Think I am screwed and will be getting a new headlight. Thanks Krylon there is no warning on the label that I can find that said not to use it on plastic.
Think I am screwed and will be getting a new headlight. Thanks Krylon there is no warning on the label that I can find that said not to use it on plastic.
Just spent an hour wet sanding with 800 then 1000 then polished with the meguires kit. They really came out nice. Washed down. Wiped dry and re taped off an put paint on and bam it goes white.
I use that clear on plastic models with no issues. I think it may have reacted with the McGuir's chemical.
You can wet sand and polish the clear.
Called Krylon and they said ya don’t use it on headlights. We will gladly refund the price of the can of paint.
Little bit pissed off at the moment.
Nope Krylon told me it is a compatibility issue with the plastic.
I had a similar issue with Accord headlights. At least the new ones were cheap. 
There paint reacts with what ever headlight plastic is made of. You need clear paint specifically for headlights.
I did not know this
they should say this on the can. My headlights are about $125 a side. If these were Porsche headlights that would be a whole different level of cost.
dean1484 said:Just spent an hour wet sanding with 800 then 1000 then polished with the meguires kit. They teallycsme out nice. Washed down. Wiped dry and re taped off an put paint on and bam it goes white.
If you sanded them once, you should be able to do it again to remove the Krylon.
Most all spray cans have a warning on the back of the can it says to test in an area that is not obvious before applying.
It's all bathtub chemistry, you don't know what the plastic is and they won't tell you what is in the paint (besides the vague legal list)
I can understand why you'd be unhappy but I also don't think that it's realistic for Krylon to list everything that's incompatible with the paint on the can. The fact that it contains toluene and acetone would have made me suspect that it would be incompatible with most plastics. Hopefully you can re-sand through the effected layer.
So I said to my self I can not make it worse so let’s set sand it with Makita and some 800 grit wet dry 3m paper and see what we get. 
Go to 1200 then 2000, then rubbing compound on a polishing ball on a drill motor. Then hit it with finish glaze and that light cover will be good as new. I have tried the stupid headlight fix it kits. They don't work. The ab is ve program does...hopefully, the krylon didn't go too far 8k to the plastic but your initial 800 treatment should get that stuff offa there.
Remove the headlight from the car, before your next post asking how to fix the paint on the bumper where you ran the sander into it....
I cleaned up my sons Sentra and figured a light coat of clear would keep it clearer longer until I realized I was spraying matte clear finish.
Crap.
Cleaned it up and they looked crappy like when I started.
Kid never figured it out. I’m an idiot.
Nope. Not going to work
Take the light out. CLEAN with degreasing soap and water. Wet sand starting at 150ish then keep stepping up, 220, 300, 400, 600, 800, 1000 and polish. You should be able to get it back. I saved a number of trashed headlights back in the car lot days.
My new plan is 220 dry on the sander. Looks good so far. 
Before this I used gum out and a scraper to remove as much of the paint as possible. Trick to this is start at the top and work down and don’t let the gum out dry. This gets all but a film of the paint off. Don’t scrub this with gum out it just moves the paint around and then sets up again making a bigger mess. Then I went after it with the 220 dry sanding.
Next wet sand with 800
Good luck, keep at it!
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