[AT] restoring tractor lights

[Cecil E Monson]

	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
-- 
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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

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