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Fiat 126 Chat => Your Restorations => Topic started by: Rusty's Uncle on October 20, 2015, 05:18:20 PM

Title: Upon reflection
Post by: Rusty's Uncle on October 20, 2015, 05:18:20 PM: Mot in the morning so doing a couple of checks and the n/s brake light was out. So dismantled the light unit and gave it a clean. In doing so the silver reflective surface was partly worn.
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10/20/f0cfc6a1ce4a138e86f752d1fcbbfa55.jpg)
So with a bit of masking and a blast with some silver spray all is good again.
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New bulb and a nice bright light now. I guess that I will have to do the other side now.

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Title: Re: Upon reflection
Post by: charliebrown on October 20, 2015, 05:46:47 PM: Good Luck ;D
Title: Re: Upon reflection
Post by: ChrisRLewis on October 20, 2015, 05:50:20 PM: Looking good, was it chrome spray that you used?
Title: Re: Upon reflection
Post by: Rusty's Uncle on October 20, 2015, 05:59:07 PM: Had an almost empty can of this, hope there is enough for the other side.
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Title: Re: Upon reflection
Post by: Gadge on October 20, 2015, 06:23:12 PM: Great work ;) I've used kitchen foil in the past
Title: Re: Upon reflection
Post by: DeVilleChris on October 20, 2015, 06:37:00 PM: Good luck in the MOT! :)

Mine is 30th of this month
Title: Re: Upon reflection
Post by: Rusty's Uncle on October 20, 2015, 06:52:17 PM: Mine is 30th of this month :P

Thanks for the best wishes guys and Chris I did not know you had that many cars, you must have overtaken BV ;D
Gadge I have also resorted to foil in the past as a tempory measure. In this case the the Plasticote spray seemed ideal for the job. There was also a fair build up of crud inside the light fitting which needed cleaning out.
Title: Re: Upon reflection
Post by: 1973/126 on October 20, 2015, 09:36:05 PM: Looking great Rusty, but there is no integrated reverse light :P
Title: Re: Upon reflection
Post by: Rusty's Uncle on October 21, 2015, 04:12:23 PM: MOT passed and no advisories ;D
Title: Re: Upon reflection
Post by: DeVilleChris on October 21, 2015, 04:35:46 PM: perfect! another 12 months of 126'ing!
Title: Re: Upon reflection
Post by: Bar Vitelli on October 21, 2015, 05:52:40 PM: Well done, Rusty, just got my DeVille through the MOT as well! ;D
Title: Re: Upon reflection
Post by: Gadge on October 21, 2015, 09:04:38 PM: Nice one :thumbup:
Title: Re: Upon reflection
Post by: mintex on October 22, 2015, 08:47:48 PM: Great stuff :good: