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Revers lens swap
« on: July 11, 2009, 10:40:20 am »
I have the L.E.D rear lights and wanted to get more symmetry on the back of the car so i have replaced the red fog lens for a white reversing one. Quite a simple mod, just required prying the glued section apart and swapping the lenses, then re-glue back together.
Now i used superglue did the job then came back to it in the morning. There is now a cloudy patch on the outer casing of the light, which is the bit you look through. I am guessing the fumes had nowhere to escape too and have landed or stuck to the outer section and dried, creating a white cloudy patch almost like condensation.   


My question is: What can i use to remove this without damaging the plastic, a bit of it washed off but the rest wont budge. If yuz dont know a safe substance to do this perhaps you could point me in the direction of a company or person who would know.  :happy2:

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Re: Revers lens swap
« Reply #1 on: July 11, 2009, 11:02:52 am »
i think the superglue has burnt the plastic lense, it does this with certain plastics, you may have been better using a silcone based adhesive pal

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Re: Revers lens swap
« Reply #2 on: July 11, 2009, 11:05:38 am »
So do you think its irreversible  :sad1:

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Re: Revers lens swap
« Reply #3 on: July 11, 2009, 11:06:50 am »
maybe not :sad:, its hard to say without seeing it pal, has it gone like an opaque dry patch?

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Re: Revers lens swap
« Reply #4 on: July 11, 2009, 11:12:59 am »
its like watered down white paint as soon as you touch it with your fingers which are moist it disappears, then as it dries it comes back again a couple of seconds later.  :smiley:

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Re: Revers lens swap
« Reply #5 on: July 11, 2009, 11:15:34 am »
is it rough to touch?, I have some perpex polish here which we use on plane windscreens your welcome to try a bit of that pal

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Re: Revers lens swap
« Reply #6 on: July 11, 2009, 11:23:01 am »
The light is back on my car but i had a spare reversing lens so in my hand i have a lens/disc which was covered quite bad. I feel like it will wash off with the correct stuff it doesn't feel etched, but i think unless the correct stuf was used the plastic would scratch or dissolve with the glue.

How does this polish work Gaz is it like a ultra fine sanding effect, as i would worry that would almost do the same thing. Though i no fook all about polishing plastics.

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Re: Revers lens swap
« Reply #7 on: July 11, 2009, 11:27:19 am »
it is an abrasive paste Tom, but it doesn't make the surface hazy because then the plane drivers wouldn't be able to see where they are going :laugh:

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Re: Revers lens swap
« Reply #8 on: July 11, 2009, 11:29:31 am »
Just laughed out loud  :signLOL:

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Re: Revers lens swap
« Reply #9 on: July 11, 2009, 11:49:18 am »
I've got some superglue remover mate I could send a tube of it up to if you wanted pretty good stuff should work.

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Re: Revers lens swap
« Reply #10 on: July 11, 2009, 11:53:48 am »
That sounds good Luke is it plastic safe.  :smiley:

PG just sent me a link for this.  http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=28994

 i think i will give this a go first and if it doesn't budge it i will come back to you cheers chaps.  :drinking:

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Re: Revers lens swap
« Reply #11 on: July 11, 2009, 11:54:06 am »
sounds promising :happy2:

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Re: Revers lens swap
« Reply #12 on: July 11, 2009, 02:36:25 pm »
can we see some pictures? i plan to do some tweeking of the interior plastics and kept getting this problem, sounds like the same thing. i switched to a silicone to combat it but would be interested to see if theres a simple fix



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Re: Revers lens swap
« Reply #13 on: July 11, 2009, 05:14:48 pm »
can we see some pictures? i plan to do some tweeking of the interior plastics and kept getting this problem, sounds like the same thing. i switched to a silicone to combat it but would be interested to see if theres a simple fix


I dont think it would show up to well with my camera skills, but i will buy the above stuff tomorrow and do a before and after shot of the light.
Even the spare lens has improved just by sitting here rubbing it so i have high hopes of success.  :smiley:

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Re: Revers lens swap
« Reply #14 on: July 11, 2009, 06:16:31 pm »
That sounds good Luke is it plastic safe.  :smiley:

PG just sent me a link for this.  http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=28994

 i think i will give this a go first and if it doesn't budge it i will come back to you cheers chaps.  :drinking:

Yes mate it has been safe on practically everything i've used it on to date even leather lol.

So ys just give me a shout if you struggle mate i'll get some in the post to you. :happy2: