Rear lights

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Postby TJ on Tue Oct 16, 2001 10:36 am

Ive sprayed mine, and they are too dark, i need to remove some paint, but how??
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Postby Phil Si on Tue Oct 16, 2001 10:37 am

some sort of thinners... put a SMALL amount on a rag and rub it :grin:
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Postby TJ on Tue Oct 16, 2001 1:16 pm

okey dokey, now where could i get thinnners at 7 o'clock??? B+Q, right im off see you people later. In the chat room.
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Postby cubby240 on Wed Oct 17, 2001 2:59 am

Thiners will melt your lights :eek: :eek:
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Postby TJ on Wed Oct 17, 2001 3:48 am

So what do i use?
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Postby cubby240 on Thu Oct 18, 2001 6:33 am

"Panel wipe" - used to take grease/gunk etc of panels before painting, or some kind of abrasive polish.

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Postby TJ on Thu Oct 18, 2001 7:51 am

I was so pee'd off, the paint didnt settle correctly, so i sprayed more on this morning, dont care if i get stopped anymore.

Whats the name of this panel wipe stuff?? Where can i get some?
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Postby Project on Thu Oct 18, 2001 3:02 pm

Umm, light rub with 1200 grit and then T-cut???

Worked for me last night when I had to take a layer of Mercury Metallic off my clear rears (looks mint but no lacquer and my car's primer coloured neways :sad: )

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Postby TJ on Fri Oct 19, 2001 10:17 am

Is that Al tssccccchhhhhh as in turbo??

I gave em another layer of paint, and it looks good, so buggar illegialities(?) ill keep em like that they look wicked as fook.
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Postby wiacek on Sat Oct 20, 2001 2:27 pm

dont bother, just buy new ones :smile:
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Postby TJ on Mon Oct 22, 2001 2:18 am

On 2001-10-20 14:27, wiacek wrote:
dont bother, just buy new ones :smile:


What and keep buying them until, i get it right is it?? I dont think so.
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