Jason F
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I have a pair of Land Rover driving lights (Reed automotive limited) I want to save. Glass fronted, semi-sealed insert with H3 bulb. A strange very even white coating has built up on the inside of the glass lens over 17 years. I have tried thinners (xylene etc), methanol, glass cleaner etc to try and disolve it, but no luck. I managed to poke a small brush through the bulb hole with thinners and clean a small spot in the centre, but it took a lot of scrubbing and lots of thinners and still not able to completely budge it.
I have no scientific explanation of what it could be. Its not pollution from the air (I don't think). Its not on the outside of the glass.
The chrome reflector is ok, nothing on it.
It has been spluttered/sprayed on as if something has been emmitted from the H3 halogen bulb, but that has to be impossible? what could come off a glass bulb?
Does anyone have any idea what chemical I can use to disolve it without damaging the reflector?
I have no scientific explanation of what it could be. Its not pollution from the air (I don't think). Its not on the outside of the glass.
The chrome reflector is ok, nothing on it.
It has been spluttered/sprayed on as if something has been emmitted from the H3 halogen bulb, but that has to be impossible? what could come off a glass bulb?
Does anyone have any idea what chemical I can use to disolve it without damaging the reflector?