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| | | | Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 962 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 962 | Working on my '54 Bel-Air again. Can the grille parts be re-chromed? I'm unsure if my grille parts are mild steel or stainless, but the chrome plating is coming off. Can it be re-plated?
Anybody use Tri-City Plating in Elizabethon, TN? My bumpers and stuff need plating, and I want to send this stuff out soon.
Thanks! Chip
Preaching the Hot Rod Gospel according to the 4-stroke apostles:
Suck, Squish, Fire and Fumes
| | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | Shouldn't be any problem having the parts re-plated, as long as they're in decent shape. And even if they aren't in real good shape, a good plating shop should be able to repair them.
BTW-the grill should be regular steel, stainless would not have been plated.
Bill Burmeister
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,703 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,703 | as LONGBOX said ...A good shop can do wonders , it may be pricey ...i had the grill in 75 Laguna redone had a few small dings in the pot metal ...they fixed it like original... | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 Master Gabster | | Master Gabster Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 | sw radical I noticed your radiator overflow bottle hidden behind the inner fender. How do you refill that?
~Jim
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,756 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,756 | Hey Tim Nice lookin truck I would be very careful power washing a radiator. Did that once and ended up with scrap. Had about 20 holes blown in it. BE CAREFUL | | |
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