Hi guys,

I just bought a 77 header panel for my cutlass and it's grills and headlight bezels probably aren't in the best of shape. Does anyone know if I can rechrome those things???

 

Paul's Chrome Plating does that I think. I saw an episode of "My Classic Car" TV show and they were showing how they have perfected a technique to put real chrome on plastic in the same way as steel. They say they are the only ones with the process becuse they invented it.
The link is to a place that has a link to them. Their site has music on it and it always freezes up my PC.

Allan


http://www.musclecarrestorations.com...ls_chrome.html

 

thanks

 

Pauls Chrome can do it, but you will need a second mortgage to pay for it! I sent them the two plastic armrests from my 62 Starfire. They wanted over $800 to rechrome both. I found CV Vacuum Platers online, they did a beautiful job replating and repainting both armrests for a little over $200. www.cvvacuumplaters.com

 

Check out Hemmings, I don't remember who but I had the plastic H/O emblems re-chromed and they look great.

 

Hey for $115 buck and do it at home not a bad deal http://www.alsacorp.com/products/kil...llerchrome.htm

 

Yeah that Paul's Chrome Plating is expensive, must be because but they put on actual chrome instead of vacuum plating. I need some interior pieces done too, will have to check out those vac plating dudes.


Allan

 

Hello, there is an excellent plastic chroming place in Auburn Washington that i have used for alot of plastic parts.with a very quick turnaroud time.. www.profinishinc.com

 

Check out the August edition of HOT ROD page 102. There is an article that uses that process and mentions a company called AutoInstruments, probably in California. It has some good pictures.

 

Check out Caswell Plating at: http://caswellplating.com/ You'll find a miriade of do it yourself, environmentally safe, plating options for all materials including plastics.

 

First, there are two kinds of "chrome" plating used on plastic parts. The first (which is what most of these parts have) is actually a thin coating of aluminum. The process is called vapor deposition and the bare plastic parts are put in a vacuum chamber while vaporized aluminum flows in and condenses on the parts. They are then polished. Many vendors can restore this coating, but at a price.

The other method is true chrome and is usually a much more expensive custom process. The process starts with vacuum deposition, as above, but using copper instead of aluminum. This copper coating allows the normal process of nickel and then chrome coatings to be applied. The result is phenomenal but at a price.

 

Never used them but I have been told Mr G's in Ft Worth Tx does good work.

 

apparently, there is also a third method...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9mh6t0ILvE&



bill

 

interesting, that stuff went on awfully wet!