Recently purchased a set of used E500 headlights that had old lamin-x film on them. Quite a but of wear and scratched up so I decided to remove them. Here's what is was like
Hard to tell from this picture but the lights looked very hazy and yellow
Old film removed carefully using a heat gun and gently prying it off the lights. Super thick way more than what is used to clear bra cars with. You can also tell this film is older technology by the way the adhesive was splitting from the film.
Easier to tell that it is yellow and faded in this picture.
Old adhesive left behind. I initially started with adhesive remover on a microfiber but this was taking too much time and effort for very slow progress. I ended up spraying some lubrication on the headlights and took a razor to them.
Old adhesive being scraped off. Even the adhesive was yellowed.
Sprayed down. Took multiple passes to get the adhesive off. The tiny remains were taken out with a microfiber dipped in a adhesive remover.
Finished result. The glass underneath the film was in perfect shape. Not pitting at all. These lights definitely had use and miles on them. If it hadn't been for the lamin-x there is no way they would be this nice.
Clean and Clear!
And finally here are the lights installed on my cabriolet. I do plan on putting film on the lights again before I start driving with these lights. The lamin-x did an excellent job of preserving the lights.
Hard to tell from this picture but the lights looked very hazy and yellow
Old film removed carefully using a heat gun and gently prying it off the lights. Super thick way more than what is used to clear bra cars with. You can also tell this film is older technology by the way the adhesive was splitting from the film.
Easier to tell that it is yellow and faded in this picture.
Old adhesive left behind. I initially started with adhesive remover on a microfiber but this was taking too much time and effort for very slow progress. I ended up spraying some lubrication on the headlights and took a razor to them.
Old adhesive being scraped off. Even the adhesive was yellowed.
Sprayed down. Took multiple passes to get the adhesive off. The tiny remains were taken out with a microfiber dipped in a adhesive remover.
Finished result. The glass underneath the film was in perfect shape. Not pitting at all. These lights definitely had use and miles on them. If it hadn't been for the lamin-x there is no way they would be this nice.
Clean and Clear!
And finally here are the lights installed on my cabriolet. I do plan on putting film on the lights again before I start driving with these lights. The lamin-x did an excellent job of preserving the lights.
