remove epoxy!!

[Superstuddc27]

How in the world can i get this stuff off my headlights?!?1 It's on the outer covering that you can see because it got all over the place when i was blackhousing today. Pics will come but im at work and my car at home is in the garage w/ the front bumper off and just a mess..I used duct tape btw but epoxy doesn't come off!! help?

[jdm-style]

throw it in the over and warm up the epoxy then pull the headlights apart

[Superstuddc27]

^ uh thanks for the tip cept i dont think you really read the post. I need help removing the epoxy all over my headlights that resulted from me blackhousing in the morning.

[Blue Bomber]

Pics? The black glue is very hard to remove. Heating it up makes it slightly easier, but it's still a PITA. :thumbdown

[Superstuddc27]

^ Okay please tell me it's possible....


It's like this.. ill post pics later but imagine this. YOu know when you put on a bumper sticker or something on for a long time.. and then you decide to take it off.. After you take it off, there's like goo over it. Yeah it's like that. It's not thick but it's like spread out over the places that i touched w/ the mitten when i was pulling them apart. Tell me it's posssible!! :(

[Blue Bomber]

I use brush cleaner to get the stuff off of the screwdrivers I use to pry open the lights. It takes quite some time to get it all off, though, since the glue is very strong.

[Superstuddc27]

damn.. this is a gonna be bigger and fatter bitch than the actual housing.. after all this work the OUTSIDE i mess up on. FRICKINGINLKSFJLKWJEJ .. will citric acid based solvents work? like rub the crap out of it ...? hehe

[Superstuddc27]

actually, i think im gonna try "tarminator"... the tar removing solvent thing..

[DopeCelicaGT]

Goof Off will take it off but be aware that if you use to much of it then it will mess the clear plastic up. Like it will create a nice nasty haze that cannot be removed if you use too much of it. Goof Off acts like Mineral Spirits on plastic it will actually melt it. I dunno what to tell you man. I suggest a hair dryer and a plastic scraper to get the majority of it off and then if you have very little left after that then use just a little bit of Goof Off to remove the remaining residue. Be aware that this will not be an easy task whatsoever. This is why I have not done mine yet. Good luck.

Justin

[CelicaRacer05]

heat up the glue (on the lens) and remove it using a credit card type card, grocery discount cards work good and are plentiful...

yes practice with heat, take some expoxy and put it on some plexi, and try differnt materials to remove it, once you find one that works, use it...

[dmaxd03]

go to auto zone and get some bumper sticker remover. That stuff worked for getting even military stickers off my windows

[Superstuddc27]

thanks i think im gonna try the tar remover or the goo gone thing.. But i really don't want my plastic to haze. Don't tell me i have to put it in the oven again cause im sick of that. Im either gonna use a solvent or use a hairdryer to heat it. And also try that autozone bumper sticker thing.

Maybe this will help : (sorry no pics cause i don't have a digital cam) but imagine this... i put a bumper sticker on the headlights and when i pealed it was like "gooey" and it stayed there. I can't rub it off. Like that. Or tar.. JDM-Style told me to get the tarminator cause he used it to get tar off his car and it worked w/o damage on his paint.. SIgh im gonna put everything back together now.