[Chrysler300] Corroded ashtrays and taillight reflectors

[Rich Barber <barber@xxxxxxxxx>]

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BR/RB

Narve and other members:

I'm sorry about any confusion.

The zinc coating and zinc-colored paint was for the inside of ash trays, 
not the taillight reflectors.

Below is John's Cote's excellent suggestion of using racer's tape as an 
easy fix to dull reflectors..  Thank you John, and congratulations on 
getting your Brute in the 2005 Hemmings Calendar and your 300-C in 
Hemming Motor News.  I hope they gave you enough calendars for all 
C300CI, Inc.  members.

Rich Barber
Brentwood, CA
C-300

Rich,
Buy some true metal foil tape about 2 inches wide and you can apply it to the 
metal tail light assembly behind the lens. (Clean with windex or something 
before applying tape).  (Tape should be available at auto parts store or Pep 
boys type places.) Cut and snip to cover all that would be visible and replace 
the red lens.  You'll be amazed how much brighter and reflective it will look .  
Will cost you about $5 - $7 for the tape and no one will ever know.!!  Try 
doing it also on the front parking lenses as they will increase reflection and 
look like new.

John R. Cote
300B on the 2005 "OLD CARS MUSCLE CALENDAR" - for month of December.


Narve Nordanger wrote:

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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