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cleaning overspray primer off of taillight lenses

Started by ndcornfarmer81, December 07, 2015, 12:30:20 PM

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ndcornfarmer81

Any one have a good way to clean it off them? Its a 69 charger.
I am trying meguiar's plastx, it seems like its working but a lot of elbow grease.

Thanks

nascarxx29

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Dino

Try a small drop of lacquer thinner on a spot not easily seen.  If the plastic does not become sticky then use that.  You can use super fine steel wool in conjunction to speed up the overspray removal if needed. Then buff the lens with plastic polish.

Steel wool and denatured alcohol may work well if the overspray is not too terribly thick and it won't hurt the plastic.  For the record, you can treat plastic as if it was paint so you can sand and buff it.
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Lord Warlock

I'd try a little thinner and fine steel wool, seems to do a better job than most other ways.  Always keep a little steel wool around. 
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comet_666

I saw an episode of GYC where they used muratic acid on the lenses and said they come out perfect. I have not tried this approach.

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Brock Lee

There are a few tricks.

Brake fluid usually works.

Oven cleaner sometimes is safe.

No matter what you try, test in a spot you wont see.

If it were me, I would wet sand with 1000 grit then polish with a Novus plastic polish kit. The lenses will look better than new. The Novus kit will polish your gauge lens to crystal clear again too.