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1970 Challenger tail lamp housing finish #1617399 05/07/14 12:44 PM 05/07/14 12:44 PM
Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 374 New York M Mopucky OP enthusiast
Mopucky OP enthusiast M Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 374 New York	What is the correct O.E. finish for this housing as seen in trunk? Thanks!

Re: 1970 Challenger tail lamp housing finish [Re: Mopucky] #1617400 05/07/14 02:16 PM 05/07/14 02:16 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,468 So Cal autoxcuda Too Many Posts
autoxcuda Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,468 So Cal	Quote: What is the correct O.E. finish for this housing as seen in trunk? Thanks! Natural smooth finish injected casted pot metal. Grey looking color.

Re: 1970 Challenger tail lamp housing finish [Re: autoxcuda] #1617401 05/07/14 02:35 PM 05/07/14 02:35 PM
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Mopucky OP enthusiast M Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 374 New York	Thanks! Any easy way of getting it back without abrasives?

Re: 1970 Challenger tail lamp housing finish [Re: Mopucky] #1617402 05/07/14 03:15 PM 05/07/14 03:15 PM
Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 1,272 Northern Calyfornua S Sxrxrnr pro stock
Sxrxrnr pro stock S Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 1,272 Northern Calyfornua	Mine are perfect but really stained appearance. I bought a harbor freight portable soda blaster. Thinking to use it for the job. Opinions before I mess up?

Re: 1970 Challenger tail lamp housing finish [Re: Sxrxrnr] #1617403 05/18/14 09:49 PM 05/18/14 09:49 PM
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slimert mopar S Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 425 WNY	Mine had some paint overspray, it cleaned up nicely with lacquer thinner and 0000 steel wool. Be sure to tape off the light bulb hole to keep the inside reflective silver from getting messed up.

Re: 1970 Challenger tail lamp housing finish [Re: slimert] #1617404 05/18/14 11:04 PM 05/18/14 11:04 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 992 Oakville.ON,Canada H hemi_rtdave super stock
hemi_rtdave super stock H Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 992 Oakville.ON,Canada	Please correct me if I am wrong but... My understanding is that the entire assembly was together when the blackout was applied to the top leading edge of the chrome, thus leaving overspray on the housing. I have seen cars done this way. Anyone else?

Re: 1970 Challenger tail lamp housing finish [Re: hemi_rtdave] #1617405 05/19/14 09:19 AM 05/19/14 09:19 AM
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steve70 super stock Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 892 MA	Quote: Please correct me if I am wrong but... My understanding is that the entire assembly was together when the blackout was applied to the top leading edge of the chrome, thus leaving overspray on the housing. I have seen cars done this way. Anyone else? You are correct. Here's a picture from an original T/A 8148873-Trunk(25).jpg (102 downloads) 1970 Challenger T/A 4 speed

Re: 1970 Challenger tail lamp housing finish [Re: steve70] #1617406 05/19/14 06:17 PM 05/19/14 06:17 PM
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Mr D21 mopar M Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 592 california	Blacked out as an assembly ?? I have an NOS set of Bezels and they have the black out already applied, so,,, ???? Any other opinions about that ?

Re: 1970 Challenger tail lamp housing finish [Re: Sxrxrnr] #1617407 06/29/14 07:09 PM 06/29/14 07:09 PM
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Sxrxrnr pro stock S Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 1,272 Northern Calyfornua	I had noted in earlier post to this thread that I was going to try soda blasting to clean mine. Instead I decided to try my recently acquired HF bead blaster using glass beads as soda blasting would be quite messy. I did a bit on the bottom side in the event that did not come out well. Looked ok, so then completely did all 4 of them. They came out perfect and as new. Took some before and after photos with iPhone, but too high resolution( why does iPhone not let you turn this down a bit to save memory and permit easier uploading is beyond me) to upload, so will have to cut back size somehow. Also must learn how to upload multiple photos in a single posting. Get this sorted out and will post outcome photos. Last edited by Sxrxrnr; 06/29/14 08:39 PM.

Re: 1970 Challenger tail lamp housing finish [Re: Mr D21] #1617408 06/29/14 10:33 PM 06/29/14 10:33 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,468 So Cal autoxcuda Too Many Posts
autoxcuda Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,468 So Cal	Quote: Blacked out as an assembly ?? I have an NOS set of Bezels and they have the black out already applied, so,,, ???? Any other opinions about that ? That's an original paint 30K mile car. It is what it is. Exactly where in assembly it got there is the debate. Being a T/A it's got rear blackout, but there was blackout under the tailight housings put on prior to installation. Do you have pics that show differently from other/your low milage survivor original paint 70 Challengers? blacked out before tail light installed. This picture is of the same car Steve70 now owns and that those tailights he posted above came out of. 8191869-Copyof1_06TroyTA01.JPG (48 downloads) Last edited by autoxcuda; 06/29/14 11:02 PM.

Re: 1970 Challenger tail lamp housing finish [Re: Sxrxrnr] #1617409 06/29/14 10:35 PM 06/29/14 10:35 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,468 So Cal autoxcuda Too Many Posts
autoxcuda Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,468 So Cal	Quote: I had noted in earlier post to this thread that I was going to try soda blasting to clean mine. Instead I decided to try my recently acquired HF bead blaster using glass beads as soda blasting would be quite messy. I did a bit on the bottom side in the event that did not come out well. Looked ok, so then completely did all 4 of them. They came out perfect and as new. Took some before and after photos with iPhone, but too high resolution( why does iPhone not let you turn this down a bit to save memory and permit easier uploading is beyond me) to upload, so will have to cut back size somehow. Also must learn how to upload multiple photos in a single posting. Get this sorted out and will post outcome photos. Did you run the glass bead blaster at lower than normal pressure?

Re: 1970 Challenger tail lamp housing finish [Re: autoxcuda] #1617410 06/29/14 10:57 PM 06/29/14 10:57 PM
Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 1,272 Northern Calyfornua S Sxrxrnr pro stock
Sxrxrnr pro stock S Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 1,272 Northern Calyfornua	Full bore. Ended job with proper stock texture,,,factory if you look at yours is quite pebbly,,and color is spot on. Did not remove any factory finish,,,likely just raw pot metal anyhow. Not shiny or some such as spraying with a rattle can. Could not be more pleased. Again used glass beads from HF, not sand. Last edited by Sxrxrnr; 06/29/14 11:00 PM.

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