[AT] restoring tractor lights

charlie hill chill8 at cox.net
Wed Feb 18 07:08:05 PST 2004


Cecil, It wouldn't be exactly the same but I wonder if you could strip the
metal inside the light housing and then tin it with solder?

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cecil E Monson" <cmonson at hvc.rr.com>
To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>; <antique-tractor at atis.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 9:27 AM
Subject: [AT] restoring tractor lights


> 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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