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I saw this on a 63 & much of it was peeling off. I don't
believe this was factory applied, instead someone thought it was a good idea.
Someone that has experience buffing stainless can make it look practically as
good as chrome.
John
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 6:36
PM
Subject: Re: IML: Confirmed, I have
flashchromed stainless on my '60!
Very interesting Richard. I guess that must mean that all of us
who have 1960 Imperials have the same problem that you do if we wish to have
our stainless trim match our pot metal chrome plated pieces. Come to think of
it, why would they have only applied this previously unknown process to only
the 1960 model. It must apply to most other years as well. Keep us informed
about your progress please. It sounds like we will all have to cross this same
bridge sometime in the future if we are to correctly restore our
cars.
Paul
In a message dated 1/8/2004 7:32:56 PM Eastern
Standard Time, lecrown60@xxxxxxxxx
writes:
> Dear IML members,
>
> Chris Hawkins and
I went to Southern bumper here in Atlanta today and the answer was yes!
The stainless steel on my car was flash-chromed. From my experience with
sanding and buffing out repairs on multiple parts I know that this applied to
all of the exterior stainless on this car. I have found no exceptions so
far. I was so elated to know that I was not crazy, well not as much
crazy anyway! I will just use a hand applied creme metal polish and use
as many original parts as possible. Fortuntely most of my trim is in
excellent condition and I will just have to live with some of the finer
scratches.
>
> I had a few parts that were extremely nice
but had been hit by an orbital sander as they were adjacent to poorly executed
bodywork. When I took 600 grit wet and dry I immediately noticed a
difference in the color of the metal. White/blue to yellow/grey.
The parts polished beautifully but didn't look the same. The guy I spoke
with at Southern Bumper said to strip all the chrome off with muratic acid and
buff the parts. However, the flash-plating is so thin that it doesn't
take any more work to just buff it off. This though leaves chrome in the
recesses and if you only repair a small spot you end up with a piece of trim
that is two colors. Brilliant but of different depth and color.
So, now I have a few parts that need to be rechromed.
>
> Southern Bumper will not plate stainless. They say that nickel
will not adhere to stainless so the chrome was applied directly to the
stainless. Apparently this is a specialty process. Anyone know a
good specialist? Of course I didn't already have enough stuff to search
for and enough chrome to replate. I called a few local plating shops and
some asked why while others just told me it was not something they did.
Great huh? Got any ideas on this new conundrum? I left my six pot
metal headlight brow pieces which were estimated at $285 for
restoration. Gosh, only 40 more pieces of pot metal to
go....
>
> The technician at Southern Bumper told me that
even Ford was known to flashchrome stainless. It aparently is uncommon
but not unheard of. He should know as they were working on everything
from Edsel grills to Buick ornaments. Let me know if anyone hears of a
plating shop that will do stainless. I have 6 pieces so far that I have
restored and would like to
> have done.
>
> Richard
Burgess
>
> '60 "LeCrown" Sedan
>
>
>
>
> Do you Yahoo!?
> Yahoo!
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