removing Night Shade

[FroznBeavrBALLs]

I blacked out my tail lights with Night Shade a few months ago and im not really liking it. I didnt do that good of a job so i want to take it off... Whats the best/easiest way to go about doing that?

[will77530]

easiest is aircraft paint remover best i would say is wet sanding with a high grit takes forever but comes out nicer in the end

[Trey_Dog650]

i sanded mine off... scratches the lens tho lol

[FroznBeavrBALLs]

how would it look with the aircraft paint remover? would it look bad?

[FroznBeavrBALLs]

i guess i could go to a car junk lot and look for some tail lights of my same car and just replace them.... but cleaning might be cheaper....

[Lbox88]

If you don't have luck finding a pair, use either the remover or sand it off and then get the 3M lens restore kit. They run about $20 and can be found at many auto parts stores. All you'll need to use it is a drill that goes about 1200-1600 rpm. One kit should be able to sand, buff, and polish both lenses.

EDIT: I would probably sand it off and then use as fine of grit as you can stand to get them nice and smooth before starting the lens restore kit. I used one of those kits on my old Malibu headlights because they were fading and really yellow and they looked pretty damn good afterwards.

Edited April 5, 2012 by Lbox88

[Freshman6969]

laquer thinner WILL take it off, but it has a high capability to eat right through the light, you just have to be smart about it, meaning not to much, after that wet sand

[will77530]

it comes out ok with the air craft but if you try to pu night shade on again in will crack the paint

[AMERICAN BASSHEAD]

i do alot of night shading at my shop, its really popular around here. the best way is gasoline, it dosent melt the plastic and it dosemt scratch the lens and u can do all ur lens for 4 bucks

[FroznBeavrBALLs]

so gasoline and a high grit sand paper? or what just some good rubbing with some towels?