slick Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 Ok, I know RTV dries to be pretty hard. This stuff is sticky at room temperature. It's been sitting in the open air for about 1 month now, me hoping that it would dry, so I could just pull it off. Didn't happen. So... what do I use to get this crap off? Right now, it's making it a humongous pain for me because of my projector retrofit(I have to keep putting the headlamps together and taking them apart). With the excessive amount of sealant on there, it's making it hard to make sure I'm lining up the tabs correctly, and then it's even more fun to pull it apart. Help! Thanks, Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick Posted May 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 Alright, so a list of stuff that doesn't work so far: Goo Gone Rubbing Alcohol(figured it might dry it up, but it didn't) Silicone Lubricant I guess I'm gonna go to my garage and see if I have anything in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordBoy Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 gas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick Posted May 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 Wheel cleaner doesn't work either LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick Posted May 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 Alright, so I heated up the oven to 450*F and stuck the lense in there for a few minutes. Pulled it out, and it's definately MUCH easier to pull off. I scraped it with a crappy screwdriver I had laying around. After it was all said and done, I turned on my burner(gas stove) and stuck the screwdriver over the fire for a minute. The shit on the screwdriver wiped right off soo easily. Soo... it looks like the key thing would be to use a heat gun, get it really hot, then wipe it off. I'll steal the one from work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mra32 Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 Brakleen? Gasket Remover? Razor Blade? Damn, you got to it before me, whatevs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick Posted May 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 Razor blade will just get gummed up really quick. Same with a gasket scraper. I think I might have some brake cleaner in my garage still. But... I'm really gonna doubt that it will do anything. I'll give it a shot though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick Posted May 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 Simple green = no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick Posted May 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 I think I'm gonna run to the parts store and try to find some tar cleaner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1138 Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 Laquer thinner? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunny_8 Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 What I did to replace the bulbs in the head lights, was take a blow torch to the old light, heat it up...mind the fumes....then it comes right off. Then I cleaned off the old sealent, took some fine grit sand paper and the rest came off. Whats the reason your lights keep messing up ? I just put in Luminics Ultra Whites.... ~s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick Posted May 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 No, they aren't messing up, I'm retrofitting a set of HID projectors, which requires me to take them apart and put them back together to check fitment. Anyways, I did the heat method. I ended up slightly burning the inner black trim piece(not suprised), so after I got all the crap off, I sanded it down. It's ready for paint. I'm gonna modify the housing a bit more for the projector to fit just a bit better. Right now, it fits and it would work, but I want it to be near flawless come time to put it all together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mra32 Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 By gasket remover i mean the spray on stuff that eats gaskets. I know you already got it cleaned up, but aircraft remover might work too. Just dont get it on your skin. It will slowly start burning until it feels like theres a fire on your skin. no lie. try not to breathe it in either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick Posted May 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 I thought of aircraft stripper because I have some, but I didn't want to attempt with with such objects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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