silvering headlamp reflectors

[tcslr]

Can anyone suggest good shops that can re-silver headlamp reflectors? Or even the optimal process to do this.

The headlamps on my 32 chevy are yellowish and do not reflect very well.

What or how were they originally done?

Thanks in advance.

Tom

[ply33]

I guess I could type it all in again on this post...

Or I could give you the link to my web page where I describe what I've done: How good can those antique car headlights be?

[keiser31]

Try here...Uvira, Inc.

310 Pleasant Valley Rd.

Merlin, OR 97532

Telephone: +1.541.956.6880

Fax: +1.541.476.9096

email: uvira@terragon.com

[Friartuck]

To document this topic of recoating headlight reflectors, I spoke with Bill Atwood, president of UVIRA. Bill still offers his service to the collector car hobby. Bill himself is a car collector. According to Bill, even OEMs now use this process of aluminized coatings. Its also used in Hospital operating room overhead lights

A customer must have his reflector copper and nickel plated and polished by a plating shop. Not chrome, the chrome layer defeats/reduces the reflection percentage. Then ship them to UVIRA where they will give it their special coating. Fee is $75 for a pair of reflectors.

I used telephone (541) 474-5050

As a previous customer of UVIRA, the light's performance is outstanding and I recommend it.

Chris Wantuck

[keiser31]

Thank you Chris for following up on that and posting the results so that we can all benefit from the information. John

[Owen_Dyneto]

Though it's a semi-precious metal and thus not inexpensive, plating with Rhodium has been touted as having the same color/reflective properties as silver and has the added advantage of of being resistant to tarnishing.

[tcslr]

thanks everyone!