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Nooree01 06-04-2019 01:27 PM

Vht nightshade removal
 
I just installed the night shade on my tailight and i am trying to take it off because I messed up when I sprayed it, what is the best way to remove it from our taillights,
After research I found that aerosol goof off and brake cleaner.

Have anyone tried before

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JARblue 06-04-2019 01:52 PM

Brake cleaner will eat anything ... including paint so watch out!

https://forums.nasioc.com/forums/sho....php?t=2399462

Nooree01 06-04-2019 01:57 PM

So no brake cleaner on the taillight lens?

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JARblue 06-04-2019 02:08 PM

Did you read the link? It recommends that you remove the light first. I wouldn't risk my paint.

redondoaveb 06-04-2019 02:12 PM

I used acetone to remove vht nightshade but it wasn't fully cured.

SouthArk370Z 06-04-2019 02:15 PM

It's usually a bad idea to use brake cleaner on anything but brake pads and bare metal. As per JARblue, it will ruin paint. It will also attack many plastics.

First thing I'd try is soaking in hot water. If that didn't work, I'd try GooGone. If that didn't work, I'd contact the manufacturer and see if they had any tips.

JARblue 06-04-2019 02:58 PM

I wouldn't use acetone... it will eat the plastic lens. Brake cleaner doesn't seem to be as aggressive on the lenses. But I wouldn't be surprised if it does eat them a little.

redondoaveb 06-04-2019 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JARblue (Post 3858033)
I wouldn't use acetone... it will eat the plastic lens. Brake cleaner doesn't seem to be as aggressive on the lenses. But I wouldn't be surprised if it does eat them a little.

I used it on the third brake light, not the tail lights and it had no effect on the plastic at all. Not sure if they're made of a different plastic. But, like I mentioned, the nightshade wasn't fully cured so it wiped off really easy. May have been different if I had to use a lot of acetone.

Nooree01 06-25-2019 10:06 AM

So I succeeded in taking it off fully without using any chemicals that could eat up the lens, I used the meguiars headlight restoration kit (heavy duty) it took me 3 hours but the tailights are shinier than before

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