What to put in oven to put headlights on

[Seand717]

I'm about to pull my lights apart to paint but I haven't seen what everybody is putting the lights on. Just how to do it and stuff

 

[higherlife]

i laid them face up directly on the oven racks.

 

[Seand717]

It didn't melt into the back plastic sitting on the rack?

 

[01pwrstkr]

I saw in another thread where someone said to use cardboard.

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[Captaincworley]

I used cardboard wrapped in foil just to have some kind of barrier between the lights and rack. I've yet to do my f250 lights yet as it was a pain with the other lights I've done. I may end up and just pay to have it done lol!

Charles

 

[Seand717]

I've thought about paying somebody but trying to be cheap lol. I bought a set of lights for $50 so if I screw up I still have mine

 

[UNBROKEN]

I used a cookie sheet. Worked fine. 15 minutes at 250*

 

[Seand717]

I was going to try 200 for 10 min mainly because that's what I read in a write up. I just turned the oven on and is preheating.

 

[powerstrokedkid87]

usually when we do them, we soak a piece of card board, put it on a cookie sheet, then put the light lense down.....250 for 10 minutes or so at a time, slowly working the light apart. Ussually takes 2-3 times in the oven to get it completely apart.

also make sure any screws, or rubber seals are removed from the lights.

 

[AllGo'N'Show]

First side I used cardboard, other side I just put it on the rack directly, no issues.

Here's my quickie write up, not the best but might help you out;
http://allgonshow.info/2008-ford-f-350-superduty/project-bi-xenon-projector-retrofit/

 

[higherlife]

It didn't melt into the back plastic sitting on the rack?

No. And the easiest way I found to get them separated, if you haven't already done it, is to get the corner with the screw separated first and then work your way from there. There is a lot of manhandling involved.


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[Seand717]

Got them apart pretty easily. Hardest part was getting all that damn glue out of the valley. Heat gun and a screw driver helped a lot. Bout to head to store and pick up the paint supplies