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Originally Posted by DIGItonium
^ Did you work on your existing set and endured some down time? Also, did you use the heat gun method to separate the housing? I wonder if it's safer than the oven method. My current headlights started to develop some stress cracks, and the paint cracked and is spewing some caramel-like substance near the turn signal.
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I put them in the oven on a cookie sheet and wet towel heated them up to 250-260 deg for 10 minutes and it came apart,as far as down time I don't drive my car in the winter I work on it so it doesn't really matter how long it takes.One thing that I'm not sure if guys are doing it is to use easy-off oven cleaner(yellow top)to remove the chrome then you have clear plastic to prep and the paint will adhere,my painters at work(I work in a body shop)also used adhesion promoter to make sure the paint has something to stick to.The caramel-like substance is more than likely melted paint.