I have found three nice orig white early head light surrounds, question is is how white were they when new?
These are a bit on the cream side. Both inside and out are the same color. For sure not pure white, but an off white. Did they just age this way?
I have seen people paint them, but I would like to keep them close to original as possible.
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QUOTE(pete000 @ Mar 1 2013, 09:15 PM) 
I have found three nice orig white early head light surrounds, question is is how white were they when new?
These are a bit on the cream side. Both inside and out are the same color. For sure not pure white, but an off white. Did they just age this way?
I have seen people paint them, but I would like to keep them close to original as possible.
They were off white when new, with slight texture on the outside surface. Never painted.
I have a NOS set, and they are paper white, not off-white.
I've had some success with the off-white/aged ones by soaking them in a 10% bleach solution for a day or so. Brightens them up quite a bit.
Remember, you're fiddling with plastic components that are over 40 years old. Plastic changes in shades at that age, even if heat or weather isn't introduced.
Off-white is better than grungy, but you can do betterfor about 20 cents.
I've had some success with the off-white/aged ones by soaking them in a 10% bleach solution for a day or so. Brightens them up quite a bit.
Remember, you're fiddling with plastic components that are over 40 years old. Plastic changes in shades at that age, even if heat or weather isn't introduced.
Off-white is better than grungy, but you can do betterfor about 20 cents.
I will give them a bath in bleach to see what happens.
It would be cool to see a picture of your NOS pure white ones!
It would be cool to see a picture of your NOS pure white ones!
QUOTE(pete000 @ Mar 4 2013, 08:36 PM)
I will give them a bath in bleach to see what happens.
It would be cool to see a picture of your NOS pure white ones!
Will do.
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I will give them a bath in bleach to see what happens.
It would be cool to see a picture of your NOS pure white ones!
Here is a pic of the passenger side surround.
I should metion that:
1. Cramped area, so this is the best I could do
2. Since I am a former concours weenie, these have been polished a bunch
3. My Nikon dating is out of whack! Pic was taken on 3-4-13.
Pat
QUOTE(pete000 @ Mar 4 2013, 08:36 PM)
I will give them a bath in bleach to see what happens.
It would be cool to see a picture of your NOS pure white ones!
Here is a pic of the passenger side surround.
I should metion that:
1. Cramped area, so this is the best I could do
2. Since I am a former concours weenie, these have been polished a bunch
3. My Nikon dating is out of whack! Pic was taken on 3-4-13.
Pat
QUOTE(Pat Garvey @ Mar 4 2013, 09:18 PM)
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QUOTE(pete000 @ Mar 4 2013, 08:36 PM)
I will give them a bath in bleach to see what happens.
It would be cool to see a picture of your NOS pure white ones!
Here is a pic of the passenger side surround.
I should metion that:
1. Cramped area, so this is the best I could do
2. Since I am a former concours weenie, these have been polished a bunch
3. My Nikon dating is out of whack! Pic was taken on 3-4-13.
Pat
Pat,
Though I have no personal interest in concours stuff, I appreciate your attention to detail and love for that side of these cars. No shame buddy, once a concours weenie, always a concours weenie!
Nice picture, my original one is also more white than off-white, but not brilliant. Shame is my car was in a wreck at some point and one side is a painted black one 
QUOTE(ThePaintedMan @ Mar 4 2013, 11:12 PM)
QUOTE(Pat Garvey @ Mar 4 2013, 09:18 PM)
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QUOTE(pete000 @ Mar 4 2013, 08:36 PM)
I will give them a bath in bleach to see what happens.
It would be cool to see a picture of your NOS pure white ones!
Here is a pic of the passenger side surround.
I should metion that:
1. Cramped area, so this is the best I could do
2. Since I am a former concours weenie, these have been polished a bunch
3. My Nikon dating is out of whack! Pic was taken on 3-4-13.
Pat
Pat,
Though I have no personal interest in concours stuff, I appreciate your attention to detail and love for that side of these cars. No shame buddy, once a concours weenie, always a concours weenie!
Yeppir! Though I seriously doubt that I'll do that gig anymore, keeping it hardcore conc is just my thing.
Four times now I'ved had multiple porsches in the garage. I all cases, all ceased getting the attention that I wanted to give them. Did it obce, twice, three, four times....and guess who gets to stay - my original! Its family after 40+ years. Yet, I still miss all the others, because they gave me grins.
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