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Old 01-02-2005, 04:48 AM   #1
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I recently cleared my headlights. My girlfriend pointed out that my headlights look foggy, i thought she was talking about moisture, but i "windexed my headlights, and they are diirrty, i cleaned the outside the best i could, but he inside looks really grungy, lwhat can i use to like clean out the inside, the obvious choice would be windex, but when i was clearing out my headlights, i got super glue in the inner part of my headlight,, how can i clean them? nail polish remover, or something?
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Old 01-02-2005, 05:27 AM   #2
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Try hot water! Super glue is water soluable... I think that's how you spell that word... anyway, I would stay away from nail polish or anything like that only because you're working with a nice chrome piece of plasic.

Now, if it's on the clear part, I wouldn't worry so much - diluted nail polish perhaps. Just avoid excess rubbing. And after that's clean, yeah, just windex the inside of the lights. Simple, and easy. Hope this helps.
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Old 01-02-2005, 05:40 AM   #3
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denatured alchohol cleans things up some times as well as a mineral spirit
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Old 01-02-2005, 10:00 AM   #4
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whatever you do, STAY AWAY FROM PAINT THINNER! It ruins clear and polished plastics
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Old 01-02-2005, 10:10 AM   #5
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Now, if it's on the clear part, I wouldn't worry so much - diluted nail polish perhaps.
Nigma, nail polish would be a bit backward, don't you think?

No, man I would stay away from nail polish remover!!! It basically is paint thinner, it will leave nasty marks even if you don't rub hard. Use a cleaner that is safe on plastics!

If the glue is on the edge and you don't mind it getting eaten away a little, that's a different story, tho.
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Old 01-02-2005, 10:22 AM   #6
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There is a old trick to clean up YELLOWING headlights that I know. Take some MetalPolish it will clean your healight right up then you take some plastic polish to clean it all up and to finish it off nicely.
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