Re: Chrome, gold plating, brush plating, vapor deposition

Posted by d c On 2016/1/25 11:10:05

Thanks for adding the link for caswell. I searched " plastic emblem" restor.... Instead of lens and did hit the link to emblem agic . I see the red you are talking about now. Reading their info page it seems they are backlogged or for another reason are not taking any new plastic emblem molding and repro at this time. Since this is the case , I see no reason why others cannot explore and recreate these finishes and post here for owners to do at home. The limiting factor being cracking/ hazing of orig plastic emblems and lenses. Their process of remolding in a newer plastic that will not hold up to UV like the orig did not impress me either.
Just for discussion the car I have has gold on the gage bezels only on the center medallion of ea guage. This and the V on the fr markers was wht I was assuming was the same process but I am unsure of that. I did not see any lenses on their site so if they are not taking any new emblems I am quite sure they wont be doing any 55 Clipper or 400 lenses, guages, or emblems so we are on our own. The closest I saw to my lens was a listing for a 74 caprice emblem on their page. It IS a clear plastic with a gold in the body and a silver rim to look the same. If they will take on no more new styles ol emblems n such we will have to discover the process and replicate it. They must have a paint coating or process to replicate this because I am fairly sure they dont have a vacuum dome chamber and are not re vapor depositing . Or are they? If so there is no chance of at home acceptable results. The Clipper c pillar (roof emblems) have a silver ship wheel and a black(paint) body. ? A 2 part process at the factory? Mask, vapor deposite the silver( aluminum) then hand paint black n red paint?