So I was wanting to repaint the part that goes between the ear stem and eye sockets of my Valve 1.0. One of my first Valve projects was painting green pieces. Those didn't come out so hot the first time. So I was wanting to try again, along with a couple of other frames. To speed up the paint removal process I used acetone.. No issues till the last one. As I was taking off the aluminum looking coating, I realized the piece is clear. Except for where the icon goes. That part stayed like its an icon of its own.. The finish is smoky because I used sandpaper to take off the parts that didn't come off so easily. I'm thinking I can fine sand it and that should clear it up some. All pieces didn't do this though. Of the three pieces I used, only one turned out clear under the aluminum/ metallic area of the Valve. Probably because pieces were manufactured at different times?