Re: Does anyone do their own prep work prior to re-chroming?

Posted by Dale Rhinehart On 2013/7/11 7:23:19

Yes to the last question. There are some parts of a restoration that can be done and are rewarding to do for the "love" of your car. Trying to attempt to do the prep work for replanting is not one. Any screw up in the process will have the finial plating be flawed. The chrome is the first thing most see when they step back to look at a car. So the falling off the plating 6 months from then will not have a very good effect on your car. As my hero Clint Eastwood would say "A man has to know his limitations". So leave that part of your restoration to the pros, and pick something else to do the prep work on.