SV: [Chrysler300] Ashtray & taillight restoration

["Narve Nordanger" <narve.n@xxxxxxx>]

Rich,
What I intend to do with my taillight reflectors is: drill them out - chrome
them (and the rest of the pot-metal housing too)-and glue them back in.
Assume zink-coating or silver paint will not be bright enough to do, neither
in rainy night driving or showing off.

Narve
C-300 in Norway

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Fra: Rich Barber [mailto:barber@xxxxxxxxx]
Sendt: 30. oktober 2004 21:03
Til: Chrysler 300 list service
Emne: [Chrysler300] Ashtray & taillight restoration



Doug W. advised by phone that the Eastwood product was 10280-Z  Clear
Zinc Aerosol.   He asked that I forward this info.  At $10.95 for 12 oz,
it is $116.80/gallon.  Eastwood also recommends this for : disc brake
dust shields, coil brackets, pulleys, alternator fans, vacuum advance
canisters, relays, hose clamps and misc. brackets.

See:
http://www.eastwoodco.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemType=PRODUCT&R
S=1&itemID=565&keyword=10280+z

Others recommended soaking ashtrays in Coke, running them through a
dishwasher cycle or having a plater apply a fresh zinc coating.  I had
used CLR, an acid-based cleaning product, along with scrubbing with
ScotchBrite pads.  Got the gunk off, but not very pretty to behold.
Shooting it with a properly-toned paint should help.  I don't know what
is used to remove cigarette tar from lung or throat and sinus tissue.
Maybe Coke works.

One of my employees got a mouthful of industrial detergent while
syphoning it from a barrel.  Due to his two pack of unfiltered Camels
per day habit, he escaped with only minor damage as his mouth and throat
were apparently internally coated with tar.

Like Lt. Colombo, I have one more question:  How can the reflectors
inside the taillights of a 1955 C300 be restored?  They appear to be
silver or nickel plated and much of mine has been turned black, possibly
due to ingesting sulfur-bearing dust while the car lived in the mining
area of Colorado most of its life.

Thanks to Doug and to all who responded.  MoP'ar to ya from

Rich Barber
Brentwood, CA
C-300


Doug Warrener wrote:

>Mark, Try www.eastwoodco.com . If I was at home, I could give you the
>product name.  Doug W.
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