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> Can someone perform this experiment?, How does soda blasting work on headlight bezels?
smontanaro
post Jan 19 2010, 11:12 AM
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Can someone with a soda blaster and some trashed headlight bezel(s) see if soda will take off stains and paint without damaging the plastic? I'm curious. I have neither a soda blaster nor a sacrificial headlight bezel. I do, however, have a car with headlight bezels which were painted black at one point in its lifetime. I'd like to know if there is any hope for them being restored to their original whiteness or if I should start looking for a new set.

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post Jan 20 2010, 05:28 PM
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Found some white headlight surrounds. And they're badly discolored. Should make for a good test.

Give me 30 minutes or so. It's not exactly warm out there though...

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smontanaro   Can someone perform this experiment?   Jan 19 2010, 11:12 AM
underthetire   You can make your own soda blaster with some tubin...   Jan 19 2010, 11:47 AM
ConeDodger   I have a set hanging in my garage that were simila...   Jan 19 2010, 12:04 PM
Vacca Rabite   I think the OP is talking about the plastic surrou...   Jan 19 2010, 12:52 PM
ConeDodger   I think the OP is talking about the plastic surro...   Jan 19 2010, 01:00 PM
kwales   Wow!!!!!! That was a bug ...   Jan 19 2010, 12:58 PM
Mark Henry   Is there anywhere that sells soda in bulk? Has any...   Jan 19 2010, 01:16 PM
Vacca Rabite   Is there anywhere that sells soda in bulk? My bl...   Jan 19 2010, 01:23 PM
McMark   Soda Blasting Media   Jan 19 2010, 01:21 PM
underthetire   gRDX6BPzpj0 Shows using it on a glass vette. Sor...   Jan 19 2010, 01:52 PM
Rav914   I used a very homemade soda blaster on a windshiel...   Jan 19 2010, 03:21 PM
Gint   Didn't see this until now. I still have some ...   Jan 19 2010, 10:54 PM
snakemain   Bought a dedicated 10lb soda blaster at Harbor Fre...   Jan 20 2010, 08:44 AM
Eric_Shea   Industrial soda works but it can leave them a tad ...   Jan 20 2010, 10:34 AM
914Sixer   Harbor Freight has blasting soda if you have one c...   Jan 20 2010, 12:57 PM
kwales   I think you need a dry ice blaster. Those suckers...   Jan 20 2010, 01:04 PM
Gint   Found some white headlight surrounds. And they...   Jan 20 2010, 05:28 PM
Gint   This actually took 5 minutes or so. Plain old Cos...   Jan 20 2010, 05:55 PM
Sleepin   This actually took 5 minutes or so. Plain old Co...   Jan 22 2010, 09:50 AM
Gint   Better pic?   Jan 20 2010, 06:00 PM
kwales   Usually when you abrade flexible plastic, it gets ...   Jan 21 2010, 12:13 PM
Gint   Usually when you abrade flexible plastic, it gets ...   Jan 22 2010, 08:47 AM
smontanaro   Gint - Thanks for the test. That gives me the not...   Jan 21 2010, 09:49 PM
Vacca Rabite   If you have an air compressor, you really can just...   Jan 22 2010, 08:14 AM
smontanaro   if you don't have a compressor, this is *just*...   Jan 22 2010, 10:12 AM
Vacca Rabite   if you don't have a compressor, this is *just...   Jan 22 2010, 11:53 AM
zymurgist   the smallest I would get is a 24 gallon oil coole...   Jan 22 2010, 12:10 PM
Vacca Rabite   I think that soda is supposed to be a single use m...   Jan 22 2010, 08:59 AM
Gint   One time use of soda what I've been lead to be...   Jan 22 2010, 09:05 AM
underthetire   The Fuzzy should be able to be knocked off with pl...   Jan 22 2010, 09:59 AM
underthetire   Air is the only way to go ! I picked this up h...   Jan 22 2010, 12:21 PM
smontanaro   *sigh* let me try again... http://www.dewalt.com/u...   Jan 22 2010, 04:57 PM
Gint   *sigh* let me try again... [url=http://www.dewalt....   Jan 22 2010, 05:16 PM


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