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| Author: | Milly [ Fri Nov 07, 2014 10:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Faded rear lenses....What to do! |
Hey, is there any way of restoring rear lenses? They are form a 1970 Mini K. I've looked for replacements but I'm struggling to find any genuine ones, "LUCAS AL 136 AUSTRALIA" wouldn't be so bad if they were both the same amount of faded but ones worse than the other so it looks a tad shoddy.. also...I would need some gaskets for in-between the lenses and the actual light, these only seem to be sold with a whole light unit.  Any Ideas? |
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| Author: | Minimadmarty [ Fri Nov 07, 2014 10:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Faded rear lenses....What to do! |
Can you just swap sides so the fading on the other catches up? Ha ha.... |
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| Author: | motodevo [ Fri Nov 07, 2014 10:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Faded rear lenses....What to do! |
Could try this http://www.vhtpaint.com/products/niteshadesred Never used it but have used a similar brush on type to turn a clear marker light into a tailight for a motorbike with good results |
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| Author: | drjbeam [ Fri Nov 07, 2014 10:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Faded rear lenses....What to do! |
There is a paint you can buy from car parts shops I brought some about 20 years ago for a uc torana front blinker lenses You paint it with a brush on the inside of lense the bottle was like a nail polish bottle that girls paint there nails with from memory |
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| Author: | Milly [ Fri Nov 07, 2014 11:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Faded rear lenses....What to do! |
cool, might look into getting some of that. its the orange too! hmmmm |
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| Author: | Milly [ Fri Nov 07, 2014 11:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Faded rear lenses....What to do! |
Minimadmarty wrote: Can you just swap sides so the fading on the other catches up? Ha ha.... haha, unfortunately not 
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| Author: | peterb [ Sat Nov 08, 2014 6:50 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Faded rear lenses....What to do! |
You can buy clear orange and clear red paints from hobby shops. Tamiya make some, there maybe other brands as well. |
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| Author: | 9YaTaH [ Sat Nov 08, 2014 6:58 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Faded rear lenses....What to do! |
Minimadmarty wrote: Can you just swap sides so the fading on the other catches up? Ha ha.... But wait till daylight saving is over, otherwise the fading won't be even 
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| Author: | awdmoke [ Sat Nov 08, 2014 8:10 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Faded rear lenses....What to do! |
Daylight savings? Not in our end of the earth! |
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| Author: | drjbeam [ Sat Nov 08, 2014 9:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Faded rear lenses....What to do! |
Dont know if its the same stuff i got same sort of bottle but http://turinimports.com.au//index.php?m ... ucts_id=71 http://turinimports.com.au//index.php?m ... ucts_id=72 |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Sat Nov 08, 2014 10:00 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Faded rear lenses....What to do! |
I bought some orange tint years ago from AutoBarn and redid my Lucas ones. They still look OK... You can buy new 2 hole lenses from Karcraft and elsewhere, but I found they faded bad within 12 months when parked outside. |
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| Author: | Minimadmarty [ Sat Nov 08, 2014 10:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Faded rear lenses....What to do! |
9YaTaH wrote: Minimadmarty wrote: Can you just swap sides so the fading on the other catches up? Ha ha.... But wait till daylight saving is over, otherwise the fading won't be even Maybe once you have exported the car back to Geordie-Land the reverse hemisphere will even things up!
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| Author: | slide [ Sat Nov 08, 2014 4:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Faded rear lenses....What to do! |
This looks like it may revive them http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Tail-Light-L ... 27ccecd43c |
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| Author: | boomini [ Sat Nov 08, 2014 5:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Faded rear lenses....What to do! |
I agree with marty swap them.... and in 44yrs they will look the same. Lol |
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| Author: | Milly [ Sat Nov 08, 2014 7:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Faded rear lenses....What to do! |
Minimadmarty wrote: 9YaTaH wrote: Minimadmarty wrote: Can you just swap sides so the fading on the other catches up? Ha ha.... But wait till daylight saving is over, otherwise the fading won't be even Maybe once you have exported the car back to Geordie-Land the reverse hemisphere will even things up! It'll be the floor pans that start to fade in that part of the world haha..... |
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