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Mystery Light Resto-mod.
May 23, 2022, 06:37 PM
GrumpyBikerMystery Light Resto-mod.
Since I’ve not been able to find anything out about the lights I bought.
I decided to just finish them out the way I think would look best.
I soda blasted the trim ring & lens plate.
After sanding the cast aluminum housing I found the original color was grey.
So I landed on a grey hammered finish & polished the glass lens to finish it up.
Almost brings an upscale look it.
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May 23, 2022, 06:55 PM
nhracecraftNice!
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May 23, 2022, 07:23 PM
ensigmaticVery nice--whatever their purpose - lol
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recoatliftYes, that’s a swell job!
May 23, 2022, 07:29 PM
WaterburyBobVery nice result. You do excellent work.
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May 23, 2022, 07:39 PM
Tailhook 84Great work, GB. I always enjoy seeing your projects on the forum.
BTW, the blue-handled bottle cap opener you made and karma'd to me is still doing great work around my beer fridge!
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sig229-SASBlasting with soda was a great idea, I've often wanted to blast some of my wood turning with sand or walnut shells just to see what impact it would make.
Great work !!
May 24, 2022, 11:32 AM
EponymBeautiful restoration.
Now what are you going to use them for, starting a red light district?
May 24, 2022, 11:53 AM
SW_SigNew tail light on your motorcycle?
May 24, 2022, 12:34 PM
1967GoatHook it up to a sensor so your wife knows when to stop when she pulls in the garage. I use a tennis ball hung from a string for my wife, but yours is much, much cooler!
May 24, 2022, 04:26 PM
GrumpyBikerquote:
Originally posted by Eponym:
Beautiful restoration.
Now what are you going to use them for, starting a red light district?
Honestly I have no idea .
I don’t need them but I enjoy putting things like this back in action.
At $25 a piece & another $20 in materials it’s an inexpensive project.
They’ll probably go in our gym with the other overflow of signs or give them to a friend this Christmas.
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May 24, 2022, 04:35 PM
Skins2881Put them on eBay for $500 as mystery lights and someone will probably buy them.
Either way nice results, must feel good looking at the before and after and saying "I did that!"
Jesse
Sic Semper Tyrannis May 24, 2022, 04:35 PM
old dinoOh my goodness that looks amazing ! If you excuse my OCD ... but I would love to see a stainless screw in the place of the brass one at the bottom of the lens.
May 24, 2022, 05:07 PM
OaklaneThe gray looks great Grumpy