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On 22 Oct 2002, at 20:22, Westfalia wrote: > Doing this right now with my '66. The bulbs are still the original ones > that say made in Germany (car was one owner 62K). Has not been driven > since early 80's so EVERYTHING is corroded and filthy!. The tail light > bulbs get very dirty thanks to the drain opening at the bottom of the > lens. Thank god for the Dremel. Don't use the Dremel on the reflector. I'm afraid it might polish things up but remove the hard chrome layer and after that the corrosion would happen quickly. I'd use a chrome/metal polish of some kind. > Bob (Wire Works) the wiring guy suggested I use "Tarnex" or something > like it as a brush on cleaner. Anybody else have suggestions for > cleaning contacts/terminals that have lots of corrosion but you can't > get a wire brush to?? For bulb contacts I use a dental tool that I can reach in there and scrape the stuff off. This is tedious but it works. Once they are clean I put some grease on all the parts that contact the bulb. This will prevent further corrosion and keep the bulb from freezing in there. Keep the grease off the glass, though. The heat there can cause the grease to darken and reduce the light output. - Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/