Interior lighting lens clean up discovery

[MYSINBIN]

During the interior restoration of my 4DSD I bought new repopped lenses for the sail panel lights that I added. The lenses from a parts car were really discolored and stained after 48 years.

Since I had replacements, I figured I would experiment and see if I could clean up the dirty ones.

So I let one soak for about 24 hours in the cheapest bleach that Dollar General sells. No scrubbing, just soak, rinse, and dry.

Here's what I ended up with:



They both looked identical before the bleach. So if you have a lens that's not reproduced and discolored, it might be worth a try.

Hope the input helps.

John

 

[Wollfen]

That's some amazing results, will definitely keep it in mind for the future, thanks for the post!

 

[CanCritter]

That's some amazing results, will definitely keep it in mind for the future, thanks for the post!

x2

 

[Badvert65]

Does the bleach affect the plastic structure (brittleness, etc.) ?

 

[MYSINBIN]

Does the bleach affect the plastic structure (brittleness, etc.) ?

No, not really. It's still solid and useable for a driver.

The pic doesn't show it, but it does still have a slight yellow tinge to it.

I think if you left it in long enough it would probably disintegrate eventually. Kind of like a metal piece in vinegar.

But that's speculation on my part.