Refixing headlight perspex cover

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Hi All,

Had an irritating leak in one of the headlamps, (making my headlamp mist up every hot sunny day! ) so took off the cover today. Underneath was a very gooey black sealant / adhesive which was a bugger to clean off the headlamp. So two questions:

  1. I’ve worked out turpentine substitute gets the glue off the headlamp cover like a dream, so can I safely use turps on the paintwork to get the rest of the muck off?

  2. What black sealant / adhesive would you advise for me to re-glue the cover back on with?

Thanks - Carttman

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  1. What black sealant / adhesive would you advise for me to re-glue the cover back on with?

Try this stuff from EliseParts.

http://www.eliseparts.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=105_161&products_id=500

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Homelux bath seal from B&Q, it’s the same sort of thing as Eliseparts sell but only costs �5 and there is enough to do about 8 covers.

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Homelux bath seal from B&Q, it’s the same sort of thing as Eliseparts sell but only costs �5 and there is enough to do about 8 covers.

Spot on!

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Got some clear bath sealer to do mine and some natty little pins from Eliseparts so that I can take the covers off to clean them and replace them without having to reseal them every time-dont know if they still do them.

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Thanks guys …off to B&Q I go!

Now on the turps substitute side, any comments? How did you all get that black gunk off the paintwork?

Cheers

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Thanks guys …off to B&Q I go!

Now on the turps substitute side, any comments? How did you all get that black gunk off the paintwork?

Cheers

Use ‘Isoprop thinners’ or a de-greasing agent… Basically acetone based… stinks to high heaven but does the biz very well!

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Someone should tell DaveP about this thread

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Deffo use the Homelux Bath Sealant, also available from Wickes.

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Deffo use the Homelux Bath Sealant, also available from Wickes.

So is this the same product as sold by Eliseparts or in their words “beware of cheap imitations”?