Can anyone recommend a place who can repair the die cast alloy surrounds and re-chrome.
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Posted 02 September 2018 - 02:30 PM
Can anyone recommend a place who can repair the die cast alloy surrounds and re-chrome.
Location is not important as posting is easy
Posted 02 September 2018 - 06:28 PM
I would have thought easier to buy good ones rather than repair and chrome.
you only need good frames?
Are they expensive?
Posted 02 September 2018 - 06:41 PM
Try find ones that arnt pitted rocking horse stuffI would have thought easier to buy good ones rather than repair and chrome.
you only need good frames?
Are they expensive?
Posted 02 September 2018 - 06:54 PM
Posted 02 September 2018 - 08:17 PM
Posted 02 September 2018 - 08:29 PM
Wrong on both countsI hope this helps
* die cast can't be chromed. It was a cheaper option in 60s to 70s to substitute the cost of chroming.
* cracks are repairable but difficult to find a person to do it.
Cheers
Posted 03 September 2018 - 09:55 AM
Edited by gtr161s, 03 September 2018 - 09:55 AM.
Posted 03 September 2018 - 10:06 AM
hey kev..mate i think i sent my mirrors to a guy down there..cost about $380 for both mirrors
found a card and yes i did send them to them
EPT chrome plating Specialists
02 6297-0535
Unit 2/67 Thurralilly Street Queanbeyan NSW 2620
Posted 03 September 2018 - 06:45 PM
Try find ones that arnt pitted rocking horse stuff
There is a place in S.A. that does this sort of stuff
I have stack of them in the shed and a half dozen on cars for parts or fix
will have a look
maybe clean up some more and make some money
Posted 03 September 2018 - 07:27 PM
Posted 03 September 2018 - 07:35 PM
Mate of mine had his mirror stems done for his Lj
and it came off after a couple of years. Stay tuned.
Cheers
There are electroplaters and there are ELECTROPLATERS. Perhaps your mate should try a different electroplater next time?
Cheers
Dave.
Posted 03 September 2018 - 08:28 PM
Research helpsMate of mine had his mirror stems done for his Lj
and it came off after a couple of years. Stay tuned.
Cheers
Posted 04 September 2018 - 07:46 AM
We had a similar problem with die cast door handles off a 1933 car , the parts were sent to Vinnies metal polishing and plating to be re-chromed but we got
call from them and were advised that if they chromed the handles that it would not last very long and just start peeling off , however they did know of a place
in QLD that cleans up the die cast and then dips the part in some sort of resin to seal up the metal and re- profiles the shape ready for plating.
Has been about 5 years since we had this done and they still look good , one mistake I made was handling them like eggs and one hit the floor and to my surprise and relief to hip pocket it did not chip , might be worth a call to Vince but I think it was Louise that rang and advised us.
Posted 09 July 2019 - 01:10 AM
Answering an old post so nobody else falls into this trap.
My LC tail-light surrounds were sent off to be re-chromed by my panel beater. They acid bathed the surrounds to strip the original plating, and failed to remove the threaded inserts first. Thus the zinc plating on the threads was also removed meaning the original nuts were useless. Furthermore, the plating process effectively welded many of these inserts in place as the chrome plating lapped the base of the threaded inserts. These inserts will most likely break off when you try to remove them, meaning you now have to drill them out and re-tap the hole. Fun, fun, fun, especially if one of the small drill bits break off in the hole.
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