Hey guys I recently purchased a 2012 Wrx Hatch and it happened to come with taillights that are tinted. I was wondering if any of you guys know how to remove this tint as easily as possible. I posted a picture below to show you what the taillights look like as of now. Thanks for the help!
I originally thought it was film but I opened the trunk and beneath the light was a bit of overspray onto the plastic. Thanks though. Anyone have any advice on how to remove the spray?
I would bring them to a body shop to have the color sanded off then get them cleared and polished if you want the original look. Mine are painted as well and after my body guy sprayed them he told me that's the only option to go back to stock. Hope this helps!
Not quite sure since I am good friends with my body guy and he hooks me with good deals. It should definitely be cheaper than a new set of tails that's for sure.
thats funny. i just about to ask the same question because the previous owner of my new(not wrx lol) car sprayed the lights and i want it off. i wonder if some elbow grease and one of those 3m headlight polishing kits might be able to take it off. they work wonders on cra&&y headlights, it should. i might give it a try this weekend. if not, no harm done and the taillights will still be dark, just shiny.
Can you post in this thread after you've tried to remove it? Thanks I wanna see if that works so I don't have to go through the trouble of bringing it to a shop or trading them.
Heck ya! I've used six of these kits(I should have been charging lol) and they start with sandpaper! Its kind of scary the first time. If it works...I use a DeWalt drill that plugs into 115 volt. Battery drills don't usually last a hour lol
I've always used DOT3 for removing paint from plastics, that would probably work well here, but make sure to pull the tail lights first, you don't want to get it on your body paint .
it looks like nightshades I had this on my civic taillights and needed to have it removed for inspection it took about a half hour with a little bit of laquer thiner on a rag and rubbing it. It wont ruin the tail lights and will make it look almost as good as OEM. You can also try to use gasoline i've seen videos of people removing it with that quite easily. Just remember less is more you want to avoid getting this stuff on your paint so little dabs of it on the cloth will do just fine. It would be much better to do this before you spend a ton of money at a body shop.
You can also use nail polish remover and then polish it up. It prob won't look new but it looks ok and it takes a bit of work for it to take it off but I did it last night to a friends truck and it worked