whats the easiest way to paint the insides of the transit connect headlights my mate mentioned baking them 2 loosen them up but im abit nervous bout putting them in the oven!

 

I've done about 10 sets of different lights now, it's all very well heating them up, but then they are far too hot to handle. Your best bet is to use a heat gun to warm the glue section at a time, nice and hot, just before the plastic starts to melt. then run a blade or a small flat blade screwdriver through the glue. You should then slowly be able to pull them apart.

Does make a huge difference, here's my current car, before and after.

 

yea that does look the bollox mate whats the best way of spraying them did u sand off all the chrome?

 

when i did mine i just scuffed all the chrome and then primered but it looked rough so i gave it a couple more layers and then wet and dry'd with 2000 i think it was and was smooooooooooooooth after that. then obv base coat

 

just give them a rub down with some wet and dry paper to remove the shine and give them a good key, wash with hot soapy water, few coats of primer, rub back with fine wet and dry again, then a few coats of matt black.

 

so u reckon matt black is the way 2 go? cheers lads ill ave a go when this poxy rain stops

 

Yes matt black, looks spot on when behind the clear lens. Anything glossy looks a bit too much if you get what I mean!

 

ha yea true nice 1 mate

 

Use a heat gun and a blade to cut the lenses out,then scuff the chrome with flatting paper and a few coats of matt black.
Mines looks like this.

 

im liking the colour coded mirros mate! van looks nice with subtle mods

 

how have you guys re-sealed ya lenses?

 

tiger seal

 

nice 1 lads ill get the pics up soon as i get time

 

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