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Old Aug 9, 2005 | 01:07 PM
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super glue on headlights

i have a bunch of superglue on my headlights and its not coming off...i tried using acetone but it worked very little. what else can i use guys?
Old Aug 9, 2005 | 02:57 PM
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1. How in the h*ll did you get super glue on them??

2. IIRC I saw some stuff at the hardware store that's supposed to remove super glue.
Old Aug 11, 2005 | 03:39 PM
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haha yea i tried super gue remover but it didnt do anything..i also tried paint thinner and that didnt do much either..i dont know what to do now
Old Aug 11, 2005 | 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by roll4life
haha yea i tried super gue remover but it didnt do anything..i also tried paint thinner and that didnt do much either..i dont know what to do now
New headlights......

Or maybe Prinz will chime in. Maybe a rotary in skilled hands could remove it without wrecking the lens??
Old Aug 11, 2005 | 05:47 PM
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Why not sand it off? Then go at them with some rubbing compound then buff with mothers plastic polish. Be creative
Old Aug 11, 2005 | 07:07 PM
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hmm i mite try to do that
Old Aug 11, 2005 | 08:23 PM
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Yeah def go ahead and try it, but take your time, and don't freak out when you see a bunch of little scratches start appearing on the headlights. This happened to me when I was restoring mine since they were all sandblasted and looked like poo. Now they look amazing. Just have confidence and if you run into problems let me know and I'll do my best to help But hey you'd kill 2 birds with one stone...you'd get the glue off and you'd restore your headlights to like-new condition at the same time!
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Originally Posted by bhmax16
Yeah def go ahead and try it, but take your time, and don't freak out when you see a bunch of little scratches start appearing on the headlights. This happened to me when I was restoring mine since they were all sandblasted and looked like poo. Now they look amazing. Just have confidence and if you run into problems let me know and I'll do my best to help But hey you'd kill 2 birds with one stone...you'd get the glue off and you'd restore your headlights to like-new condition at the same time!

sounds awesome man..but do u happen to have a write-up for this? as in wat grit sand paper to use and how/with wat to buff/polish?

thank you
Old Aug 12, 2005 | 03:49 PM
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I believe there is a writeup in the how-to's. It's what I followed when I did mine. If it's not there or you can't find it just PM me and I'll PM you a quick writeup of my own when I have 10 min or so
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