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Does anyone have a recommendation for a chrome plating shop that does work on "pot metal", as I need the hood and side emblems restored? We are having trouble locating a local shop here in Southern California that is interested in doing this type of chrome work. Any referrals would be greatly appreciated!

jim,

have you checked the vendors forum for recommendations?..


epi

Check Hemmings Motor News under "Services Offered". There are some shops that do pot metal plating listed in the magazine.

Paul's chrome plating, evans city, pa. they do excellent palting of pot metal. ask for fred. good luck, mike

Guys, we have a great plater here in Chicago. Our region has visited the shop and taken a tour and I have had three pieces done to show quality, all of them pot metal. Greg is an honest vendor who will tell you if the piece is salvageable or not. If it is it is not cheap. They triple plate starting with copper base with nickel, than chromium.

The name of the vendor is "The Finishing Touch"

http://www.thefinishingtouchinc.com/






The Finishing Touch, Inc.
5580 Northwest Hwy.
Chicago, IL 60630
USA

(800) 403-4545
(773) 774-7349
(773) 774-5403 (Fax)



www.thefinishingtouchinc.com

Email us at:

mail@thefinishingtouchinc.com


Hope this helps.

Thanks for the recommendation.

Thanks for the recommendations. I will check them out and post a follow up with who we go with and how the items turn out. Thanks again!

Jim - Have you talked to Bumperboyz out in your area? I had several pieces of pot metal done by them about 5 years ago and got really good results after being told locally that the pieces could not be salvaged. 'Course they "love" their work but it's worth it.

Mike,

Thanks for the tip. We will check it out!

Yes and in Long Beach CA. Actually Signal Hill.

{Name ?} Superior plating. 2344 Orange SH. Ph: 562-427-0113

They just plated the bumper for my 41 Coupe and it came out beautiful.

Mike W.

A shiney 'new' bumper for Michael's '41 coupe!

:cool2:

Is it on the car yet?? What did you do about the 'back side' of the bumper??

Bill.

Do you have a email for Pauls Chrome in Pa. or a phone # Thanks.

easy money

Here is the telephone number for Pauls Chrome.
And its Toll Free 1 800 245 8679. and the website at http://www.paulschrome.com

Best Wishes To You
Classic Finn

I have had some 25 parts done by Royal Plating in Tucson AZ. While they took some time, the repair to dammaged metal is outstanding!I think the pricing was very fair.
Paul

Will most chrome shops do a nickle finish instead of chrome if the part was nickle finished originally?

Yes! And, nickel must be applied before the chrome if the part was originally chrome plated.

The three stage chrome process is as follows: Copper, nickel and then the chrome. For nickel it would be copper and then the nickel only.

For shops that only do the two stage process it would be nickel and then chrome. For the nickel process it would be the nickel plating only.

Is there a list somewhere of which parts on a '32 were nickle and which were chrome?

Where would I find this information if there isn't a list?

Again, you must have lots of literature to do be able to do the research on questions such as this. As a rule of thumb, in 1932 all exterior hardware was chrome plated and all interior hardware was nickel plated. There are some exceptions to both rules, and that's where the research comes in.

No......I don't remember. What did Thumper say? :confused: :confused:

Thanks JYD, This sounds like a good article for the G&D once it has been researched.

Do you know was or when was nickle dropped?

Nickel dropped? What do you mean? :confused: :confused:

What year did Chevy stop using nickle as the final outside finish on door handles and window cranks?

Thumper said "if you can't say something nice don't say anything at all" in the Disney movie 'Bambi'.

I don't know for sure......maybe someone on Chevy Chatter can answer that one. I believe that it was 1927 or 1928.

gator,

electroplaters use a copper layer (or multiple copper layers) because it bonds to the base metal well and is relatively soft, i.e. easy to buff to a smooth shine...the copper is desirable, because it is used as a surface "filler," to infill the microscopic imperfections in the base metal (presumably, a base metal harder to buff than copper...you wouldn't gain anything by putting a copperplate layer over a piece of copper)...

the chromium is clear...it is very hard, therefore, durable, and protects the relatively soft nickel (or other finish, which now only serves to give the piece its color)...it's analogous to the clear coat finish on the painted body of a vehicle...

I guess, from dog's general finish rules above, the builders expected the exterior components needed more protection, while the interior nickel would probably last "long enough" (they couldn't have guessed we'd keep these cars for so long!)...


epi

Chrome is Clear, are you sure about that Kepi?How about black Chrome? I seem to think I have seem Chromeium plated right over copper, with out a nickle plated layer and it was Chrome colored......Or Was I mistaken?

Chrome is clear. (Someone may have a way or method to produce colored chrome, but not to my knowledge).

It would appear that chrome appeared on the scene in 1927. No chrome noted prior to that much less nickle finish noted later.

Like most changes it is not a stop----and go situation, but a phasing in of a change.