Check out Caswell Plating. They have kits to coat plastic parts
with a copper based paint. Then you can chrome plate them with
any one of three or four different kits they sell.
The whole process may cost you roughly $40.
But you'll have enough material to touch up all kinds of parts
all over the car.
http://www.caswellplating.com/
NFI...just a satified customer
Paul Tegler wizardz@toad.net http://www.teglerizer.com
OBie - '73 BGT - daily driver
http://www.teglerizer.com/mgstuff/ob_description.htm
Punkin' - '78 Spitfire - corner ripping screamer
http://www.teglerizer.com/triumphstuff/spit78.htm
Lil' Greenee - '73 RWA Midget - lady killer
http://www.teglerizer.com/midgetstuff/index.html
-----Original Message-----
From Gerard Chateauvieux <pixelsmith at gerardsgarage.com>
To: type79@ix.netcom.com <type79@ix.netcom.com>; Frank Clarici
<spritenut@Exit109.com>
Cc: woodrat <woodrat@spacey.net>; sprite list <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Saturday, March 25, 2000 1:51 PM
Subject: Re: Priorities
>The bezels that are white or geenish color were certainly originally
>chromed. There were blacked moled ones that were chromes also. Since I
>personally don't care for the chrome look, I polish all the remaining
>chrome off using Mother's polish. This is actually a semi-chrome polish,
>but it works well on plastic also. With the white one's you don't have much
>choice except to replace them or paint them with gloss black paint or
>silver. The other possibilty is rechroming them using a craft foil. I found
>information regarding this posted on the MG's BBS the other day... I have
>no personal experience with it.
>
>Posted 18 March 2000 at 15:17:22 UK time
> Jim Balsan, NYC, j.balsan@worldnet.att.net
>
> I was thinking of chrome paint for the switches until I saw the thread. I
>e-mailed the company about using this foil on the dash and this is how they
>responded:
>
> Hi Jim,
>
> Thank you for contacting the Bare-Metal Foil Co. Our product has been
>mentioned in several publications as a good material for the restoration of
>damaged chrome parts. Bare-Metal was
> originally designed for use on model cars and aircraft. Most modelers
>don't handle their kits much after they are built. But I have used our foil
>on a Gold Wing that I rode everyday to work
> and it held up very well.
>
> If you are going to use the foil on your dash panel you have to make sure
>that the dash is free of any wax or Armour All. The adhesive we use is not
>real aggressive. This is done by design to
> give the user a chance to reposition the foil before rubbing it down.
>Once you rub the foil down it will grip the area where you put it and after
>a day or two it will be very
> difficult to remove.
>
> Bare-Metal is $5.00 per sheet plus $3.20 for Priority mail. We accept
>Visa, MasterCard, and American Express. You can send a check or money order
>to the
> Bare-Metal Foil Co. P.O. Box 82 Farmington, MI 48332. Ask for the Ultra
>Brite Chrome. I think that our Ultra Brite would work best for your
>application.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Randy Mason
> Bare-Metal Foil Co.
> 248 477-0813
>
>Gerard
>
>At 9:38 AM -0500 3/25/00, type79@ix.netcom.com wrote:
>>Guys,
>>My '72 had chrome bezels exhibiting various stages of patina from VG to
Baby
>>Food Pear color. The easiest thing to do is to remove them, mask off the
>>rocker switches, prime and spray them with black gloss paint. Otherwise,
you
>>must find good used or new replacements.
>>
>>Jay Fishbein
>>Wallingford, CT
>>
>>
>>Frank Clarici wrote:
>>
>>> woodrat wrote:
>>> What was
>>> > the original color of the bezels......this is important stuff, damn
it!
>>>
>>> I know 1968 and 69 had chrome plastic rocker switch bezels.
>>> Not sure about 70-72 and after that they went to all black with a green
>>> back light.
>>> I may have 1 NOS chrone headlight switch left in my Lucas box.
>>> I have the later green back light fan switch for sure.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Frank Clarici
>>> Toms River, NJ
>>> Down to only 3 Sprites, 1 Midget and an A40 Farina
>>> http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut
>
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>G G Gerard Chateauvieux
> E A
> R R pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com
> A A
> R G Pixelsmith on Duty
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