I have a lot of interest in this thread as I have a pair of W114/W115 euro's that have corroded main and fog reflectors. Silver plating was only done on old school headlights to my knowledge. I think from the 60's on, most headlight reflectors were coated by using ion vapor deposited aluminum.
I've already talked to my guy at Sherwin Williams Automotive Finishes here in Charlotte (a fellow Mercedes enthusiast) and he doesn't recommend painting them with a "chrome" paint like DupliColor, etc. Sherwin Williams doesn't even have a paint that is suitable for this application. I then talked to my powder coating guy at Prince Wheel Services in Monroe, and he says that although there are some reflective finishes available in powder coat, that too will not stand up to the heat. Needless to say, I need to find a place, preferably in NC that can do ion vapor deposited aluminum. Anyone have a source? Regards, TE -----Original Message----- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Jim Cathey Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 5:17 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Lights - Asian or otherwise > I saw an article somewhere about "refurbishing" the reflectors with > metalized ducting tape. Given the cost of resilvering, I may look > into doing that for Gump. Rust is not yet an issue Once mine get bad enough I'm thinking of trying spray 77 glue and aluminum foil. This _is_ the Frankenheap, after all. -- Jim _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
