Confuzed?

04_NeonSxt · Post by **04_NeonSxt** » Sun May 17, 2009 10:00 pm

So today I decided to try and make fiberglass eyelids, and see what I thought when they were finished. I layed a couple strips of masking tape down to outline where I wanted the eyelids. Then I took saran wrap over the entire headlight. It was my first time fiberglassing but it went ok. I left it cure most of the day and then when I removed the fiberglass off of the headlight I noticed some strange marks all over it, except where I put those small strips of tape. I tried using goo gone but that only brought of the tape residue. Has anybody else had anything like this happen? Or have any ideas how to get rid of them, short of getting new ones. Here are some pics they are at night with the headlights on.

fearingdark · Post by **fearingdark** » Sun May 17, 2009 11:38 pm

do they sit up above the surface of the lens? i have some similar marks, but they are actually in the lens, i caused it with the adhesion promoter when i put my eyelids on

04_NeonSxt · Post by **04_NeonSxt** » Sun May 17, 2009 11:48 pm

Well im not sure because when I rub my finger over them I can feel them but I tried using some rubbing compound and a rag but it didnt really seem to help all that much. But when you look at them they look like little cracks but yet they didnt crack the whole way through.

Caraudioholic24 · Post by **Caraudioholic24** » Mon May 18, 2009 1:06 am

Seems like the surface of the lens is distorting due to the resin and/or hardener. May have sseped through the plastic wrap.

fearingdark · Post by **fearingdark** » Mon May 18, 2009 1:11 am

i think its like a chemical crack. it doesn't go all the way through, but it looks like crap. doesn't throw light though. probably going to have to deal with it, unless you get new ones

Caraudioholic24 · Post by **Caraudioholic24** » Mon May 18, 2009 1:33 am

Yea I dont think your gonna get that off. Maybe try the 3m headlight reapair kit that goes on your drill. May help you out a bit. I have a set but they are a little differnet. Check out the first page of my for sale thread

Neonrider1981 · Post by **Neonrider1981** » Mon May 18, 2009 2:48 am

Jeh that's due to resin and hardener. The chemicals don't go with plastic as you can see

you had to use tape over the lens before you use the resin. And not one layer but to be safe about 3 layers...

JerryR · Post by **JerryR** » Mon May 18, 2009 3:14 pm

thats the coating they sprayed on the lights, it came off when you pulled off the tape. i think.

i had the same problem with the tape.

excon · Post by **excon** » Mon May 18, 2009 8:34 pm

now is the perfect excuse to get projectors!

04_NeonSxt · Post by **04_NeonSxt** » Mon May 18, 2009 11:27 pm

Yeah I can see now that I should have put tape everywhere because where the tape was the plastic is fine. Oh well, although it showed up so well in the pics its not that noticable, but enough that when I find I deal on headlights ill probably pick them up.

As far as projectors go I have thought about them but I would probably want to keep them chrome as I just ordered some clear marker lights and I just don't know how I feel about them.