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Old Nov 12, 2008 | 07:47 AM
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well i was doin something with spray paint and lets just say some of it got splated on the headlights then i figured why not use paint striper.. WRONG omg now one of my headlight is all blurry and stuff.. someone plzz help
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Old Nov 12, 2008 | 07:52 AM
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post some pics of the damage... that way youll get better suggestions;

off the bat mine would be to try some meguiars plast-x it may help.

next time just get a clay bar to remove the overspray.
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Old Nov 12, 2008 | 08:10 AM
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ohh so where do i get these meguiars plastX at??
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Old Nov 12, 2008 | 09:18 AM
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walmart or any auto store
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Old Nov 12, 2008 | 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by AP1rulz,Nov 12 2008, 08:52 AM
post some pics of the damage... that way youll get better suggestions;

off the bat mine would be to try some meguiars plast-x it may help.

next time just get a clay bar to remove the overspray.


some plastic treatment, and take your time buffing out the haze, post up some pics for more advice, GL!
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Old Nov 12, 2008 | 10:34 AM
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its a white bottle; looks like this:
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Old Nov 12, 2008 | 02:22 PM
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If that fails to work you will probably have to wet-sand your headlights with fine grit sandpaper first, and then polish with plastX
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Old Nov 12, 2008 | 04:44 PM
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what kind of paint stripper did you use? was it a laquer thinner? usually a laquer or paint thinner is going to put cracks into the plastic on the headlights. and obviously as you know already ruin the finish. since you already used a harsh material, your going to want to wetsand and polish. wetsanding will gaurantee your results if done right.

I HIGHLY doubt the plastx is going to work, but you can definitely try it out. it doesnt have enough abrasiveness to take that type of material off nor does it have the chemicals to dissolve it, unless its minor oxidation on the headlights, but again you never know, it COULD work.

if you plan on wetsanding you can follow this DIY

https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.ph...ic=463970&st=0
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