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From: Geoff Mackenzie on 26 Apr 2007 13:28
Looking for a recommendation for a good rechroming firm, distance no object.

Back in the sixties, when my car was born, quality control was at an
all-time low. But even so, the shiny bits lasted for at least ten years
before they started pimpling. Lasted long after the body had fallen apart.

Over the years I have had quite a few bits rechromed. In every case they
looked superb on arrival - but never lasted. A year or so at best.

Current situation - all my chrome, replated five years ago, is in a mess -
always treated carefully, washed and waxed, no abrasives but even so is now
resembling a teenager with acne.

There was a pretty good article in Classic and Sportscar (or might have been
Octane) recently about how rechroming should be done, with a list of people
who do it. But.... does anyone on this NG have any personal experience?
Ideally, a job done some ten years ago which is still in good nick.

Bit like looking for a reliable builder or plumber, I think, but I'm sure
the assembled wisdom of this NG will point me in the right direction!

Geoff MacK


From: Adrian on 26 Apr 2007 13:33
Geoff Mackenzie (gmac(a)chapterfive.org.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much
like they were saying :

> Back in the sixties, when my car was born, quality control was at an
> all-time low.

.... which then continued to decline until the end of the 70s...
From: Dave Plowman (News) on 26 Apr 2007 13:40
In article <59c5ncF2jkqvlU1(a)mid.individual.net>,
Geoff Mackenzie <gmac(a)chapterfive.org.uk> wrote:
> Bit like looking for a reliable builder or plumber, I think, but I'm sure
> the assembled wisdom of this NG will point me in the right direction!

I'll bet there will be BS or similar specs for chrome plating and you'd
need to specify which one you want. Penny pinching on the materials seems
endemic these days - all many seem to do is something that will last a
reasonable warranty period like a year or so. And of course few modern
cars have any chrome plated steel.

--
*If you remember the '60s, you weren't really there

Dave Plowman dave(a)davenoise.co.uk London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.
From: SteveH on 26 Apr 2007 14:29
Adrian <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote:

> Geoff Mackenzie (gmac(a)chapterfive.org.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much
> like they were saying :
>
> > Back in the sixties, when my car was born, quality control was at an
> > all-time low.
>
> ... which then continued to decline until the end of the 70s...

Quality control was bad in the 60s, tailed off in the early 70s and the
less said about the late 70s the better.
--
SteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo'
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From: Jim Warren on 27 Apr 2007 02:16

Dave Plowman (News) <dave(a)davenoise.co.uk> wrote in message
news:4ed9b28884dave(a)davenoise.co.uk...
> In article <59c5ncF2jkqvlU1(a)mid.individual.net>,
> Geoff Mackenzie <gmac(a)chapterfive.org.uk> wrote:
> > Bit like looking for a reliable builder or plumber, I think, but I'm
sure
> > the assembled wisdom of this NG will point me in the right direction!
>
> I'll bet there will be BS or similar specs for chrome plating and you'd
> need to specify which one you want. Penny pinching on the materials seems
> endemic these days - all many seem to do is something that will last a
> reasonable warranty period like a year or so. And of course few modern
> cars have any chrome plated steel.
>
Just a thought - customised motorbikes seem to use a lot of chrome. It
might be worth asking the same question in a motorcycles NG.

Jim


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