Muppetdaze

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• Sep 18, 2019

• #1

When I got my Disco, it came with those little round grey stick on discs, the previous owner had spent a few years going back and forth, and I can't peel them off my plastic headlights, any ideas?

Please don't suggest waiting for october 31st to get rid, I've heard enough brexit jokes already.

 

DanClarke

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• Sep 18, 2019

• #2

Why not wait till...... Oh.

 

ivancrx

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• Sep 18, 2019

• #3

WD40 or brake cleaner would be worth a try.

 

R

Ratae

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• Sep 18, 2019

• #4

Advertise it on ebay.fr?

 

Ironstrike

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• Sep 18, 2019

• #5

If they are glass lights try a heat gun/hair dryer

 

Knappster

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• Sep 19, 2019

• #6

Have you tried white spirit?

 

Henry_b

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• Sep 19, 2019

• #7

White spirits

Wear gloves and don't get it on the paintwork. .

 

norseman

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• Sep 21, 2019

• #8

Glass lights?
Try acetone, but wash your hands well afterwards as it dries the skin something rotten.

 

DanClarke

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• Sep 21, 2019

• #9

Any reasonable solvent ought to at least soften them up.
Funnily enough I always find that if White Spirit and elbow-grease isn't enough, petrol on a rag does the trick with stuff that has stuck-on/left residue.
But before you go "ape" on it, try a test area first to make sure it doesn't have a serious side-effect.

 

Kev12

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• Sep 21, 2019

• #10

Whatever solvent you try first (other than water) test on an edge first. I suspect some of them may damage or discolour the UV coating on the headlights

 

Muppetdaze

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• Sep 22, 2019

• #11

Well they're plastic lenses and am worried about scratching them but i just bought some WD40 having failed miserably to locate a can in the garage I know is around somewhere.