The yellow paint on this body was several coats thick and very difficult to remove. Part of it was baked on and super tough. Paint stripper removed about 90% of the paint and then finished out with bead blast using 80 grit glass bead. The aluminum casting was broken in several places so I repaired using several different products. The reflectors and reflector frames were in good undamaged condition needing only a good cleaning. The reflector frame hardware was cleaned and polished using the brass wire wheel on a bench grinder. The eight sockets are getting some of Gordon’s magic touch with a rewire & refurbish.
I plan to leave this Darley in it’s natural color…..It is cool looking just as you see it!…no paint for this guy!
This project is going on the back burner now until the sockets are done and I find lsome lens.
I will add a few more pictures when this signal is finished.
At least I've saved this signal from going to the scrap pile and being lost forever!
This photobucket site has become so invasive and sluggish it boggs down my computer and all but shuts it down. I will post more pictures later if I can find a better way. Photobucket is a sad excuse....If I can't find a better site to store pictures to upload to the forum I will not post anymore restores.
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....The signal has darkened in color and especially the places on the signal that have been handled. 
I have Darley's in several different colors and IMO the Darley signals look better in a natural silver/aluminum color IMO. I think it might have to do with the crude aluminum castings 
