try to help .


he wants to get rid of the 'smoked' effect on his tail-lights, DIY solution..

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Postby Shaocaholica » Wed Jun 22, 2011 3:54 pm

Try rubbing alcohol first. I would also recommend you remove the lights from the car as well to avoid any 'complications' with body paint in case you mess up.

If the alcohol doesn't work, try acetone but really lightly on a rag.

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Postby Graham » Wed Jun 22, 2011 6:12 pm

metho spirits or petrol works a treat.

whatever you do don't use a scourer/steel wool, it'll scratch the crap out of your tail lights.. i learnt that the hard way
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Postby Shaocaholica » Wed Jun 22, 2011 6:18 pm

Graham wrote:metho spirits or petrol works a treat.

whatever you do don't use a scourer/steel wool, it'll scratch the crap out of your tail lights.. i learnt that the hard way

You can polish out scratched lights. Its not a total loss. You can even sand them down with a gradually finer sand paper and then have them refinished in clear coat or tinted clear coat for a proper tint.

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Postby driftnut(( » Thu Jun 30, 2011 1:05 pm

metho +1 works
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