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Kudos
05-31-2011, 12:51 PM
I was detailing my car this weekend and that's when you notice all the stuff you didnt see before. I noticed some tape on my headlamp was peeling. Is this oe or did the po possibly cover them with something so keep them from being pitted??

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danewilson77
05-31-2011, 02:59 PM
Not oe...
static667
05-31-2011, 05:42 PM
It may be something to reduce chipping and hazing.
az3579
06-01-2011, 01:40 AM
It may be something to reduce chipping and hazing.

I doubt this. I have this same sort of material, though I seriously doubt it's anything like Lamin-X, because even where it's "peeled", it looks kind of ugly underneath. The solution for me is to replace the lense.
Kudos
06-01-2011, 09:24 AM
I will do that once it gets to the point that i can see i clearly. I'll try to rip it so it's flush sort of with the edge.
billschusteriv
06-01-2011, 10:20 AM
Yeah - sounds like a cheap Lamin-X. I've got this "clear bra" material on my headlights too.

I am replacing my lenses because one lens chipped/cracked and this stuff looks awful.
az3579
06-01-2011, 05:31 PM
Yeah - sounds like a cheap Lamin-X. I've got this "clear bra" material on my headlights too.

I am replacing my lenses because one lens chipped/cracked and this stuff looks awful.

The weird thing is that whatever material is on mine, I can't seem to remove it. I'm wondering there's something even on there at all...

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danewilson77
06-01-2011, 07:36 PM
Could just be lense peel.

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az3579
06-02-2011, 01:35 AM
Could just be lense peel.

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How? Isn't it just a hard piece of plastic?
danewilson77
06-02-2011, 05:40 AM
How? Isn't it just a hard piece of plastic?

To the mere prentice....maybe.....

I have noticed, when refinishing these....that thay are kind of layered....like an onion.....kinda like Shrek

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Kudos
06-02-2011, 08:46 AM
I have never peeled a shrek, so i wouldn't know. It was just showing some flaking at the top near the hood line, so i'll just leave it be for now, and hammer it out later.
az3579
06-02-2011, 09:07 AM
To the mere prentice....maybe.....

I have noticed, when refinishing these....that thay are kind of layered....like an onion.....kinda like Shrek

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Ah, that explains much. That's exactly what it looks like.


I have never peeled a shrek, so i wouldn't know. It was just showing some flaking at the top near the hood line, so i'll just leave it be for now, and hammer it out later.

:rofl
I can't say that I've ever peeled a Shrek neither. The flaking's in the same spot, too.
Hopefully I shall order some new lenses soon and it won't be a problem.