I spent 400+ rechroming a few bits for ol seabert. That included the door dividers, a couple latches etc... It ain't cheap thats for sure.
On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 3:26 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > I am in NJ, but have quite a few usuable/restorable bumper > parts........anyone closeby come pick through. Eric Howell NJ > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Chuck Kuecker > Date: Sunday, July 31, 2011 4:57 pm > Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Refinishing bumpers > To: Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List > >> When I had chrome done, years ago, I made the mistake of having >> the >> parts sandblasted first, as they were pitted. The chrome shop >> did their >> best, but the result was not so good. >> >> A good chrome shop should have the ability to chemically derust >> and >> strip the old plating off the parts, and can copper plate and >> polish >> them to fill in pits. They then nickel plate, which is the >> actual >> "shine", do more polishing, and then a flash of chrome to seal >> the >> nickel. When you get the parts back, you can seal them with a >> clear >> coating, or wax the heck out of them. My experience with "show >> chrome" >> is that it's easier to screw up with exposure to salt, etc. than >> factory >> plating - might have been the shop I used. >> >> If you want to paint, simply sanding off the roughness may work, >> if the >> original plating isn't peeling. Once it starts to peel, all you >> can do >> is strip it down to base metal and start from scratch. >> >> POR will adhere well to the rust in the pits, but I don't know >> how well >> it sticks to the remaining plating. At least, the POR would help >> fill in >> the pits. Perhaps wet sanding the bumper would allow POR or >> primer to >> bite on the plating - really don't know. >> >> I bought new "show chrome" bumpers for my '67 a few years ago, >> from a >> major supplier - they pitted and rusted in one winter outside, >> even >> without driving in the salt. Sure looked nice right out of the >> box, though. >> >> Chuck Kuecker >> >> On 7/31/2011 2:17 PM, Bert Knupp wrote: >> > Volks, >> > >> > An old question (aren't they all?). I'm fixing up a '72 >> SuperBeetle as a >> > daily driver -- not a show car or anything. It has pretty >> good original >> > bumpers, not sprung or dented, but with some surface rust on >> the chrome and >> > quite a bit on the insides. >> > >> > Aftermarket bumpers are around for about $85-$90 apiece, plus >> freight, but >> > they're probably Mexican or Brazilian flimsies. The "show- >> quality" new >> > bumpers in the catalogs would run to over $175 apiece -- more >> than the car >> > cost me. >> > >> > I'm shopping about nearby for a chrome plating place. What's >> the going >> > price for replating original VW bumbers in your areas? What >> should I be >> > looking for? I'm assuming that I can do the backsides with >> POR-15 and >> > they'll be fine. Or should I seriously consider painting the >> bumpers? What >> > prepping would the rusty chrome need? >> > >> > Bert Knupp in Music City USA >> > >> > |__n__ >> > (_____)º >> > (Ô\_|_/Ô) >> > ü ° ° ü >> > Polizeikäfer '70 >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> vintagvw site list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw >> > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw > _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
