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I have tried baking and now I have tried a heat gun....AHHHHHH!

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Old May 28, 2003 | 01:13 PM
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Default I have tried baking and now I have tried a heat gun....AHHHHHH!

I have tried using the oven to bake my head lights and that didn't work. I just ended up ******* them up. So I figured I'd try a heat gun....NOPE that didn't work either. Can somebody please help me.... This just isn't working for me. I just want to do something nice to my headlights and without buying aftermarket. Can anybody who has done this before please help me....? I'm going f*****g nuts....!!!
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Old May 28, 2003 | 01:34 PM
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are you baking it right. it works for everyone else
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Old May 28, 2003 | 01:39 PM
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tell me about it.... I feel like an idiot... If I bake them they plastic bubbles.... the heat gun...... just doesn't seem to work....
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Old May 28, 2003 | 01:43 PM
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Bake it at the lowest setting for 5 mins at a time. Take it out and try to pry it apart. If it starts cooling down, pop it back in for another 5 mins.

If you melt it, oh well....get some clear ones.
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Old May 28, 2003 | 01:44 PM
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do it at 350 degrees pre-heated..then put the headlights in there for 10 min. checkin on them..periodically ..and then take them out
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Old May 28, 2003 | 10:53 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ScaleExtric &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">do it at 350 degrees pre-heated..then put the headlights in there for 10 min. checkin on them..periodically ..and then take them out</TD></TR></TABLE>

350 degrees? that's too high, unless you're baking a cake! bake them at 250 degrees for 10 minutes and use a flat-head screwdriver to pry them apart. once they are spreading apart, just use your hands to pull the lens away from the housing...use leather gloves, they help with handling the hot products!
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Old May 29, 2003 | 12:12 AM
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dont forget your apron
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