[Healeys] Restoring Lucas L594 Lens

[Mark Donaldson]

Harold,

 

Your comment about the colour ‘peeling off’ puzzles me.

I agree that the red beehive lens does come in a small variety of shades – some quite dark – but mine are all red glass right through.  No red coating.

I know this as one lens is chipped and it is red glass under the surface.

Unfortunately, this does not solve your problem.

I think best to go with Michael’s suggestion and buy a set of four new matching ones.

 

That said, it is a problem not only with the red lenses – I have five orange L594 lenses and only two are the same.  So much for ‘quality control’, eh?

 

Mark

 

Ardmore

NZ

 

From: Harold Manifold <manifold at telus.net> 
Sent: Saturday, 5 February 2022 2:49 PM
To: Ken Fleming via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
Subject: [Healeys] Restoring Lucas L594 Lens

 

Hello,

 

I have 4 red original glass Lucas L594 Red Beehive tail light lens. Unfortunately no two match. The colour is either different, faded or starting to peel off. 

Has anyone has good success stripping the old red and then recoating with a new red?

 

I know you can buy new but these are original and I would like to reuse them. Any tips or suggestions are appreciated. What type of coating is recommended.

 

Thanks….. Harold

 

 

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