cleaning lens covers
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Just teased them off gently with a flat wooden stirrer
Most of the black painted edge came off and stayed on the car so just need to remove the remainder
The sikaflex I just cut pack with a Stanley blade
Most times this is done I guess is for a front end repaint so you will remove every trace of sikaflex but I am just refitting mine as they had condensation behind and clearly leaked where they had not been well sealed previously
Most of the black painted edge came off and stayed on the car so just need to remove the remainder
The sikaflex I just cut pack with a Stanley blade
Most times this is done I guess is for a front end repaint so you will remove every trace of sikaflex but I am just refitting mine as they had condensation behind and clearly leaked where they had not been well sealed previously
I recently did this on my T350. First for those trying to remove the cover, I use an old credit card/door access card. Just push it thro' the sikaflex bond so you can see the card on the other side of the cover and you should be able to drag it around the edge and split the bond without damaging the paintwork. A word from the wise tho'. If you have had a respray without removing the covers, there may be overspray on the sikaflex, so it might be worth running a blade around to separate the overspray from the main paint work. This will prevent the lacquer chipping around the edge. I used Screwfix silicone remover to dissolve the remaining sikaflex that could not be trimmed away (it did not react with my paintwork, but be careful I have used other solvents that have when removing Armourfend glue Grrr).
Removing the frit band (black paint), I erred on the side of caution and did not apply any thinners etc. I used a Stanley knife blade and scraped the paint off with the blade, keeping it perpendicular to the surface so as to not cut chunks out of the plastic. I used Brasso on a cotton wool pad to polish out any minor scratches. Any bigger scratches were sanded out with fine wet and dry and then Brassoed to a shine.
Sikaflex do a black primer which can be used as a frit band. Simply mask off with masking tape and apply a couple of coats of the primer with a sponge. Then sikaflex the cover back into position. Simples
Removing the frit band (black paint), I erred on the side of caution and did not apply any thinners etc. I used a Stanley knife blade and scraped the paint off with the blade, keeping it perpendicular to the surface so as to not cut chunks out of the plastic. I used Brasso on a cotton wool pad to polish out any minor scratches. Any bigger scratches were sanded out with fine wet and dry and then Brassoed to a shine.
Sikaflex do a black primer which can be used as a frit band. Simply mask off with masking tape and apply a couple of coats of the primer with a sponge. Then sikaflex the cover back into position. Simples
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