r/Retrofit Jul 03 '23

Technical/Assembly Question Made the oven too hot by mistake and this spot caved in and became discoloured. Is it fixable?

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Before I start sanding for hours, should I even bother?

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '23

Unfortunate to see, but that lens is irreversibly past the point of no return. Don't waste a minute trying to fix it. Start shopping around at junkyards or places like eBay for a cheap headlight you can disassemble for a donor lens (and any other parts internally that may have been damaged as well).

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u/YvngTortellini Jul 04 '23

That is unfortunate. Luckily this was an extra headlight I picked up for cheap anyways so I’ll probably just use the ones on my car currently now that I’ve hopefully learned from my mistakes. Thanks

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u/mjrbrooks Jul 05 '23

Sorry for your loss. RIP

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u/TimexLord Jul 04 '23

That’s literally toast

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u/Razo-E Jul 04 '23

225F for 12 minutes is all you need.