White Headlite Surrounds, Sprucing up |
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White Headlite Surrounds, Sprucing up |
Dion |
Sep 21 2018, 11:40 AM
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RN Group: Members Posts: 2,765 Joined: 16-September 04 From: Audubon,PA Member No.: 2,766 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
I know the white headlite surrounds aren’t everyone’s cup of tea & the body shop guys
probably know this already.... I was cleaning up a set i purchased here in the classifieds, someone did a decent job of putting “appliance” white paint on them to get rid of the yellowing tobacco stained look. I was going to paint them again. So I grabbed my orbital palm sander with 220 grit and began scuffing the paint. Well some just flaked off easily. I turned up the speed and applied a bit more pressure and was able to remove all the paint. I noticed some areas went back to their original “plastic” white. So with a bit more pressure I was able to erase all the yellowing. Returning them back to original white. I thought it was cool. I think I’ll clear coat them just to avoid any bug juice from bonding to the raw plastic. Just thought I’d share. Attached thumbnail(s) |
gandalf_025 |
Mar 31 2020, 01:47 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,453 Joined: 25-June 09 From: North Shore, Massachusetts Member No.: 10,509 Region Association: North East States |
I was my own DAPO and painted my white
ones black around 1974... I bought a new set from 914 Rubber in the original Group Buy and they look great... |
mepstein |
Mar 31 2020, 02:01 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,272 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
I was my own DAPO and painted my white ones black around 1974... I bought a new set from 914 Rubber in the original Group Buy and they look great... Aftermarket exhaust, steering wheels, rear valence, side mirrors, wood dash, cattle prodder bumper guards, hood emblem, etc. The list goes on and on. |
gandalf_025 |
Mar 31 2020, 04:24 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,453 Joined: 25-June 09 From: North Shore, Massachusetts Member No.: 10,509 Region Association: North East States |
I was my own DAPO and painted my white ones black around 1974... I bought a new set from 914 Rubber in the original Group Buy and they look great... Aftermarket exhaust, steering wheels, rear valence, side mirrors, wood dash, cattle prodder bumper guards, hood emblem, etc. The list goes on and on. Mine had an aftermarket muffler on it when I bought it. It also had the Wood Dash and the Amco Bumper Guards but they were dealer installed options at Delivery. I cut the rear Valance...... (DAPO) again And I had the hood badge removed when the car was repainted. Still have the original steering wheel and mirrors on it though... |
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