Aussi John 1 Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 I am looking for headlight gaskets that go between the rim and the lens for a 29 FH President, can anyone help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hidden_hunter Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 Shouldn’t be too hard to cut your own given it’s not really size critical, guessing it would have originally been thin cork? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
41 Su8 Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 You could go to a trimmer or an upholsterer and ask for very thin welting cord. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hidden_hunter Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 49 minutes ago, 41 Su8 said: You could go to a trimmer or an upholsterer and ask for very thin welting cord. John Wouldn’t have thought you’d need to do something that fancy though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flivverking Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 I buy thick sheet gasket cork and cut my own. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 You can get some cork headlight gaskets from any Model A Ford parts house. https://www.dennis-carpenter.com/cars/lighting/headlight/b-13066-headlight-lens-gasket?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=17520899884&utm_content=&utm_term=&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_viWBhD8ARIsAH1mCd59E0o6zRNMEICg0CyNBD65jKG6ciLa0xZ884xVCGBluw3GV3ljcZgaAokfEALw_wcB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFranklin Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 I used some cotton cord and dipped it in melted floor wax and it seemed just like the gasket that I replaced in a '20s car I had. Dandy Dave's idea might be good if it takes a square profile gasket. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28 Chrysler Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 I did some work on the head lights on a 1934 International PU. Boot laces had been used for the gaskets. The cotton was rotten but it was still sealed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
41 Su8 Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 10 hours ago, hidden_hunter said: Wouldn’t have thought you’d need to do something that fancy though Not fancy, just the inside cord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave39MD Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 (edited) I used the round plastic that secures window screens into there frames. It was a suggestion from this forum. Works great. Dave Edited July 25, 2022 by Dave39MD (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wolfe Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 Restoration Supply Company sells it. www.RestorationStuff.com 800-306-7008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussi John 1 Posted July 26, 2022 Author Share Posted July 26, 2022 Thanks everybody for your suggestions. I was being lazy and hoped I cold buy a ready made product. I can cut them out of cork. It is a long time since I made them. I think I may have filled the groove in the reflector with Silastic and oiled the lens, so i can get them apart. AS piece of sash cord fixed in with silicone, should also be good. John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFranklin Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 I have heard that silicone gasket in the tube can be acidic and may cause corrosion, check that out it may just be rumor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 (edited) It's not a rumor. Most silicone caulk or uncured gasket material contains acid. If your reflectors are silver plated, outgassing from whatever you use could be a real problem and tarnish or damage is likely. I don't know what material was used on an FH President as exported to Australia, but many American cars of the period use a rectangular section piece of cork similar to the Ford A parts @Dandy Dave posted. As I understand it, this should be pure cork, not cork suspended in rubber as often found in gasket material, due to the outgassing of the rubber. I got my material for the 36 Pontiac several years ago from https://www.stevesautorestorations.com/ in Oregon. I don't recall if it was interchangeable with the Ford A material. Edited July 26, 2022 by Bloo (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussi John 1 Posted July 27, 2022 Author Share Posted July 27, 2022 You can buy non acid silicone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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