Re: Tag Light

[John Hammond <426_maxwedge@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have been exactly where you are at right now.....here's how I handled it, 
many
years ago.... On the screws; mask the new paint and most of the lense with 
several
layers of duct tape. Stick the first layer that will go directly against the 
car, to your
shirt or pants leg to remove some of the tack and then start stacking up 
some thick-
ness in preparation for the next step. Using a small, (1"), thin, cut off 
wheel in a Dremel
tool, cut a slot into the heads of the fasteners and back them out with a 
screwdriver
as normal. This trick will work on just about any stripped headded screw by 
the way.
Once the lense is out some wet sanding of the lense under a faucet with 600 
and 800
will usually break the surface of the paint. That's about all you want to 
do, don't try to
remove all of it, just get the color moved to a translucence. Once you can 
kinda see
through it; pour a small puddle of BRASSO into a folded microfiber towel. 
Put the
painted side of the lense into the damp spot and rub it vigorously back and 
forth until
clear, paint free, and nicely polished back out.  This will take some time 
and effort but
the end result makes it worthwhile. BRASSO is a fantastic plastic polish and 
can be used
on taillights, instrument faces, etc. The can recommends it for watch 
crystals so there you
go. Good luck in your restoration !

John Hammond


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Phelps" <mikeph@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 11:02 PM
Subject: Tag Light


> Ok, next problem. How to get the screws out of the tag light lenses. My
> paint guy painted over the tag light lenses and they are held in place
> with those funky one way screws. Why would Chrysler do that? Anyway,
> only one screw from each lense is excessable from the trunk and I was
> able to back them out from the other side. Any suggestions on how I get
> the other two out? And then what would be the best thing to use to clean
> the paint off the plastic lenses without harming them?
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Mike Phelps
> 1965 Plymouth Belvedere II Convertible
> 361/727
> 2004 Hemi Ram Quad Cab
> 2004 Chrysler 300M 3.5HO
> 2004 PT Cruiser 2.4 Turbo
>
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