Re: [FWDLK] Pitted Pot-Metal

[Richard Whelan <rwhelansr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The key is to find a chrome shop willing to work with you. Take your part 
and have it stripped of all plating, lightly polished and copper plated. 
This should leave you with only the indented pits  with which to deal with. 
These can be filled with a low melting point solder using a precision type 
torch. Of course keep the heat to a minimum to avoid melting the pot metal. 
The part can then be polished and copper plated again . This may need to be 
done several times before the part isready for nickel and chrome. Basicly 
you are performing most of the very expensive labor that drives up the cost 
of restoring these parts. Badly damaged cracked or broken parts are another 
story and best left to the professionals. Dick W.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rich" <RJZ123@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, August 21, 2006 12:25 PM
Subject: [FWDLK] Pitted Pot-Metal


>   OK - the horror of us old-car fans.  Pitted pot-metal trim.  What can
> be done other than replace [nearly impossible in some cases, these ain't
> cheby and ferds that everything is reproduced] or pay $$$ to the few
> places that replate it.
>    In this modern age there should be a metalized bondo that can simply
> be used to fill and smooth trim pieces and be chrome-plated.  Or at
> least a chrome spray that looks real good [don't laugh].
>
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