FYI - for anyone considering using lacquer thinner. The strength of that
stuff varies considerably among different brands. A Canadian brand I've
bought, Recochem, is about the strongest I've found. Others, like Park
which is carried by Home Depot, are less strong and may or may not be a
better bet on plastics.
Caveat your emptor.
fs
On Sun, 9 Apr 2000 00:59:12 -0400 (EDT) davidtowle@lycosmail.com writes:
>I compared polishing versus laquer thinner on mine and found the
>laquer thinner to be much easier and faster, didn't even require
>removing the lights from the car. Although to be honest 1.5 years
>later both lights (one done each way) are looking a little yellow
>again, guess it has to be done regularly once the lights get old.
>
>Dave Towle 87 505 turbo SW in CT
>>
>> All:
>>
>> Instead of spending $250 or so to replace my 505's US spec
>headlights
>> with the European ones I'd simply like to try cleaning the yellow
>> off the surrounds so that they are clear. How do you remove the
>> headlight surrounds and what is the best cleaner or solvent for
>> cleaning them? (I know that there has been much discussion of this
>
>> topic in the past, but I can seem to find the appropriate e-mails in
>
>> the archive.)
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>> Hugo Steincamp
>> '87 505 STX
>> Casa Grande, AZ
>>
>>
>>
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