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L.F custom shop that opens headlights to paint

Postby Top » January 7th, 2014, 5:51 pm

As topic says im looking for somewhere that opens oem headlights and paints inside them.

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Re: L.F custom shop that opens headlights to paint

Postby Groovemaster » January 7th, 2014, 9:56 pm

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Re: L.F custom shop that opens headlights to paint

Postby Top » January 7th, 2014, 11:00 pm

Any contact # for either of them by chance or location's

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Re: L.F custom shop that opens headlights to paint

Postby moti » January 8th, 2014, 9:39 am

1- Remove Headlight
2- Remove bulbs
3- Stick into oven
4- Light oven and stand back :shock:
5- Grab Mittens
6- Remove Headlight from oven
7- Turn off oven ( we don't want to burn house down now do we) :|
8- Pry open Headlight
9- Paint in Raj color desired :?
10- Close Headlight
11- Place Headlight into oven
12- Light oven and stand back :shock:
13- Grab mittens
14- Remove Headlight from oven
15- Turn off oven ( we don't want to burn house down now do we) :|
16- Wait for it to cool - DUH! :oops:
17- Place bulbs back into Headlight :oops:
18- Re install Headlight into car
19- Repeat steps 1-19 for second Headlight
20- Stand back and give your nod of approval for a job well done 8-)

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Re: L.F custom shop that opens headlights to paint

Postby cinco » January 8th, 2014, 10:02 am

moti wrote:1- Remove Headlight
2- Remove bulbs
3- Stick into oven
4- Light oven and stand back :shock:
5- Grab Mittens
6- Remove Headlight from oven
7- Turn off oven ( we don't want to burn house down now do we) :|
8- Pry open Headlight
9- Paint in Raj color desired :?
10- Close Headlight
11- Place Headlight into oven
12- Light oven and stand back :shock:
13- Grab mittens
14- Remove Headlight from oven
15- Turn off oven ( we don't want to burn house down now do we) :|
16- Wait for it to cool - DUH! :oops:
17- Place bulbs back into Headlight :oops:
18- Re install Headlight into car
19- Repeat steps 1-19 for second Headlight
20- Stand back and give your nod of approval for a job well done 8-)

if u stick the headlight into the oven on the rack you will melt the light. :|
place it on a tray on wet kitchen towels.
or
use a heatgun much easier and you dont kill your family with toxic glue fumes next time they decide to bake a bread

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Re: L.F custom shop that opens headlights to paint

Postby Top » January 8th, 2014, 10:09 am

Thanks guys they are many vids on youtube showing the procedure but I don't wanna do it my self was hoping there was someone who does this professionally

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Re: L.F custom shop that opens headlights to paint

Postby moti » January 8th, 2014, 10:25 am

cinco wrote:
moti wrote:1- Remove Headlight
2- Remove bulbs
3- Stick into oven
4- Light oven and stand back :shock:
5- Grab Mittens
6- Remove Headlight from oven
7- Turn off oven ( we don't want to burn house down now do we) :|
8- Pry open Headlight
9- Paint in Raj color desired :?
10- Close Headlight
11- Place Headlight into oven
12- Light oven and stand back :shock:
13- Grab mittens
14- Remove Headlight from oven
15- Turn off oven ( we don't want to burn house down now do we) :|
16- Wait for it to cool - DUH! :oops:
17- Place bulbs back into Headlight :oops:
18- Re install Headlight into car
19- Repeat steps 1-19 for second Headlight
20- Stand back and give your nod of approval for a job well done 8-)

if u stick the headlight into the oven on the rack you will melt the light. :|
place it on a tray on wet kitchen towels.
or
use a heatgun much easier and you dont kill your family with toxic glue fumes next time they decide to bake a bread



Not if you got's an old stove outside to use for random crap like me. :mrgreen:


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Re: L.F custom shop that opens headlights to paint

Postby Top » January 9th, 2014, 12:32 pm

Groovemaster wrote:http://www.facebook.com/TriniRetrofits

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great thanks a million just what I was looking for and straight forward guy to deal with

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