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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-NZ link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Harold,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Your comment about the colour ‘peeling off’ puzzles me.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>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. <b>No red coating</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>I know this as one lens is chipped and it is red glass under the surface.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Unfortunately, this does not solve your problem.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>I think best to go with Michael’s suggestion and buy a set of four new matching ones.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>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?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Mark<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Ardmore<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>NZ<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> Harold Manifold <manifold@telus.net> <br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, 5 February 2022 2:49 PM<br><b>To:</b> Ken Fleming via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net><br><b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] Restoring Lucas L594 Lens<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Hello,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>I have 4 red original glass Lucas L594 Red Beehive tail light lens. Unfortunately no two match. The colour is either different, <span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>faded or starting to peel off.</span> <span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Has anyone has good success stripping the old red and then recoating with a new red?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Thanks….. Harold<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>