[AT] restoring tractor lights

[Robert L. Holtzer]

I've used a heavy coating of chrome spray paint after cleaning the housing 
thoroughly.  Certainly not as good as chrome but it does improve the 
lighting and looks pretty good.  Probably won't last indefinitely!

Bob Holtzer

At 09:27 AM 2/18/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>         I was reading an article yesterday in one of the older issues of
>the Belt Pulley magazine. The author wrote a pretty nice article about
>restoring antique tractor lights. He went into detail for taking them
>apart including drilling out the rivets and so on. Where the article left
>off was when it came to two things. One, a lot of old lights I have are
>losing the silver lining on the inside of the reflectors. I have a feeling
>this silver lining could be restored by using a proper technique and
>wondered if anyone on the List has ever done it successfully?  I realize
>that some lights can simply be outfitted with 6 volt sealed beam lights
>but that would not work for the rear lights with the combination red and
>white light. I also realize that a lot of guys restoring antique tractors
>simply do not use the lights or worry if they work or not. I happen to
>like to have mine working.  I would just put new sealed beam lights on
>the tractors but most of them look quite out of place. I'm not going to
>spend $55 a light to get those that look right either.  grins.
>
>         The other question comes because the author also skimmed right
>over the part where it comes to installing the lens and a new gasket.
>I don't think those cork or rubber gaskets are available any more and
>wondered what to do about this.
>
>         Any comments or help would be appreciated.  Thank you.
>
>Cecil
>--
>The nicest thing about telling the truth is you never have to wonder
>what you said.
>
>Cecil E Monson
>Lucille Hand-Monson
>Mountainville, New York   Just a little east of the North Pole
>
>Allis Chalmers tractors and equipment
>
>Free advice
>
>
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