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Now that the frustration is wearing off, I can go one of 2 routes tomorrow. I have heard to put it directly onto the rack at 200 degrees for roughly

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Old 01-29-2013, 12:46 AM   #23 (permalink)
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Now that the frustration is wearing off, I can go one of 2 routes tomorrow. I have heard to put it directly onto the rack at 200 degrees for roughly 10 minutes and that it would be just right, no melting issues. I thought that was risky, but after the rag we used was in the oven for a total of 22 minutes, it was still mostly cool, temperature wise.

And the silicone I could tell was soooo close to budging so most likely placing it directly onto the rack would do the trick, and in reality, about 1% of the headlight is actually making contact with the rack and its pretty thick pieces as well.


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I could put the light back on my tray & damp cloth at 240-250 for 8-10 minutes and hope that does the trick.

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