Brake lights lenses

[dwm9ersfan]

Looking at new tail lights on NPD and it says some models need to have black paint sprayed on them. So I looked at mine and and they are painted. So my question is what paint do I use?

 

[Tnfastbk]

https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/...roducts-15-ounce-black-spray-paint/sem0/39143

This is what I used but my car is far from a correct restoration.

 

[Sheriff41]

I agree with Tnfastbk. The SEM products are the way to go, just be sure to follow the instructions on the can.

 

[Stanglover]

If you already have decent tail lights but look grungy, if you carefully strip them down to clean and repaint the aluminum (only on 71-72's) you can use "brake fluid" on the acrylic plastic to remove any and all paint, crud etc. However, if the housings are bad, maybe time for replacements.
Here's a pic of what cleaned up lenses could look like.
NOTE: if you decide to go this route, carefully reseal with a good RTV product including behind the aluminum center strips yellow arrow. I also used black body sealer around the outside to prevent any leaks, red arrow. (the lights on my car is not the restored one pictured, I just used this pic to show meaning).

 

[mrgmhale]

If your red lenses are beyond cleeeaning up and in need of replacement, there is soon going to be an aalternative. Mario has been working on designing and producing non-oem tail light lenses for over a year. He is apparently close to wrapping the design and goin into production. Here is a link to a post on Facebook:

 

[Sheriff41]

If your red lenses are beyond cleeeaning up and in need of replacement, there is soon going to be an aalternative. Mario has been working on designing and producing non-oem tail light lenses for over a year. He is apparently close to wrapping the design and goin into production. Here is a link to a post on Facebook:

Need to find the missing link here, Gil.

 

[mrgmhale]

Need to find the missing link here, Gil.

Sorry, I did not notice that the link to Mario's Facebook post had not come through. Here is the link, and some
ScreenShots of the photo and his comment for folks not using Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10159504869072117&set=a.131798147116

 

[72mokk1]

This is what I ended up doing, all the chrome parts were buffed up with 80 grit from the previous owner, should I have replaced them...? Probably, but I must have been tired of throwing money at the Mach that day. The SEM in the spray can lays down a lot nicer than the SEM in the quart can. I used an HVLP with a 04 nozzle. I coated parts with a Direct To Metal (DTM) primer to fill the defects.

Also, do yourself a favor and get the Fine Line masking tape.

 

[Stanglover]

This is what I ended up doing, all the chrome parts were buffed up with 80 grit from the previous owner, should I have replaced them...? Probably, but I must have been tired of throwing money at the Mach that day. The SEM in the spray can lays down a lot nicer than the SEM in the quart can. I used an HVLP with a 04 nozzle. I coated parts with a Direct To Metal (DTM) primer to fill the defects.

Also, do yourself a favor and get the Fine Line masking tape.

I actually like those.

 

[72mokk1]

I actually like those.

Thanks.