Cleared factory GM SideMarker Light

[87chevy.com]

So I decided to spend the extra dollar at the pick-n-pull for a side marker light. I was going to take it apart and refurbish it... and then I noticed some of the yellow coloring was flaking off. A quick trip to the sand blast cabinet at my dads work (super super fine blast media) I sand blasted the back side (inside) of the lense... its not clear, but its not yellow, more like a frosted white. Perfect. I painted some areas black so it would look even better, and the result looks awsome, so now I need to find a passenger side lense.
I am not sure if the new aftermarket are the same way, but this one happened to be an original GM lense. I didnt even have to try hard to seperate the lense from the base as it was already coming apart.
Pictures will be up later on tonight.

clint

[87chevy.com]

Here are the pictures... I think I will go no chrome, but the edges of the facotry side marker are not crisp... I think I will scuff and rattle can the chrome trim gloss black. What do you guys think?



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clint

[3r!c84]

looks good!!! somthing else im going to try

[BigRed76]

looks good. makes me wonder if i can do the same to the side markers on my 76

[87chevy.com]

Well what made me think it could be done was thefact the yellow in the lense was peeling from the inside..

[BigRed76]

i dont have access to a sandblaster so it may not be possible for me to do

[bigwheel15]

Originally Posted by BigRed76

i dont have access to a sandblaster so it may not be possible for me to do

Im in the same boat, seems like a cheap and simple way to get clear side markers.

[3r!c84]

what about paint thinner on there? idk im going to try some things tomorrow i got a few laying around

[bigwheel15]

Originally Posted by 3r!c84

what about paint thinner on there? idk im going to try some things tomorrow i got a few laying around

You think it would make the lens hazy looking?

[87chevy.com]

Not sure... I was using what I had on hand before I remembered I had access to a sand blaster. I was using throttle body cleaner (there was dark dirt or something in the inside of the lense)... brake clean, small wire brush (like used for golf shoes, but it was stainless steel). Then I went and sandblasted the inside - I held it about a 1 1/2 foot away from the gun becuase I didnt know if it would break the lense... It made the inside dull, which works out great becuase the light seems to be disbursed more evently... theres still the hotspot where the center of the bulb is... maybe I will dab a little black on the tip of the bulb. On the outside of the lense if it did dull it, you could get a dremel tool polisher and polish it right up. I might do that... on the face of the lense where its textured. I had some white crusty stuff in the crevis' and I used some scotch brite pads to remove it, left it a bit dull... as it is now, it looks good... if it were polished... probally look better.
clint

[87chevy.com]

kinda bright outside, but the black with no chrome looked killer.. I will take a night shot tonight.
clint

[texasfunk]

Originally Posted by 3r!c84

what about paint thinner on there? idk im going to try some things tomorrow i got a few laying around

yea, paint thinner will just kind of "burn" the plastic, it will just get hazy, and its not easy to get rid of. lookis good though! wish i had access to a sand blaster!