Re: Restoring 70 Cuda tailight housings options?
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11/23/11 12:33 AM
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1_WILD_RT
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Scott Harms Smith does them...
"The Armies of our ancestors were lucky, in that they were not trailed by a second army of pencil pushers."
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Re: Restoring 70 Cuda tailight housings options?
[Re: ScottSmith_Harms]
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11/23/11 01:41 PM
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ScottSmith_Harms
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So, as you can see, they varied from the factory, may have been two venders with two different methods of metal wash/plating, I can't say, but they definately varied. Also, age and humidity etc. can alter the finish, I believe this is why some look darker/muddier than others.
I strip them and recolor them similar to how a Holley carb body is refinished, this is what they look like when done. It's pretty darn close to the second OEM example. I don't know of any other method to get them closer. Cost is under $100.00 a pair.
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Re: Restoring 70 Cuda tailight housings options?
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11/24/11 12:56 AM
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Houston Texas
PAINT IT BLACK
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Very nice. I just redid mine last week the way Bill did his and I'm happy with the results. If I hadn't done all the labor myself, I'd definitely HAPPILY spend the $100 with Scott, no question. Instead I ended up with something that visually represents what its supposed to look like... total time on the housings probably 1hr + something like $18 for the paint. I'll give a shout out to Detroit Muscle Technologies for the gaskets. VERY, very nice. I think $25 for that gasket set is a BARGAIN. Should charge more. 
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Re: Restoring 70 Cuda tailight housings options?
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11/24/11 02:42 AM
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71TA
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Quote:
Very nice.
I just redid mine last week the way Bill did his and I'm happy with the results. If I hadn't done all the labor myself, I'd definitely HAPPILY spend the $100 with Scott, no question. Instead I ended up with something that visually represents what its supposed to look like... total time on the housings probably 1hr + something like $18 for the paint.
I'll give a shout out to Detroit Muscle Technologies for the gaskets. VERY, very nice. I think $25 for that gasket set is a BARGAIN. Should charge more.
Thanks for the props!
With Bills mad skillz he can probably whip some up. By the way what DO you do for gaskets Bill?
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Re: Restoring 70 Cuda tailight housings options?
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11/24/11 12:58 PM
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It's a dry heat
gtx6970
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By the way what DO you do for gaskets Bill?
Jim,
do you really need to ask this?
Every gasket on this car AND on the 69 Charger I have in now is DMT stuff .
I usually just let my customer buy it at shows or off your site then drop ship it to me, saves me one less thing to worry about and saves them cash.
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Re: Restoring 70 Cuda tailight housings options?
[Re: gtx6970]
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08/10/12 11:24 AM
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Wisconsin
Mopar_Mudder
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Another member here last year recomended Eastwoods Carb coat paint. So I decided to give it a try.
This stuff is kind of thin, so it takes a couple light coats to acheive this depth of color.
Can you tell me what Eastwood Carb paint you used, I see they have a couple. Carb Renew 2 and Carb Renew 2 Bronze.
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