Cleaning inside tail lenses

M · November 23rd, 2003 01:21 AM

kwistyon,
pinasok kasi ng tubig yung tail lights ko ... medyo tumagal ... mecyo nangitim ... i already sealed the lamps ... ang problem, i put in as much of the rag as i can inside the hole (for the bulb) to clean the insides ... kaso hindi pa rin pantay ang hue ng ilaw ko ... and i think its because of the dirt in the wet tail lamps.

paano pa ba pwedeng linis ang gawin dito? :confused:

**pajerokid** · November 23rd, 2003 01:39 AM

Pare, punta kang mercury drug grocery tapos bumili ka nung Evenflo brand na panglinis ng dede ng bata. You'll know what to do afterwards

Sikreto ng mga buy and sell.

M · November 27th, 2003 09:10 AM

hmmn ... now why didn't i think of that?

thanks bro!

**chicane811** · December 4th, 2003 05:26 AM

This may sound funny but it's really what the "professionals" use. Liquid sosa. Just add a little water, shake it and presto! You can you that also for your headlights. In Banawe, they'll charge you P300 for that. Kesyo kung anong "chemical" daw yung panlinis...

**theveed** · December 5th, 2003 10:26 AM

Di ba matutunaw plastic? kasi dati when I put too much sosa sa piping namin sa bahay nabutas yung U joint eh... just wondering.

AC · December 5th, 2003 05:26 PM

i agree po mr theveed... hehe hmmm... kakatakot yn... hehe.... u might end up buying new lights nga... if mali timpla mo sa tubig... hehe...

**woodfire** · December 5th, 2003 05:48 PM

why not try good old vinegar and brush/agitate the tail lights. vinegar's acidity takes out the haze and hard water spots as attested to by several professional detailers.

**groucho** · December 25th, 2003 07:24 PM

Kung ayaw mo naman ng Evenflo, kahit test tube cleaner/brush ang gamitin mo.

**pajerokid** · December 27th, 2003 08:35 AM

a test tube cleaner would be much better. Its smaller and more maneouverable.

**kimpOy** · December 27th, 2003 12:23 PM

ang galing niyo talaga!!!

**groucho** · December 27th, 2003 11:27 PM

Actually, a good old fashioned pipe cleaner would also be handy. You know, the ones that your lolo would use to clean his tobacco pipe. They're actually short pieces of wire covered with bristles or absorbent material/cloth and consequently become pretty effective miniature brushes. In fact, these are sometimes used to make wire sculpture.

SM has this in the Men's Department....in the counter where the lighters are sold. Or try the Fuma! counters.

**bulldog** · December 27th, 2003 11:38 PM

i use my pressure washer to clean the tail lights. it can reach the areas that the brush can't reach.

**orly_andico** · January 3rd, 2004 01:53 AM

i learned a few things about this recently. my front cornering lights had turned amber due to the bulb melting some of the plastic.

i tried bleach first (overnight). it didn't work. couldn't find liquid sosa, so i tried muriatic acid :D it didn't take out the amber, but it did strip the silver coating from the lamp assemblies

now i'll have to spend 1000 to replace the two, non-OEM pa yun. :P

**DragOn** · January 3rd, 2004 04:29 AM

safe for all ba yung mga mentioned above? ksi yung sa friend ko yung acord 94 headlights niya pinalinis niya, linagyan ng glass cleaner or some chemical, habang linilinis, natanggal yung chrome sa ilang part nung headlamp. is this because luma lang yung car/healamp?

di kaya maninilaw yung headlamps pag vinegar ginamit? hehe thanks thanks

**theveed** · January 3rd, 2004 09:33 AM

the "chrome" part is not chromed or anything, it's just plastic reflectorized coatings which are VERY VERY sensitive to anything from physical contact to chemical contact (even water can scrape it off depending on material type)... it's best not to touch that part other than soft cotton towel with no pressure... Older cars (like my 123 benz) has a more metallic coating which is more durable but less reflective...

**orly_andico** · January 3rd, 2004 11:33 AM

.. yeah.. that's what happened to me.. that "chrome" is reflectorized plastic and the muriatic acid took it right off (without any physical rubbing action) :O

**theveed** · January 3rd, 2004 03:26 PM

yup, si Blackmagic, he poured a glass of water and shook the headlight assembly lang (not hard pa!) and the reflective coating came off

**DragOn** · January 10th, 2004 01:13 AM

so talagang yung lens part lang na clear ang dapat linisin dba?

problema sa mga honda headlamps bilis madumihan. ibang makes naman di ganyan. bat kaya? parehong stanley naman ah.

**theveed** · January 10th, 2004 10:19 AM

Dragon, i think it has something to do with where the lens exhaust holes are, the Accord, BMW E36, AE111 Corolla, RAV4 are pretty much a dirt prone model-headlight assembly

**DragOn** · January 13th, 2004 10:14 AM

hehe onga naman..parang mas exposed mga yan compared to others..

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