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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Maintenance and Repair / June 2006

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Clear plastic lense repair

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leadlap24 - 27 Jun 2006 12:35 GMT
Hi my name is Hal and I just found your site, and from what I have seen this
is the place for information!,
so here is my question, I have a pair of 45 year old, once in a life time
clear plastic lenses that need to be restored, the lenses are not missing any
pieces and are still very clear, but have small cracks or fissures, I  need a
repair product that will flow in to the fissures or cracks and meld them back
together without worping or distorting the lense, they have the usual amount
of light diffusing contours and texture, what is my best bet  for restoring
these lenses without killing a pair of lights that I will never get my hands
on again??
any help and advice would greatly be appreciated!
Thank you very much
 Hal
N8N - 27 Jun 2006 13:43 GMT
> Hi my name is Hal and I just found your site, and from what I have seen this
> is the place for information!,
[quoted text clipped - 9 lines]
>  Thank you very much
>   Hal

if they are really that valuable it might be worth it to pull a mold
from them and have them recast.  A nice side benefit would be that you
could make a couple extra sets to sell and try to recover your costs.
Sorry, but I can't give you any more specific advice as this is not
something that I have done before.

nate
=AB Paul =BB - 30 Jun 2006 02:33 GMT
> Hi my name is Hal and I just found your site, and from what I have seen this
> is the place for information!,
[quoted text clipped - 9 lines]
>  Thank you very much
>   Hal

You will need to determine what they are made of.  Find that out and you may be
able to determine the type of solvent and temperature to work with.
Odds are they are some sort of styrene... but which of thousands of formulations?
If they are truely valuable I would take them to a plastics chem lab for analysis
and recommendations.
do_not_spam_me@my-deja.com - 30 Jun 2006 13:39 GMT
> I have a pair of 45 year old, once in a life time clear plastic lenses
> that need to be restored, the lenses are not missing any pieces
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
> is my best bet  for restoring these lenses without killing a pair of
> lights that I will never get my hands on again??

I'm going to say they're made of acrylic (plexiglass) rather than
styrene, simply because styrene isn't inherently very resistant to
sunlight, while acrylic is virtually impervious to it, excep to yellow
slightly.  So plexiglass glue (solvent weld) should work, but I don't
know if it gives invisible repairs.  I suggest you first practice on a
cheap tail light, even if you have to break it, on clear, yellow, and
red acrylic.

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