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Are you wearing those gloves because you’re being a good Covid19 compliant citizen, or are you just ashamed of your nails In need of a manicure?
Some pampering is needed these days . I try to wear gloves as much as i can though for real . No need to have nasty hands all the time when you can accomplish most things with the glove on . Sometimes you need to go raw to get the right touch though if ya know what i mean ;)

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This weeks project . My right headlight is delaminating . I have a full spare set from the originals I had installed . Way back I had an accident and the side marker got broken which prompted me to buy a new set when they still made them . Fast forward I found another right side set alone and bought it to have a complete set of headlights again . Set number 2 started to have moisture in the light . So it ate the chrome inside .

So i swapped it for another that had a slight lamination issue. Over the last 2-3 years it’s gotten worse . So I decided to take my original lenses in the box . Use the back housing from set one and the mint lense from set 2 to make a perfect pass headlight again . All without having to remove right side number 3 I found on eBay by itself with the corner marker years ago.
Pic of the one that’s on the car .

I scraped all the sealer out of the cracks . Re sealed with Bead grey the right stuff . Hopefully we are moisture free .

7-9 minutes at 250 in the oven opens these up by the way.

one day I’d like to buy the smoked “ ultra clear “ lenses with no lines to do a retrofit but not a priority .
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This weeks project . My right headlight is delaminating . I have a full spare set from the originals I had installed . Way back I had an accident and the side marker got broken which prompted me to buy a new set when they still made them . Fast forward I found another right side set alone and bought it to have a complete set of headlights again . Set number 2 started to have moisture in the light . So it ate the chrome inside .

So i swapped it for another that had a slight lamination issue. Over the last 2-3 years it’s gotten worse . So I decided to take my original lenses in the box . Use the back housing from set one and the mint lense from set 2 to make a perfect pass headlight again . All without having to remove right side number 3 I found on eBay by itself with the corner marker years ago.
Pic of the one that’s on the car .

I scraped all the sealer out of the cracks . Re sealed with Bead grey the right stuff . Hopefully we are moisture free .

7-9 minutes at 250 in the oven opens these up by the way.

one day I’d like to buy the smoked “ ultra clear “ lenses with no lines to do a retrofit but not a priority .
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Do you prefer gas or electric? ;)
 
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This weeks project . My right headlight is delaminating . I have a full spare set from the originals I had installed . Way back I had an accident and the side marker got broken which prompted me to buy a new set when they still made them . Fast forward I found another right side set alone and bought it to have a complete set of headlights again . Set number 2 started to have moisture in the light . So it ate the chrome inside .

So i swapped it for another that had a slight lamination issue. Over the last 2-3 years it’s gotten worse . So I decided to take my original lenses in the box . Use the back housing from set one and the mint lense from set 2 to make a perfect pass headlight again . All without having to remove right side number 3 I found on eBay by itself with the corner marker years ago.
Pic of the one that’s on the car .

I scraped all the sealer out of the cracks . Re sealed with Bead grey the right stuff . Hopefully we are moisture free .

7-9 minutes at 250 in the oven opens these up by the way.

one day I’d like to buy the smoked “ ultra clear “ lenses with no lines to do a retrofit but not a priority .
62733B45-39EF-45F2-BB78-2EFBDB638E35.jpeg
A8478EBE-C9AE-4FFB-BF62-31FF930EFF8A.jpeg
0F37C58B-E2F2-488B-B731-89E99854BFBF.jpeg
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I can only imagine wifey coming home and asking,, hey what are you making for dinner? it smells terrible!
 
Those turned out great. I'm halfway through mine and the plastic is crazed. Otherwise I'd be tempted to go back and do it your way. I do like doing a thorough job.