Thanks Brian,

Yeah, I have an earlier set of side-glass mouldings and you are right... stainless. But, the ones from the '53 are painted steel. Since the earlier mouldings are for the thicker, earlier glass (and there is no cutout for the vent window latch), I'm gonna have the '53 mouldings chromed.

I'm gonna try your technique and talk with with the guys at Ray Price HD. Getting pieces chromed is expensive and time consuming... would be nice to have at least some frame of reference for selecting a shop. I really feel for the guys dealing with the clown-induced headaches from Superior Chrome.

-murph