Re: The Duchess Project: 1940 Super 8 Convertible Sedan

Posted by Joe Santana On 2010/11/26 23:33:37
HEADLIGHT RIMS Continued- The tool from Steele Rubber to open the lip of the rims that holds the rubber gasket around the headlights worked well after I got the hang of it.

First I opened the lip enough to get the tool in it using a tack puller.

Then I set the rim on edge and pressed the end of the tool into the lip. I finally figured out that a cranking motion worked well, in a cone shape with the apex at the end of the tool. I put on heavier gloves and my wrists could only take to much. But after about 45 minutes I had both rims opened all the way.

Then I cleaned them up using a wire wheel, sandpaper, and a light file where there was rust on the outside. I'm convinced that if headlight rims on a model 30 or 40 years newer were in this condition, the metal wouldn't be there after the rust was removed.

So now some rust mort, some glazing putty, and primer.

This looked like an impossible job. Of course, I still need some kind of crimping tool to close up the li around new rubber, which I'm guessing I should put in after the priming and sanding si done, but before the final paint job.

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