Re: HA's 52 200 Grey Ghost

Posted by Hans Ahlness On 2015/8/17 23:03:45

I'm going through the grille, since it was in the open end of the shed for 40 years or so it's pretty faded and the Korean War chrome didn't hold well. Nothing is broken or cracked though, so I just need to shine it up somehow. Not sure that new chrome plating is in the budget any time soon, so I thought I'd try to strip off the hazy, yellowed clear coat from the chrome and see how it looked underneath. You can see the difference between the park light housing that I used paint stripper on, vs. the rest of the grille. And you can see how the thin chrome job wore away in many spots to reveal the copper cladding beneath.

Right now I think I will just strip the pieces and put some clearcoat on them, sticking with the "patina" look that everyone loves. Especially those who don't want to spend the big bucks on cosmetics just yet.

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