Hi,

 

Anyone know of an easy way of cleaning up that grey mastic/good that sticks the headlights together?

 

Cheers

 

Vijay

Wd40 Is A Good Cleaner For That Kind Of Thing

don't think I'll be able to use wd40 as the bodyshop that has my car won't let anyone use it in the workshop (something to do with silicone in the air and it getting on the bodywork)

 

Vijay

I don't think WD40 would touch it personally. This is mastic and has different properties to the stuff used to seal the rear lights. Apart from scrapping it off, I'm not sure.

With scrapping it though I'm not sure if it would work best warm or very cold, as warm it'll go gooey, but cold it might hold more to the casing.

It's a tar, so any alcohol based product should disolve/melt it.

Yeah, it's the grey stuff. Nail varnish remover?

Toluene works on normal mastic, not sure about that stuff.

Stick the light in the freezer or fridge and it will enable you to cut it off with a stanley knife.Do not try solvent or heat as it will not work.Beleave me I have done a few lights in the past.

I don't think WD40 would touch it personally

WD-40 is the daddy on that stuff, try it you'll be amazed

cheers guys. I'll try the fridge and if not, I'll ask if I can use WD40 :)

 

Vijay

Def white spirit Works a Treat

WD-40 is the daddy on that stuff, try it you'll be amazed

Should be careful as if you need to stick something back on to the surface that you are using WD-40 to clean with, it'll be a bitch! :wack:

never done a head light, but used petrol on the rear lights if its the same sort of stuff as the black mastic used on the rear's then it just melts away when in contact with the petrol

never done a head light, but used petrol on the rear lights if its the same sort of stuff as the black mastic used on the rear's then it just melts away when in contact with the petrol

Not the same stuff Bud.

Not the same stuff Bud.

 

Didnt think it was, so petrol wouldnt work?

 

not even if you use Tesco 99ron :rofl: