Posted By: Michael Ecks
Best paint etc for refinishing inside of tail light housing - 04/05/20 08:54 PM
I need to do some work on my tail lights and want to refinish the inside area of the housings on my 1971 challenger. I worked on them probably 20 years ago and best of my memory the inside was coated with a reflective silver coating which was flaking in areas and the best I could do at the time was silver or chrome paint at the time.
I saw an old article on the HAMB I think, stating that white glass paint created a brighter light through the lenses. The writer even used a light meter to show the difference in a fairly scientific comparison.
My question is, with all the new technology out there today has anyone come up with something better than white? We use 3M retro-reflective tape at work and it throws back a huge amount of light, I think rustoleum also makes a reflective spray on paint.
I also need to work on the reflector squares in between the lenses on the 71 challenger. Is there a reason NOT to use retroflective, like too much reflective glow for cars behind me?
I saw an old article on the HAMB I think, stating that white glass paint created a brighter light through the lenses. The writer even used a light meter to show the difference in a fairly scientific comparison.
My question is, with all the new technology out there today has anyone come up with something better than white? We use 3M retro-reflective tape at work and it throws back a huge amount of light, I think rustoleum also makes a reflective spray on paint.
I also need to work on the reflector squares in between the lenses on the 71 challenger. Is there a reason NOT to use retroflective, like too much reflective glow for cars behind me?