Just wondering why this happens & the best way to clean it. Thanks Josh Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Melts because hot from electricity or hot from just sitting in the sun? Sent from my iPhone using H.A.M.B.
I drove through Chino in my delivery one summer day. I can totally understand why your lens gasket melted! replace it with a thin cork gasket. And lube up the speedo and cable while you're at it.
I have seen some black vehicles down here that the paint has literally burned off of them. No joke you can fry an egg on the roof of black car down here in summer. I have known folks that got 2nd degree burns wearing shorts from sitting on hot black vinyl seats. They could not get off of them quick enough.
Sitting in the sun. Have seen this many times, you might get lucky with a razor blade to remove it. Then the lens and housing might be "glued" together.
That looks like my 49 Buick gauges. There is a gasket under the glass that melts and then gets hard as rock. You need to pry open the crimps holding the chrome ring on and take it all apart. A razor blade works good to remove the gasket from the glass. Now would be a good time to re paint the inside of the cup white also.
Scrape as much as you can off with a razor like @BJR mentioned. Then BrakeKleen to get the remnants off.
Fords seem to be the worse. Here's a 53 Ford I cleaned up years ago. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Guys... I was polishing the outer rims of my Romeo Palemides wheels awhile ago, and Mother's alum & mag polish didn't touch the haze and water spots. (some stain, also: Very similar to PURPLEPEOPLEEATER'S '53 bezel above!) I had this 'stuff' in my cabinet I decided to try...It's called "Brite Boy", rubbed it on and with a LITTLE rubbing, it instantly removed the 'film' left by Mother's! Man...Brite Boy cuts through water spots, old film, stains, etc.! Try it... The job PEOPLEEATER did on the rest of that cluster deserves it!
https://www.amazon.com/BRITE-BOY-62015-Metal-Polish/dp/B005CDJT5W Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Boy , GOOD thread. I have had those problems with of some of my old cars and never knew what to do with them.Thanks to you all for the information. Bruce.
That is anodized aluminum and you have to be a little gentle with it. Bright Boy seems to be a good compromise. When you have chrome that isn't bubbled with underlying rust but has that blotchy rust red scum on it, try the more aggressive 3M rubbing compound. It would scratch up the anodized metal so don't try it there but on the harder, scummy chrome it restores it to show quality most times.
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