Lucas Rear Motorcycle lamp, Electrolysis rust removal

[browningautorifle]

fine pitting to fill in

I know it's a bit outside, but have you tried Bondo or some such? It would fill, sand and then look perfect after paint. It wouldn't be thick either, just a skim.

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[peregrinvs]

I know it's a bit outside, but have you tried Bondo or some such? It would fill, sand and then look perfect after paint. It wouldn't be thick either, just a skim.

I have used car body filler or epoxy on deep pitting in the past, but in this case I've just been painting on and sanding down thick coats of primer undercoat paint. It does the job, but it's a bit laborious.

I've also mixed some homebrew WWI style khaki paint for the exterior, which was fun.

[browningautorifle]

WWI style khaki paint for the exterior,

Although not what we're doing in this thread, maybe a thread with some pics of your restorations for us to examine? Things like that give us food for thought...?

[peregrinvs]

Although not what we're doing in this thread, maybe a thread with some pics of your restorations for us to examine? Things like that give us food for thought...?

I have been documenting the process and would like to do that. Just need a suitable dollop of time to sort it all out.