Happy new year ! Has anyone restored coronet headlight buckets

[1carlover]

While I have the front sheet metal off my 67 rt, I'm going to restore the headlight bucket assemblies and want to keep the finish accurate on all the components. Anyone have a picture or page on what the correct look should be?

 

[texas69bee]

I asked this question a few weeks back for a 69 Bee and was told they were galvanized.

 

[Beekeeper]

They are anodized aluminum to make them nice you gotta strip the anodizing off and then polish and detail. Some use oven cleaner to strip but be forewarned it's a job but if done correctly well worth it.

 

[Photon440]

Go to the four door Barracuda thread, ECS described how he cleaned and restored the headlight buckets on his project.
http://www.forbbodiesonly.com/mopar...racuda-concept-car/page15&highlight=barracuda

 

[Darius]

Pm Zack......5.7Hemi.....on this forum. He does this kind of thing if you are looking for someone

 

[mmissile]

Head light buckets are steel. The head light doors are aluminum. One is galanized, and the other is brite-dip anodized.

 

[1carlover]

I already have restored aluminum headlight bezels. I was referring to the headlight assembly behind the bezels.

 

[texas69bee]

Steel... Galvanized

 

[dvw]

I sandblasted mine and painted them with dull aluminum. It's a little bright but dulls down. Looks pretty close. 3 years later they still look like new.
Doug

 

[6pktgo]

Yes, Galvanied Steel

Like previously mentioned, galvanized steel. Mine were looking very sad & I used a small, fine sand, blaster & held it back a little farther then normal, so I wouldn`t remove the good galvanizing & once both sides were very lightly blasted, they looked really good & I just lightly clear coated them. They looked great & still do to this day.

 

[Richard Cranium]