Thanks, Grant. That sounds "more" correct. I don't think Black Oxide is right,
but it sounded closer than paint.
Here is a description from a metal plating shop:
Chrome and Black Chrome
Reliable's Chromium and Black Chromium Plating services give your parts a
decorative appearance and yield a durable, conductive, corrosion-resistant
surface. A finish from dull to bright can be achieved to meet your visual
requirements. Chromium provides one of the most abrasion resistant surfaces
attainable, and is available either in black or silver color.
Here is the URL: http://www.reliableplating.com/info4.htm
Here is another description:
Black Chrome is a semi hard, non-reflective, abrasion-resistant, heat and
corrosion resistant coating (approximately .0002" thick). The Black Chrome
finish can be rendered very lustruous for consumer decoarative applications; and
clear coated for a functional use. The Black Chrome process has poor throwing
power; and conforming anodes are necessary for coverage on intricate shapes.
This coating is applied after heat treating and all mechanical operations are
performed.
The Black Chrome surface may be waxed or oiled to darken the surface. Coating
provides limited corrosion protection, but added protection can be obtained by
specifying underplate such as nickel or copper.
The coating color is a dull dark gray, approaching black; and becomes (black)
pearl-like when polished. It shall approximate color plate 37038 of Fed. Std.
No. 595. Steel parts with Rockwell hardness in excess of Rc 40 shall be stress
relieved prior to plating by baking one hour or more at 3000 F to 5000 F and
baked after plating 375 1 250 for 3 hours minimum for embrittlement relief.
Here the URL: http://techplate.com/black_chrome.htm
Vic Whitmore
76 Spitfire
Thornhill, Ontario
Grant Buss wrote:
>
> When I painted my car I was told the pieces were 'black chrome'. It is used
> on motorcycles.
>
> Mike Ginter wrote:
>
> > I agree. That's not paint on the rear quarter upper trim strips. If
> > anyone figures out what it is, I'd really like to know. Can't stainless
> > be anodized as well as aluminum?
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > Ptegler wrote:
> > >
> > > Well.... after a somewhat crappy tape-off job...(PO)
> > > cleaning up the white overspray from the lower edge
> > > of the top rear fender trim... the white came off, and never
> > > effected the black what so ever. Not even it's glossy
> > > surface appearance. I managed to scratch the black,
> > > but the stripper never did anything to the black.
> > > ...pretty hard to believe it's paint on there.
> > >
> > > Paul Tegler ptegler@cablespeed.com
> > > www.teglerizer.com
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Robert Gunther" <rjgunthe@bellatlantic.net>
> > > To: "Ptegler" <ptegler@gouldfo.com>
> > > Cc: "Spitfires mailing list" <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 6:01 PM
> > > Subject: Re: Chrome or black trim ?? comment?
> > >
> > > >
> > > > All of the black painted trim is actually stainless steel
> > > painted black
> > > > with the exeption of the
> > > > 2 "horse shoe" peices on the rear fenders. I just
> > > stripped mine down
> > > > with paint
> > > > stripper. I'm looking for a set of horse shoe trim in
> > > chrome if anyone
> > > > has any they want to sell.
> > > > Bob
> > > > 75, 76, 79 Spits
> > > > 80 FI Fiat Spider
> > > > 88 Fiero
> > > > looking for a TR3 restoration project soon.
> > > >
> > > > Ptegler wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I keep seeing references here to 'painted' trim.
> > > > > I've yet to own a spit where the trim (rear top wing and
> > > > > tail surround) that was anything other than black
> > > anodized
> > > > > metal. Never painted.
> > > > >
> > > > > Paul Tegler ptegler@cablespeed.com
> > > > > www.teglerizer.com
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Laura Gharazeddine" <Laura.G@141.com>
> > > > > To: "Spitfires mailing list" <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 4:30 PM
> > > > > Subject: Re: Chrome or black trim
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > I agree with Richard, chrome looks much nicer
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I like chrome trim too-and now that I have a shiny new
> > > gas
> > > > > cap, I'm thinking 'chrome, chrome, CHROME!!!'
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I don't have the wing mirror anymore though-it was
> > > ripped
> > > > > off (literally and figuratively) when I moved in here-so
> > > > > it's been replaces by something more difficult to rip
> > > off-a
> > > > > bullet mirror. But, it's sprayed to match the body-very
> > > > > sleek!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Also the paint
> > > > > > > can't chip off the chrome stuff, something that I
> > > > > noticed had happened
> > > > > > > with the black trim that I replaced.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I hear that! I have become so handy at touching up the
> > > > > wiper arms that friends and neighbours are always asking
> > > me
> > > > > to do theirs! (I don't-it's too tedious.)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Though, to do 'touch ups' on the trim on the rear
> > > deck,
> > > > > the oxidized sort of trim-go to your local gun shop and
> > > get
> > > > > the gun black, I think it's called. Touches those
> > > scratches
> > > > > right up!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > And there's your Spitfire Tip for the day! ;-P
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Laura G. and Nigel
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