RE: [Chrysler300] 57-58 (&59) Armrest Status

["Jean-Yves" <jymopar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The 300D I restored had arm rest bases that I would rate at about 20, pretty
flat looking they are.

But I would also add that since they were manufactured more than 52 years
ago, that the finish in 1958 may have been more in the 40-60 range? Satin to
semi gloss ...time just made the finish look flat...

My 2 cents...

Jean-Yves.

 

From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of keboonstra
Sent: September-27-12 4:44 PM
To: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Chrysler300] 57-58 (&59) Armrest Status

 

  

Howdy 300 folks,
Trust me, I'm a lot more tired of the foot dragging and false projections
than you are on the 57-58 armrest bases. I've been incubating this project
for well over two years now, and it's been harder'n pullin' a dang elephant
through a keyhole.

Anyway I'm getting some pretty good service on it at the moment and we're
tweaking some of the final stages. We're having to take down the length of
the mold by 3/16" as an adjustment, and we are simultaneously working on the
CNC program for trimming them out of the molding. There's other stuff to
follow on finishing them up, but I thought you deserved an update.

I do have a question right now on an issue that would impact the final
quality. For those of you who have a 57-59 that you can take a look at,
would you tell me what the final surface of yours looks like? If the rating
was 0 to 100, with a mirror being 95 and charcoal being 5, how would you
rate the shininess of your armrests. Glossy might be 80, semi-gloss is 60,
satin 40, and flat is 20.

Let me know what you find.

Thanks.
Keith Boonstra





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