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removing paint from turn siganl lenses, pinesol |
mk114 |
Apr 3 2005, 07:12 PM
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LOST in NO space (my garage) Group: Members Posts: 330 Joined: 29-March 05 From: Salt Lake Utah Member No.: 3,835 |
Has anyone ever soaked there lenses in pinesol to remove the color ( i am testing what I rea online to remove color form the lens
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mk114 |
Apr 4 2005, 03:39 AM
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LOST in NO space (my garage) Group: Members Posts: 330 Joined: 29-March 05 From: Salt Lake Utah Member No.: 3,835 |
hears b4
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mk114 |
Apr 4 2005, 03:40 AM
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LOST in NO space (my garage) Group: Members Posts: 330 Joined: 29-March 05 From: Salt Lake Utah Member No.: 3,835 |
heres after
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mk114 |
Apr 4 2005, 03:41 AM
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LOST in NO space (my garage) Group: Members Posts: 330 Joined: 29-March 05 From: Salt Lake Utah Member No.: 3,835 |
heres another after
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mk114 |
Apr 4 2005, 03:42 AM
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LOST in NO space (my garage) Group: Members Posts: 330 Joined: 29-March 05 From: Salt Lake Utah Member No.: 3,835 |
it worked pretty well but have film on them will require some more scrubbing to clean to persection b4 I smoke them (at least half of it any way)
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CptTripps |
Apr 4 2005, 06:20 AM
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:: Punch and Pie :: Group: Members Posts: 3,584 Joined: 26-December 04 From: Mentor, OH Member No.: 3,342 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
WHOA! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif)
That's flipping amazing! I've NEVER heard of that before. Cool idea! |
tat2dphreak |
Apr 4 2005, 07:54 AM
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stoya, stoya, stoya Group: Benefactors Posts: 8,797 Joined: 6-June 03 From: Wylie, TX Member No.: 792 Region Association: Southwest Region |
SWEEETTT!!! the clear lenses go fo a mint, and I was afraid I was going to have to bend over to get some... now I'll try this first!!
thanks!! |
dakotaewing |
Apr 4 2005, 08:03 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,160 Joined: 8-July 03 From: DeSoto, Tx Member No.: 897 Region Association: Southwest Region |
The next question is.... What would someone use to recolor them...???
Inquiring minds want to Know.... Thom |
CptTripps |
Apr 4 2005, 08:19 AM
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:: Punch and Pie :: Group: Members Posts: 3,584 Joined: 26-December 04 From: Mentor, OH Member No.: 3,342 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I had always used RIT dye in hot water.
Soak them for a few hours, and you'll be in good shape. I'll take the lenses off the Junkster and see what happens. (cracked anyway) |
mk114 |
Apr 4 2005, 11:07 AM
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LOST in NO space (my garage) Group: Members Posts: 330 Joined: 29-March 05 From: Salt Lake Utah Member No.: 3,835 |
I am goint to run the through the dish washer and see how they turn out. they seem to have a hazey film on them I give some more status when I'm done
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rhaas |
Apr 4 2005, 11:14 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 63 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Bay Saint Louis, MS Member No.: 155 |
you might be able to get rid of the haze with some mothers polish
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mharrison |
Apr 4 2005, 09:05 PM
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Why do I bother???? Group: Members Posts: 633 Joined: 8-September 03 From: Madison, MS Member No.: 1,123 |
Brasso is a good plastic polish. We used that to polish plastic watch crystals in the jewelry business. I've used it on the shields for my motorcycle helmets as well.
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DblDog |
Apr 4 2005, 09:13 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 164 Joined: 8-February 05 From: San Rafael, CA Member No.: 3,578 Region Association: Northern California |
Try some tooth paste...not too abrasive, then hit it with Mothers cleaner!
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iiibdsiil |
Apr 4 2005, 09:27 PM
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Needs Door Locks Group: Members Posts: 605 Joined: 19-November 03 From: Tampa / Boca Raton, FL Member No.: 1,362 |
Hobby stores sell paint you can use to recolor them. I think that is what I heard.
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jgiroux67 |
Apr 4 2005, 10:10 PM
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Guitar Shredder Group: Members Posts: 593 Joined: 4-June 04 From: Turlock, CA Member No.: 2,157 |
So would this work on the tail light lenses as well?
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mk114 |
Apr 4 2005, 10:12 PM
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LOST in NO space (my garage) Group: Members Posts: 330 Joined: 29-March 05 From: Salt Lake Utah Member No.: 3,835 |
Yes working on removing some tail lights now
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jgiroux67 |
Apr 6 2005, 08:29 PM
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Guitar Shredder Group: Members Posts: 593 Joined: 4-June 04 From: Turlock, CA Member No.: 2,157 |
How long do you soak them for?
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mk114 |
Apr 6 2005, 08:36 PM
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LOST in NO space (my garage) Group: Members Posts: 330 Joined: 29-March 05 From: Salt Lake Utah Member No.: 3,835 |
'Pine Sol' - very handy kitchen/laundry product that can be picked up at the supermarket (often on special too !)
Not as aggressive as Scalemaster or Chameleon so several soakings may be needed to achieve the desired result. After any soakings in these products, wash the model in warm soapy water (to neutralize the reaction) and scrub with a toothbrush to loosen stubborn paint. When using any of these products, thin vinyl/latex protective gloves are a good idea as they can cause dermatitis to some sensitive skins. Hope this is of help to you. this what I read tokk about 4 to 6 hours for the lenses to come clean and ther was scrubbing involved I used a tooth brush USE RUBBER GLOVES |
Allan |
Apr 6 2005, 08:52 PM
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Teenerless Weenie Group: Members Posts: 8,373 Joined: 5-July 04 From: Western Mesopotamia Member No.: 2,304 Region Association: Southern California |
Do you soak then in straight pinesol or diluted?
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Tony |
Apr 6 2005, 09:01 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 41 Joined: 30-July 03 From: Livermore ca Member No.: 967 |
Simple Green works also, I have remove paint from 40 year model cars and things.
Then polish them with Novus it comes in three grades 3 removes scratches then polish with #2 then #1 . Hobby stores and I think Tap Plastics has it . |
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