How do you remove RTV (black or blue goo) from stuff? I've tried finger nail polish remover... would use paint thinner but I don't have any. I've gotta get this stuff off of some eyelids I've got for my neon. They are carbon fiber so I don't want to damage them. Anyone know of anything?
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Heat?
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eyelids for a neon? P-I-M-P.
Gotta see pics of this...
Kyle1988 M3, 97 840, 99 XJ
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Easiest way is to scrape it off with a razor blade, at least I've found. Be careful.
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Carbon fiber eyelids at that ;) I'll post pics once I get em on and put the srt-4 wheels on it. Yeah yeah yeah.... you'll say its rice.... and I'll say I spent 14g's and got a new car. To each his own.....
As far as the razor blade..... tried that (and a ginsu knife) to no avail..... the stuff is stuck pretty well to the fiber on the back side. Front has the clear epoxy and back is bare. Does goo-gone work onshit like this?
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SIlicone will pretty much not come off with any chemical. It's kind of made to be tat way. You might try some acetone though, that might work.Comment
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Shit man - buy new headlights. Save yourself the time it's going to take to get all that shit off and still not have it look new.Comment
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But they're carbon fiber!Originally posted by Bimmerfanatik
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No no no guys. The lids aren't on the car. they've got some RTV on the back of them that I want to get off before I fit them to the car. I tried smearing some RTV on the lids and fitting them but the old RTV was just too thick to make them look right. So I took them off and RTV will clean fairly easy with simple windex and rubbing alcohol WHEN ITS WET. But now that its dry I can't get anything to cut it. I just can't imagine throwin away carbon fiber ANYTHING. Granted it IS a neon and they ARE eyelids..... but still they are carbon fiber. *LOL*
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Nuff said :)Originally posted by marakkaComment
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Shotgun should put them out of there miseryOriginally posted by marakkaE30 325ix 62kComment
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Right..... And I'll say the same thing about the next guy who spends 60 bux on a short shifter. Ugh..... can anyone help or are they just going to do what I do and be an ass? Its a neon but it'll outrun every 3 cept the m42 and the 2.5 m20 here. The fact remains I bought the car..... I'm not selling it... I'm not throwing away the eyelids.... I just wanted an answer..... did I mention I'm having a bad day? Fuck me sideways.
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He is right - just because we don't like the Neon - or CF eyelids - doesn't mean we can't help.Originally posted by marakka
I don't know how to get the RTV off aside from a razor blade, some patience, and a lot of time. That's what I'd do - maybe heat it up first too, heat gun or something. Just some thoughts.Comment
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Chinese?Originally posted by marakka
Max, I don't know you already said you used a razor, that would have been my guess. But now I guess not. Good luck.
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why dont you ask on a neon forum, they probably have a way of removing silicone down!!! J/K. tom told me you were here and bought his rims the other day. shoulda looked me up.Comment
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