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04-25-2016, 04:34 PM | #1 |
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NOS Headlight Reflectors
I have a set of 1930-31 NOS two light headlight reflectors that have been in my cupboard for 30 years. They have some hazing on the silver reflector and I would like to know how to polish them before I can install them in my refurbished stainless steel headlamp buckets. I am hoping to get my 1930 Tudor on the road this fall. Thanks. Grant
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04-25-2016, 05:53 PM | #2 |
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Re: NOS Headlight Reflectors
Any silver polish will suffice. Being silver, they will soon tarnish again. That is reason for the newer reflectors that don't.
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04-25-2016, 05:59 PM | #3 |
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Re: NOS Headlight Reflectors
The easy way:
Removing silver tarnish You need to be careful which gasket you use. A cork gasket is what you want. The rubber type will off gas and cause tarnish rapidly. |
04-25-2016, 09:59 PM | #4 |
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Re: NOS Headlight Reflectors
For some reason my original silver reflectors haven't tarnished in over 50 years on my Tudor, 10 years on my truck, or 5 years on my coupe. Just lucky?
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04-26-2016, 05:51 AM | #5 |
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Re: NOS Headlight Reflectors
The original reflectors on my fordor haven't tarnished much since new. Remember if you must polish, using silver polish always rub in a straight line edge to center.....
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04-26-2016, 10:49 AM | #7 |
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Re: NOS Headlight Reflectors
I tried to polish some " Made In Argentina" reflectors that were still wrapped in paper but were tarnished. I used a silver polish and the silver came off with the polish. Test an edge and make sure the polish won't damage the plating.
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04-26-2016, 01:00 PM | #8 |
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Re: NOS Headlight Reflectors
lamp black,what ever that is
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04-26-2016, 01:06 PM | #9 |
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Re: NOS Headlight Reflectors
Magic Wadding Polish and go lightly. Has worked well for me.
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04-26-2016, 03:52 PM | #10 |
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Re: NOS Headlight Reflectors
Lamp Black is a black carbon pigment made from soot. It forms the basis of the best traditional black inks and has been used to many other ends from shoe polish to blackening gun sights. Not anything that I think would help with polishing silver.
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04-27-2016, 08:28 PM | #11 |
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Re: NOS Headlight Reflectors
Thanks to all you guys . I'll take the info and let you all know how they turned
out. I also found a set of South American reflectors and they will need a polish also . Thanks again. Grant |
04-28-2016, 05:01 PM | #12 |
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Re: NOS Headlight Reflectors
Henry states in the service bulletins wipe the reflector with dry lampblack,I knew that I read it somewhere!
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04-28-2016, 05:34 PM | #13 |
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Re: NOS Headlight Reflectors
How about a few close ups of the reflectors just to make sure they are NOS and not NORS from Argentina. If you need reflectors Bratton's has the best ones (and I don't think anyone else handles them).
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04-28-2016, 08:40 PM | #14 |
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Re: NOS Headlight Reflectors
The Brattons reflectors are better than the originals if your driving at night
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