Painted Tail Light Removal?
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Painted Tail Light Removal?
Hey guys! I just became a new Fit owner last night! I bought a used 2013 MT Fit Sport in the Vortex Blue Pearl! I'm super stoked to say the least!
Anyways, I love the car already, but just have one problem with it. The previous owner masked out bits of the tail lights and painted them with some sort of red paint/tint and did a pretty bad job on it all. The lines where they masked it out are really aparent and you can also see some drips/runs in the paint/tint as you can see from these pictures in the link below.
Needless to say, I want to get rid of the paint/tint, so I can do it over and do it better. Any ideas of how to get rid of this paint/tint without hurting or damaging the tail light plastic? Thanks everyone for all the help in advance!
Anyways, I love the car already, but just have one problem with it. The previous owner masked out bits of the tail lights and painted them with some sort of red paint/tint and did a pretty bad job on it all. The lines where they masked it out are really aparent and you can also see some drips/runs in the paint/tint as you can see from these pictures in the link below.
Needless to say, I want to get rid of the paint/tint, so I can do it over and do it better. Any ideas of how to get rid of this paint/tint without hurting or damaging the tail light plastic? Thanks everyone for all the help in advance!
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Not sure about which solvent would take it off and not damage the plastic. Probably none.
I would probably sand it of with fine grit sanding sponge or paper then once you've got it off sand it progressively finer paper and finally polish it with rubbing compound then polishing compound. Its allot of work for sure that way and I would only sand it till its fairly smooth and hit it with some clear coat myself because I'm impatient like that.
I would probably sand it of with fine grit sanding sponge or paper then once you've got it off sand it progressively finer paper and finally polish it with rubbing compound then polishing compound. Its allot of work for sure that way and I would only sand it till its fairly smooth and hit it with some clear coat myself because I'm impatient like that.
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