Cleaning tail light lens

[Ricklandia]

(snip)As to the chrome bands I have given up and after lightly sanding them paint them...

Have you ever tried the "chrome" paint? I got all the way to the hobby shop but totally forgot to ask the modellers there about that.

[billcapp]

The "Chrome" paint isn't anything like chrome..it's just a brighter silver. I wouldn't use it if you want anything close to original. JMO

[Alfadog]

Wow, brings back memories!

Alfa, how did yours turn out?

Very well thankyou Enrique! Here is a recent picture taken by the new owner. They really came out very nice, and for anyone not doing a concourse restoration I'd recommend painting the grey plastic backing pieces white!

[ZSaint]

I just went through the same drill. I cleaned up the driver's side taillight and it looks like new. I did find some chrome paint and painted the inside of the lights. I also painted the marker lights which were also dirty and rusty. I covered the chrome paint with clear. Looks pretty good if I have to say so myself!

[Ed]

Go back to my post # 17 to see the finished lenses. Pic # 1 is just the passenger side clean and the drivers original. Pic #2 is both rebuilt and ready for installation. Pic # 3 is right before assembly. I painted the inside of the housing next to the reflectors white, what a difference.

[beandip]

ED , I did the same thing after seeing escanlons . I did the inside of the gages , and all the exterior and interior lights white . Major difference . All are as brite as on a new car. Now the gages just the inside in back of the face is what was painted white , from the front they look stock , it' the light reflecting around that makes the difference . Silver doesn't reflect as much I tried that also . The head light wire up grade , with the relays is a must for all 240 cars in my openion . I cant rember the members name that makes and sells them ,but Scanlon and I each bought the set up from him and this alone make a total difference in the dash and tail lights as well , with the load off the stock wireing to the head lights , every thing else is 40% brighter. In fact you can use the dash light dimmer switch now . Gary

[Zup]

Ed---

What did you do to the chrome strips to improve them?

They look significantly better!

Beandip----

Did you get you lighting upgrades from "E4"?

Inquiring minds want to know--- :classic:

[Ed]

Ed---

What did you do to the chrome strips to improve them?

They look significantly better!

Inquiring minds want to know--- :classic:

The chrome strips were in decent shape. I polished them up a bit with some "never-dull" and repainted the black strip.

Ed