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Old Jun 10, 2007 | 08:25 PM
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I painted the headlights with tinted clear.... I sanded the yellow stuff off the plastic lens and after some wax and grease remover treatment I painted with tinted clearcoat (the automotive stuff with activator). this clearcoat won't turn yellow, it's the same clear that you would use on your hood, fender and so on...

I added more photos to my "taillights sanded and painted" thread


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Old Jun 10, 2007 | 08:38 PM
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The same clear as I would use on body panels? I'm assuming that you baked it then, to help with an otherwise long cure time? Because there are bodyshop-grade clears out there that don't fully harden or don't completely outgas for months!

The headlights do look good though.
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Old Jun 10, 2007 | 09:07 PM
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The same clear as I would use on body panels? I'm assuming that you baked it then, to help with an otherwise long cure time?
yup... same clear (with activator).... cures in about 30 minutes.... I'm in FL and today it was about 100F in my garage.....
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hmmm ... looks good to me.
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