Self etching primer or adhesion promoter on headlights?

Seand717 · Jul 6, 2015

Out getting the stuff to paint my headlights and can't find the thread or anything from before on what everybody was using. Scotch bright, then self etch or adhension promoter then paint?

washingtonredneck · Jul 6, 2015

The thread I read about painting head lights recently said to use adeheasian promoter.

Seand717 · Jul 6, 2015

I've ready different ones. Ending up using self etching primer. 1 more coat to put on then time for oaint

Seand717 · Jul 6, 2015

Are yall sanding the primer before the paint coat

MNStroker316 · Jul 6, 2015

I didn't. Mine are a year old and still look great. Adhesion promoter and white krylon (I think)

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ftast350 · Jul 6, 2015

Oven cleaner on the areas your painting will take the chrome off and then self etching primer.

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Rodslinger · Jul 6, 2015

Self etching is designed for metal. It's an acid base. Promoters are for plastics.

Captaincworley · Jul 6, 2015

Post up some pics when you are finished.

Charles

Seand717 · Jul 7, 2015

Ha well I ****ed up. Tired of messin with them. Stripping and taking to my painter

jordan572 · Jul 7, 2015

I guess I never understood the obsession with removing the chrome or using promoters/primers to really get the paint to adhere to the reflectors. The reflectors are sealed inside the headlamp, not exposed to the elements what so ever. I have to be missing something obvious as I see this topic time and time again, the few sets I've done have had no issues with paint falling off.

Clean-15 · Jul 8, 2015

Rodslinger said:
Self etching is designed for metal. It's an acid base. Promoters are for plastics.

What's the chrome on the inside of the lights? Plastic or chrome? It seems like a thin layer of plastichrome. Lol

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verifine · Jul 8, 2015

The chrome on the inside is just a plastic coating, heavy duty oven cleaner will take it right off. Not sure what the 11+ lights are like under the coating but the 08-10 lights are black under the chrome so no need to paint if you are blacking them out.

Rodslinger · Jul 8, 2015

Clean-15 said:
What's the chrome on the inside of the lights? Plastic or chrome? It seems like a thin layer of plastichrome. Lol

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If you an take it off with oven cleaner or any other solvent ....it's a paint or chemically a plastic.