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I'm working on restoring my '86 245, and with that comes cleaning up my headlights and taillights... so, first off, my 245's turn signal housings were chrome plated from the factory. after 17 years of bulb heat and whatnot, the chrome has kinda worn off the plastic, revelaing the black dull plastic, thus resulting in less reflection all around the bulb, and causing dimmer turn signals. I was wondering if there would be any problems if i were to paint the housings. The paint i have is an aerosol can of "Rust-Oleum" Chrome (#7718). It applies well to plastic, as i have used this product on other things in the past, but in the directions it states not to use the paint on surfaces that exceed 200 degrees. Do you reckon the bulbs put out that much heat during normal use?
My second question involves the yellowing effect of the plastic headlight and turnsignal lenses. What causes it? I purchased a brand new OEM set for my car last may, and they were a beautiful perfect clear color. Now, they are beginning to yellow and they just look awful! the same goes for my headlight lenses, but they are not as bad. I have seen in IPD's mailorder catalog a Meguiar's product that is supposed to remove plastic yellowing. Have any of you guys ever used it? If so, did it work well? Or, have any of you been succesful in brightening up the plastic with another product or technique?
Any and all help is grealy appreciated. Thanks for your time.
Andrew Gyger
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