Baking Clear Bra Protected Headlights?
 

Hey guys,
I'm about to bake my headlights to open them up. They have Xpel Ultimate clear bra film on them now. Has anyone baked their headlights with clear bra on them? I'm thinking of removing the film first as a precaution but would rather leave it on if it can handle the heat. Anyone know the heat tolerance / melting point of clear bras?

Thanks!

Eh, to be safe id just peel if off... dont know if it can withstand temperatures of 400f or if it will shrink or stick/bond with the glads permenantely

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Remove them. They're not made for that extreme kind of heat in the oven. It will distort and you going to have to remove them afterwards in any case.

I've baked multiple sets of headlights apart with Xpel on them, and it hasn't really been an issue, but again if you're concerned about it, just replace the film.

Thx for the input. Yea I was thinking of the same thing. Just to be safe. Off they go

its funny, i say the same thing with condoms....

You shouldn't be heating the headlights up to 400F in the first place. 250F should do it.

8 mins at 400f was what i always used for my others cars... hot enough that the sealant doesn't create strings, but eh do what you want.

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nonono 250F for 7 minutes turns normal sealant into butter. Tested to work on Civic, RX350, all WRX/STI, TSX, etc.

The one time I tried higher than 250 was 300 for 5 minutes. The bottom of the headlight melted.

I do 225 for 12 minutes. Works great.

Eh i might be crazy :)

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I was feeling experimental and ended up keeping the film on it while I baked it at lower heat. 185 degrees for about 15 minutes (checking occasional for meltage). Turned out fine. Lil more elbow grease to pop the lights open but the adhesive does get soft enough.

Low and slow. Like barbecue.