Oops can I fix it?

[Sluicebox]

Quick question folks. I f'd up. I had 4 brand new Eye Hortz 1000w MH bulbs hanging. I went to spray room with neem in early veg as a preventative. When I do that I wrap plastic bags around the bulbs and leave them hanging. Well I spaced the bags. Lights kicked on and nearly burned me down. I caught it early but damage done to the bulbs. Now they are caked with burnt melted plastic. Any way to salvage them? I had back ups but hate the thought of tossing $400+ in new bulbs. I will never do that again.

Thanks for any help on this.

 

[mojave green]

Scrape it off with window sticker scraper. Takes a long time, lol.

 

[aridbud]

Yikers! Better to be safe than sorry....personally, I'd ditch the bulbs, replace rather than worry factor is gone. $$ lesson learned.
Best to move and spray outside the room.


Mojave had a good idea. Scrape, then maybe use rubbing alcohol to remove rest of residue. Dry completely before attaching them again.

 

[MJPassion]

Use your spares until you get the old ones cleaned up.... Maybe...

How hot do those bulb envelopes get?
Maybe you could take the bulbs outside & flip 'em on to burn the remaining plastic off. IDK!

Maybe burn the plastic off with a torch.

Before any of that, I would attempt to peel/scrape the plastic away as previously suggested.