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vincephan 07-22-2010 12:38 PM

Tiny Paint Splatter on Headlights
 
I recently bought my RX8 from a private seller and found that there are tiny specks of dried paint on my headlights.

Would paint thinner be able to break it down enough so that I could scratch it off with my nails? I also heard from a few people that you could clay-bar it off but that sounds wrong to me. Any other suggestions?

Huey52 07-22-2010 12:52 PM

Best to use a specific headlight polish kit you can get at Autozone and elsewhere (Turtlewax, et al). Cleaning/polishing plastic requires different polish/pads.

shaunv74 07-22-2010 12:53 PM

Paint thinner may haze your headlight. I would try it in a small corner to see if it works.

vincephan 07-22-2010 06:06 PM

Thanks for the responses!

If a simple polish kit does work, I don't think I'll need to risk hazing my headlights with paint thinner.

Boltaction 12-13-2010 04:20 AM


Originally Posted by vincephan (Post 3644852)
Thanks for the responses!

If a simple polish kit does work, I don't think I'll need to risk hazing my headlights with paint thinner.

What were your final results?

vincephan 12-28-2010 06:23 PM

The simple polish kit worked just fine. =]

...and I'm terribly sorry for such a late response!


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