You are right about that Kenyon, the problem however is that machinists are often to busy (at least in my area) to have time to reproduce this disc. I have tried several but they were all to busy to even look at it.. And one shop ruined even my original disc when they sandblasted it! That is why I ordered another one from Lowell, and I am now trying to find me a decent shop that can handle potmetal so that this one won't be destroyed!! Robert Op Wo, 2 augustus, 2006 7:05 am, schreef Kenyon Wills: > I think that the topic here is the disc that goes > under the emblem in the center of a flightsweep decklid. > > If so: Why pay $500,000 to have that reflector > repaired? > > Seems to me that you could have a talented machinist > reprduce a new one out of a steel blank and have it turn out PERFECT and > ready to be plated. > > I have not looked at mine lately, but those pot metal > folks charge a fortune, and there's no assurance that your restored > potmetal won't sprout more dimples in the future. > > > -Kenyon > > > --- Henry Hopkins <hhrp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > >> Are you talking about the chrome pieces that >> surround a red plastic reflector on the tips of the rear fins??? If so, >> when you get the chrome piece fixed, George Laurie >> Georgelaurie@xxxxxxxxxxx >> makes reproduction reflectors that are superb. >> >> If you are not talking about those pieces, excuse me >> for the intrusion. >> >> Henry Hopkins, 60 cvt. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Regis Bodnar" <arbie104@xxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 7:05 PM >> Subject: RE: IML: Looking for a potmetal repair shop >> in the New York area >> >> >>> Paul's Chrome in Evans City, PA can repair it and >>> >> re-plate it...they are >>> not cheap, but guarantee everything for life and >> use show quality >>> chrome. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> [mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On >>> >> Behalf Of Rob van der Es >> >>> Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 2:03 PM >>> To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> Subject: IML: Looking for a potmetal repair shop >>> >> in the New York area >>> >>> >>> Hi fellow imperialists! >>> >>> >>> I am trying to restore a trunklid reflector for my >>> >> 1960 Imperial, my >> >>> fried and fellow IML member Charles Rex (who also >> ownes a 1960 Imp) has >>> obtained a reflector from Lowell but this one is >> heavily pitted. >>> >>> This became visible after removing the old chrome >>> >> plating. >>> What I am looking for now is a shop that can >>> >> repair the pinnholes and >>> some craters in the potmetal. After the repair it >> can be copper plated >>> and rechromed by any plating company, but the >> problem is that not many >>> know how to repair pot metal.. >>> >>> Does anyone know a good repair shop in the New >>> >> York area that can handle >> >>> potmetal (zamac) ? >>> >>> Thanks in advance, >>> >>> >>> Robert van der Es >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com >>> >> ----------------- This >> >>> message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing >> List. Please >> >>> reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your >> response will be >>> shared with everyone. Private messages (and >> attachments) for the >>> Administrators should be sent to >>> >> webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To >>> UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to >>> >> http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm >> >>> >>> >>> >>> ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com >>> >> ----------------- >> >>> This message was sent to you by the Imperial >>> >> Mailing List. 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