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Posted by: mk114 Apr 3 2005, 07:12 PM

Has anyone ever soaked there lenses in pinesol to remove the color ( i am testing what I rea online to remove color form the lens

Posted by: mk114 Apr 4 2005, 03:39 AM

hears b4

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Posted by: mk114 Apr 4 2005, 03:40 AM

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Posted by: mk114 Apr 4 2005, 03:42 AM

it worked pretty well but have film on them will require some more scrubbing to clean to persection b4 I smoke them (at least half of it any way)

Posted by: CptTripps Apr 4 2005, 06:20 AM

WHOA!

That's flipping amazing! I've NEVER heard of that before. Cool idea!

Posted by: tat2dphreak Apr 4 2005, 07:54 AM

SWEEETTT!!! the clear lenses go fo a mint, and I was afraid I was going to have to bend over to get some... now I'll try this first!!

thanks!!

Posted by: dakotaewing Apr 4 2005, 08:03 AM

The next question is.... What would someone use to recolor them...???

Inquiring minds want to Know....

Thom

Posted by: CptTripps Apr 4 2005, 08:19 AM

I had always used RIT dye in hot water.

Soak them for a few hours, and you'll be in good shape.

I'll take the lenses off the Junkster and see what happens. (cracked anyway)

Posted by: mk114 Apr 4 2005, 11:07 AM

I am goint to run the through the dish washer and see how they turn out. they seem to have a hazey film on them I give some more status when I'm done

Posted by: rhaas Apr 4 2005, 11:14 AM

you might be able to get rid of the haze with some mothers polish

Posted by: mharrison Apr 4 2005, 09:05 PM

Brasso is a good plastic polish. We used that to polish plastic watch crystals in the jewelry business. I've used it on the shields for my motorcycle helmets as well.

Posted by: DblDog Apr 4 2005, 09:13 PM

Try some tooth paste...not too abrasive, then hit it with Mothers cleaner!

Posted by: iiibdsiil Apr 4 2005, 09:27 PM

Hobby stores sell paint you can use to recolor them. I think that is what I heard.

Posted by: jgiroux67 Apr 4 2005, 10:10 PM

So would this work on the tail light lenses as well?

Posted by: mk114 Apr 4 2005, 10:12 PM

Yes working on removing some tail lights now

Posted by: jgiroux67 Apr 6 2005, 08:29 PM

How long do you soak them for?

Posted by: mk114 Apr 6 2005, 08:36 PM

'Pine Sol' - very handy kitchen/laundry product that can be picked up at the supermarket (often on special too !)
Not as aggressive as Scalemaster or Chameleon so several soakings may be needed to achieve the desired result.
After any soakings in these products, wash the model in warm soapy water (to neutralize the reaction) and scrub with a toothbrush to loosen stubborn paint.
When using any of these products, thin vinyl/latex protective gloves are a good idea as they can cause dermatitis to some sensitive skins.
Hope this is of help to you.

this what I read tokk about 4 to 6 hours for the lenses to come clean and ther was scrubbing involved I used a tooth brush

USE RUBBER GLOVES

Posted by: Headrage Apr 6 2005, 08:52 PM

Do you soak then in straight pinesol or diluted?

Posted by: Tony Apr 6 2005, 09:01 PM

Simple Green works also, I have remove paint from 40 year model cars and things.
Then polish them with Novus it comes in three grades 3 removes scratches then polish with #2 then #1 . Hobby stores and I think Tap Plastics has it .

Posted by: mk114 Apr 6 2005, 09:17 PM

straight pine sol

Posted by: jgiroux67 Apr 7 2005, 04:51 PM

Well I tried this with my round turn signals just for the heck of it. It did not remove the color but it did however make them look brand new and shiny again so the experiment wasn't a loss.
I think why this worked for you was that the euro lenses you got where clear to start with and then are colored amber at the top where as the US ones are made with amber colored plastic.

Did you have any luck on the tail lights?

Posted by: 94teener Apr 7 2005, 07:46 PM

Acetone removes the amber off of the the Italian lens very easily. Takes about 30 minutes to do a pair of lenses and leaves no cloudiness.

Phil

Posted by: msglaigaie Apr 25 2005, 10:35 AM

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Simple Green works also, I have remove paint from 40 year model cars and things.

Be careful with simple green. My little (but aggressive troopies), would put simple green on weapons and they came Very clean, all the way down to the steel. No dirt, no grease, no anodizing, no finish at all. Very shiny, very clean, and useless for their intended purpose. Yes one can be to clean. Be careful out there mates.
MSG L