Remove stained glass paint from headlight?

[Isdoyra]

Sorry to bother guys, buy i blacked house my headlights and when it came to paint the high beams i fucked it up, used some crack paint and my high beams look funny, bought some 3000k hid's and one fuck'n bulb came defective.

Is there a way to remove the paint without removing the shiny metalic look part.
(Sorry about my english, not native speaker)

[Joshy]

Sorry to bother guys, buy i blacked house my headlights and when it came to paint the high beams i fucked it up, used some crack paint and my high beams look funny, bought some 3000k hid's and one fuck'n bulb came defective.

Is there a way to remove the paint without removing the shiny metalic look part.
(Sorry about my english, not native speaker)

it's possible, either by using very high grit sandpaper (2000+) and polishing compound; or try using a rag with a solvent, like acetone or xylene, and gently rubbing the yellow paint off.

but it would be a bit more time/cost-effective to get another set of headlights from say, the junkyard, and blackhousing them again.

good luck.

[ExplodingCake]

Careful though , the chrome coating tends to come off easily.

[HybridKyle]

I would buy another set of headlights like mentioned above. Try using solvent to get it off, I don't think sandpaper would be good on that chrome coating.

[Isdoyra]

Thanks for the quick replays, but a set of headlights in Colombia cost around 350 bucks, I guess i'll leave them alone!

[foamypirate]

Acetone and a Q-tip. I de-yellow housed two sets of head lights this way (4 housings total). Just be gentle, or you'll push the end of the stick through the cotton and scratch the chrome. If you do scratch it, it's not a big deal.

See this thread:
http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=113667

[cvc7chris]

unless u get them shippped into colombia

[lazeepnoy]

Sorry to bother guys, buy i blacked house my headlights and when it came to paint the high beams i fucked it up, used some crack paint and my high beams look funny, bought some 3000k hid's and one fuck'n bulb came defective.

Is there a way to remove the paint without removing the shiny metalic look part.
(Sorry about my english, not native speaker)

Have you heard of paint thinner? Removes any paint =]

[HybridKyle]

DAMN, I'm about to start importing parts to Columbia

[choogee3]

Have you heard of paint thinner? Removes any paint =]

This is very untrue myfriend.

[cm7k24]

high grit sandpaper and some water can do good.

[Isdoyra]

Acetone and a Q-tip. I de-yellow housed two sets of head lights this way (4 housings total). Just be gentle, or you'll push the end of the stick through the cotton and scratch the chrome. If you do scratch it, it's not a big deal.

See this thread:
http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=113667

Thanks a lot, I'mma buy some plish removal and give it a try

[Isdoyra]

DAMN, I'm about to start importing parts to Columbia

Would be good busyness, only that cb7 here are not that common, instead of civics and tegs!
That's why I love my CB7!!

[carps_accord]

paint remover will crack your lenses..and nail polish remover will do shit..best thing to do is get another set

[foamypirate]

paint remover will crack your lenses..and nail polish remover will do shit..best thing to do is get another set

So that explains why I did two sets of head lights with it, then? Look at the thread I posted. Those head lights were de-yellow housed with generic nail polish removal.

Think (and read) before you speak.