Fixing a reflector.

[tobjectpascal]

And what i mean by that lol (i'm asking a lot of questions as of late sorry lol)

I cleaned the reflector a bit too much and the silverish looking paint that coats the reflector has basically rubbed off (nice and clean though but dark patches) in patches..

Can i use silver type paint to restore it? or would it be better just to buy a new reflector, it's for a aa mini cree (80 lumens)

http://www.jaycar.com.au/productVie...d2=&pageNumber=&priceMin=&priceMax=&SUBCATID=

This is mainly why i decided to buy another one from ebay, it's still usable and still very bright just the throw is about 10% worse.

Thanks again...

 

[Apex007]

Don't use silver paint, it doesn't reflect well.

A $5 can of this from any local auto shop will do the trick:

 

[tobjectpascal]

Ah! Thank you very much

 

[fireboltr]

uhhhhh am i missing something??????

i dont see this wonder product that would be used to repair a reflector

i have a couple that are messed up and would love to repair them

 

[tobjectpascal]

Don't use silver paint, it doesn't reflect well.

A $5 can of this from any local auto shop will do the trick:

Is This the /missing/ post ? if so you probably have him ignored for some reason

 

[fireboltr]

the post is there but it is not showing what he was talking about

hrmmmmmm........cant seem to bring up tinypic.com

 

[DM51]

You have ruined your reflector, I'm afraid. The reflecting surface is a very thin Aluminium coating, and it is extremely fragile. It should not be touched with anything at all - you can't re-polish it.

I don't know about that bumper chrome stuff (the post + pic are visible to me, BTW) but it will be a very poor second-best, if it works at all.

If you can replace the reflector with a new one, that will be the best option.

 

[Apex007]

the post is there but it is not showing what he was talking about

hrmmmmmm........cant seem to bring up tinypic.com

Oh, I'm sorry you can't see the picture. It's just a can of Plasti-Kote Bumper Chrome spray paint. It's not perfect but gives a decent polished aluminum finish. Much better than regular silver paint and it's available everywhere. Even wally-world should have it.

 

[jzmtl]

I've tried those spray on chromes (not for reflector mind you, for a gear out of ford transmission that I kept for paperweight), it's basically silver particle embedded in paint. The result is not much better than silver paint really, and for the price you can probably get a new reflector to begin with.

 

[KuoH]

The texture of the surface probably has a bearing on the result. I doubt a transmission gear has any mirror smooth surfaces to effect a chrome like result. On the otherhand, depending on what the reflector is made of and how much of the original coating is still on it, the paint may not stick evenly or at all.

KuoH

I've tried those spray on chromes (not for reflector mind you, for a gear out of ford transmission that I kept for paperweight), it's basically silver particle embedded in paint. The result is not much better than silver paint really