acetone on foglamps

**wewoy_romero** · November 24th, 2007 07:42 PM

guys, need help.

stupid mistake on my part.

accident nalagyan ng paint specks yung fog lamps ko (taiwan ek96-98 square foglamps). so i tried wiping it with cotton balls dipped in acetone. parang lumabo yung glass/plastic.

what should i do to make it clear again? thanks thanks.

**niky** · November 24th, 2007 11:29 PM

Uh... buffing? I don't know if you can fix it... you're not supposed to put acetone on plastic as it melts the plastic...

Try my rubbing compound... it might not return it to a completely clear look, but it might make it usable, at least.

**chuaed** · November 24th, 2007 11:40 PM

malabo na iyan, kailangan palitan nalang ng bagong fog lamp assembly...

**raine** · November 25th, 2007 12:47 AM

try mo muna wet sanding ng pinakamataas na grade ng sandpaper, then rubbing compound and then polishing compound naman, glass siguro yan kasi pag plastic subrang init pag naka bukas foglight mo matutunaw yan.

**niky** · November 25th, 2007 07:00 AM

Originally Posted by niky

Uh... buffing? I don't know if you can fix it... you're not supposed to put acetone on plastic as it melts the plastic...

Try my rubbing compound... it might not return it to a completely clear look, but it might make it usable, at least.

Hmmm... why did my answer come out like this? I don't sell rubbing compound!

Basta... try to repolish it first before giving up... sayang din yung pera... fogs are a good couple of thousand pesos, eh...

**mbeige** · November 25th, 2007 08:37 AM

Sorry, you ruined your fog lamp lens. Acetone eats rubber and plastics, in your case you probably had a really wet cotton ball of acetone. Sanding will make it worse, because it's plastic. Acetone would not have eaten it if it's glass. On any optics you'll want to clean it with something gentle, not abrasives like sandpaper or anything harsh like chemicals (such as acetone you used). However you may try really gently wet sanding it as Raine said, just keep in mind you may damage it more by scratching the lens.

As a reminder, removing paint drops can be done with a clay bar especially so if it's still fresh. Go with the mildest approach first then get more aggressive if nothing happens but keep in mind that aggressive measures might incur damage on the surface.

Either buy a new or surplus unit, or just keep it as it is just save up for it when you have more time I guess.

**Memphis Raines** · November 25th, 2007 08:52 AM

Akala ko you will prep your foglamps for a good manicure hehe.

That happened to me long time ago on my big bike's foglamps, hindi na talaga kayang i-retoke kasi tumagos talaga sa plastic lens (hella). I kept it anyway because it had a new "frosted" look

**ghosthunter** · November 25th, 2007 12:38 PM

Originally Posted by niky

Try my rubbing compound...

OT: uyyyy.... anong klaseng rubbing compound yan ha?

**Horsepower** · November 25th, 2007 05:06 PM

Just buy a new one and take this as a learning experience.

**wewoy_romero** · November 25th, 2007 05:17 PM

Originally Posted by Memphis Raines

Akala ko you will prep your foglamps for a good manicure hehe.

That happened to me long time ago on my big bike's foglamps, hindi na talaga kayang i-retoke kasi tumagos talaga sa plastic lens (hella). I kept it anyway because it had a new "frosted" look

yep, "medyo" nagmukhang frosted look. although it doesn't seem to have any significant effect sa buga ng ilaw, it just looks, hazy.

the cotton ball was not very wet. and i think glass nga yung lens (yung taiwan immitation square fogs ng ek96-98).

have tried "cleaning" the lens with car shampoo and water. mukhang di na kaya. will try wetsanding and rubbing compound. sayang yung isang lens eh.
pag di na talaga kinaya, i'm planning to paint it yellow para di halata.

maraming salamat mga sirs.