Man Allen if I were you I would just go for the Holden units. They sure
look like the originals and the cost is reasonable. I wish they carried
them for the 7" units.
I appreciate you going through all this hassle cause now I know I won't have
too. :)
Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: "Allen C Miller, Jr." <acmiller@mhcable.com>
To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 7:31 AM
Subject: driving light reflectors
> Thanks to the several of you who gave advice on how to separate SLR 576
> reflectors from the glass by boiling them in water.
>
> The question now is how to plate them and coat them. My local
electroplater
> advises that the should be silvered, as with vintage American metal
> reflectors, but he states the American reflectors were left uncoated. The
> boiling process made the laquer(?) coating turn almost the same dark
caramel
> color as the back, giving clear evidence the concave reflecting surfaces
were
> originally coated. If anyone has been this route,
>
> 1. Are the Lucas reflectors indeed silvered vs chromed?
>
> 2. Is there a commercial source for the correct laquer? One site I
round
> indicates the Egyptian Laquer Company in Lafayette, Indiana (765-447-2136)
as
> a source for heat resistant laquer to coat tarnishing metals. Has anyone
had
> experience with their material?
>
> 3. Why is uncoated chrome plating not a satisfactory alternative? Is
this
> a matter of an anachronistic hangover from days before chrome plating was
the
> norm, or are there legitimate reasons for silvering (e.g., greater
> reflectance? resistance to spotting?).
>
> Any advice is appreciated.
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