vikcity Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Recently finished my retrofit on my fifth gen and I gotta say I really love it. Unfortunately I have smudges of the butyl rubber sealant all over the outside of my headlights. Are there any suggestions of how to remove it without hazing/removing the uv coating of the headlights? Mineral spirits maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eliott Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 I use goo gone and a credit card and a little heat. Not sure how it affected the lenses because I replaced them shortly after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattg Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Goof off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikcity Posted August 15, 2014 Author Share Posted August 15, 2014 I've heard goo gone causes bad hazing on the lenses. I've seen it in some forum someone used it and it didn't end well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quick4dr Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 91% rubbing alcohol. On a damp microfiber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnyJagaru Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 I'd try waterless mechanics handcleaner. In my work I get butyl on my hands on occasion and it gets its off alright. I'm pretty sure its gentle enough to not trash plastics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCDetails Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 The hand cleaners I've used are gritty as hell, so as long as you don't feel that then it should be fine on the lens. I miss the days of glass headlight lenses... Those were so much easier to deal with. Expensive as hell when they broke, but so much easier... _________________________________________ “Cleanliness becomes more important as godliness becomes more unlikely.” O C D E T A I L S . C O M OCDETAILS BLOG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikcity Posted August 22, 2014 Author Share Posted August 22, 2014 Just tried isopropyl alcohol. Does a good job of dissolving the rubber but you have to be careful and use a plush towel. It softens the plastic a bit and makes it easy to swirl slightly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnyJagaru Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 I'm not talking the citrus-based gritty handcleaners. This is the lanolin based smooth one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JermTheElf Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Could just use some polishing compound too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikcity Posted August 26, 2014 Author Share Posted August 26, 2014 Could just use some polishing compound too. I wanted to avoid removing that factory UV protectant layer. This worked out well for me I would maybe suggest heating it a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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