In other posts like this one, I've mentioned that Ceiling White paint is best for refurbishing and upgrading brake light and turn signal reflectors, and I put a link to somebody else's EwTube vid on the subject. Now I've finally got some get-to-the-point pics with a new utility truck taillight assembly. Takes an 1157 in the brake/tail light, and 1156 in the turn signal. The reflector bowls were factory-painted matte chrome silver, very similar to the reflector material in our cars.
Here's the taillight assembly as made, with the silvery reflectors:
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And after I painted the reflectors white:
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Here are the reflectors after I applied Behr Ultra Pure White, which has a reflectivity value of 94, even higher than the Sherwin-Williams stuff. I used a foam brush to apply it. It goes on thick, and took 2 coats for full visual coverage:
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Tail, stock reflector and then white reflector:
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