Packard Forum Index » Pre-War (1899-1942)

I need to polish or somehow improve the look of the "chrome" bands that run horizontally on my 1938 dash panels or the vertical bands of the center piece where the ash tray is.

All these bright strips look like they had a clear lacquer spray that has "ruffled". But it may not be a clear cover. It may be chrome that needs re-chroming. Or it may be stainless.

I'm sure this is an old question to most of you, but it is new to me. How should I clean these shiny items. Thanks.

They should be chrome. If they have been sprayed with clear, I'm not sure how to brighten them up. If not covered, you can use Nevr-Dull or any other non-grit based metal polish to clean up chrome.

Tom

Thanks.

The more I look and work with the parts, it seems to me that all the shiny pieces are chromed pot metal. The large casting in the center that holds the ash tray looks like it is all pot metal. On the left dash insert and the right-hand glove box door, it looks like the horizontal strips are chrome-plated pot metal parts that are braded to the steel dash inserts using cast pins made into the pot metal casting.

Attach file:

---

  (101.32 KB)

That agrees with my observations when we took our 1601 dash apart during the restoration.