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best way to clean up white headlight surroundings? |
Gustl |
Feb 16 2006, 11:50 PM
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914 enthusiast & historian Group: Members Posts: 11,536 Joined: 16-June 04 From: TIROL / Austria Member No.: 2,212 Region Association: Austria |
just bought a set of white headlight surroundings on eBay
in general they're in good condition, but they're not really white ... they've that typical "old and grey" touch as well as some color overspray now I wonder what's the best way to get them clean white without distroying their surface and without overspraying with white color I'd love to keep the original white plastic look ... any experiences? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wavey.gif) Gustl Attached image(s) |
davep |
Feb 17 2006, 11:51 AM
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914 Historian Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,162 Joined: 13-October 03 From: Burford, ON, N0E 1A0 Member No.: 1,244 Region Association: Canada |
I found a power washer works good on white plastic patio furniture, but leaves a rough surface. After such a cleaning, I'd be inclined to use a white bumper paint. That paint adheres well to plastic and rubber. Chemical cleaners tend to damage the plastic. Basically, as has been stated, removing the discolored layer is really the only choice. It is not so much cleaning as refinishing.
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