[Healeys] Restoring Lucas L594 Lens

[i erbs]

My red behives are coated red and chipping at base. Will send photos when I
find the box. I am insulating my shop and everything has been moved

Ira Erbs
1959 AH 100-6
1967 MGB
Milwaukie, OR

On Sun, Feb 27, 2022, 9:46 AM Ricchardd Mayor via Healeys <
healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:

> I suspect the “original Lens” on your 1960 BT7 was an original clear lens
> that someone - during the last 62 years - painted it red.   Red Lucas
> beehive lens are red glass - not painted.
>
>
> Richard Mayor
> boyracer466 at gmail.com
>
>
> On Feb 27, 2022, at 9:25 AM, Michael Salter via Healeys <
> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> This is very odd.
> Like Mark and Perry I have never encountered red beehive lenses with paint
> on them.
> Is the paint on the inside or the outside?
> I would have thought that if they were to be painted by Lucas, of which
> I'm very doubtful, the paint would have been on the inside.
> Can you confirm that the painted lenses have the word LUCAS cast on them
> and L594?
>
> M
>
>
>
> On Sun, Feb 27, 2022 at 11:54 AM Harold Manifold via Healeys <
> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>> Update on restoring Lucas beehive lens. The original lens on my 1960 BT7
>> were painted glass and the paint had peeled noticeably on one of the lens.
>> I used a common paint stripper I had on hand to remove all of the original
>> red paint. I first tried to recoat with paint for stained glass from a
>> hobby store. It did not work well and was a poor colour match. For the
>> second attempt I used VHT Nite-Shades which is lens paint. Who would have
>> thought! It worked very well. Picture attached.
>>
>>
>>
>> My total cost is about $30 which may be more than new but I was able to
>> use original parts.
>>
>>
>>
>> Harold
>>
>>
>>
>> *From: *i erbs via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
>> *Sent: *Saturday, February 5, 2022 7:09 PM
>> *To: *Perry Small <healeyguy at aol.com>
>> *Cc: *healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
>> *Subject: *Re: [Healeys] Restoring Lucas L594 Lens
>>
>>
>>
>> I have two red behive lenses and the red is in fact peeling off.
>>
>> Ira Erbs
>> 1959 AH 100-6
>> 1967 MGB
>> Milwaukie, OR
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Feb 5, 2022, 3:12 PM Perry Small via Healeys <
>> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>
>> Harold
>>
>> After seeing Marks response I reread your email. The Lucas red lens were
>> made of red glass not coated. True, the red color varies.
>>
>> Photo attached.
>>
>> Perry
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>> 
>>
>> 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*.
>>
>>
>> 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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
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