How Do I Get This Out?

[TheForger]

I submerged my Cruiser and water came in my headlight and left sediment behind after it dried. How can I get this out without baking open the headlight assembly?

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[El Cid]

My guess would be pipe cleaner..

 

[pwcummings]

Looks like ur gonna have to open it up from my angle...


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[yotasavg]

I'd give some epsom salt and cleaner solution a try. Slosh it around in there and see if the salt rocks knock that sediment loose. Then I'd do a couple rinses and dry as well as possible to avoid more residue. Rinsing with distilled water would be a good call, as it won't have whatever your tap water could leave behind.

 

[ENGINE er]

I filled the headlight with soapy water and shook the hell out of it to agitate as much as i could. A finger might even help there as well. But the soapy water will get most of it. Then put the headlight in the oven at the lowest setting for as long as it takes to evaporate whatever moisture is left.

Be very careful with the corner lenses, they cant take heat the way the headlights can.

 

[TheForger]

I filled the headlight with soapy water and shook the hell out of it to agitate as much as i could. A finger might even help there as well. But the soapy water will get most of it. Then put the headlight in the oven at the lowest setting for as long as it takes to evaporate whatever moisture is left.

Be very careful with the corner lenses, they cant take heat the way the headlights can.

What temp and time ranges work best for both the headlight and corner lens?

 

[ENGINE er]

Forgot to mention a good rinse, and may want to follow it up with a windex mix to keep water spots at bay.

I think I did it at 150-175 for the headlights, and it took about an hr or more, but watch it closely.

As for the corner lamps, you may want to leave those in the sun for a bit. Mine got warped after about 15min.

 

[yotasavg]

That all sounds like a complicated next step with a lot of room for error... I think you'd be surprised how far you'll get with my suggestion and a sun drying. I did it on the lights in my last truck and it was a huge improvement over the dirty look they had previously.

 

[TheForger]

I just took them both out and set them on a towel. I have my garage dehumidifying and air is constantly circulating. It's actually gotten it pretty well dry from what I can see. The interior is too, but there's still moisture in there. I'll go through a bucket of damp rid every 3hrs

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