Re: Convertible Top Parts
Posted by Tim Cole On 2015/1/26 16:57:05
Just an FYI:
The broken parts are likely the result of hydrogen embrittlement caused by poor plating practice.
Somewhere around here I have the exact conditions (too much voltage, too little metallic salt, chloride baths vs cyanide baths, etc. etc.) in my references.
All replated parts are embrittled to a degree because the original solutions were engineered to exacting specifications beyond what a plater can replicate.
However, if the broken parts are brass rather than steel they are reproductions. A blacksmith could make those up, but I don't know if there are any left.
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