Vacuum Metalizing Plastic

[resto4u]

Micky, i have seen some stuff by the guy doing your parts. They looked good to me. Roger

[micky69396]

Great. Thats what I wanted to hear.

[Mr70]

Thanks for your replies guys.
The Item I need done is a Plastic/Fiber 1970 Chevelle SS dash.It measures 5'1/2x1&1/2'.
*ChromeTech will not do something this big.
*Laysons only Electro Plates.They won't Aluminum Vacuum Metalize,which requires a LARGE Chamber to atomize the Aluminum in,not like your typical 3 step electro process.
The finish I am looking for is duller and a few mill's think.Not thick & shiny like Chrome plating does,and not orignally done this way back then at the factory.
American Plastic Chrome in Michigan has closed down.They used to take this dash and break it in half to fit in their tank.Then Glue it back together.
The size of my dash,to do this process and Ship back & forth,seems to be the big Dilemma with all.
Mr.G's does offer Vacuum metalizing on this dash,and at a fairly good rate,...so good I am skeptical.Have any of you dealt with Mr.G's in Texas?
I would like to hear if there is a company doing this Process closer to home here in the Midwest??
Rick

[Pantera]

I have this on the subject. is it a different one?

www.specialtychromedplastics.com

[Belair62]

Never had anything done by them but they have been around a long time ....

[69L78]

I had my 69 Chevelle dash done by Mr. G's in 2000, they do a very nice job, cost was $200.

[Keith Tedford]

Back in the summer of '68 I worked on a machine for putting the chrome look bead on the Pontiac dash insert. A roll of plastic much like saran wrap was used and it had the metal on one side. A heated unit pressed the foil onto the surface and the plastic pulled away leaving the nice shiny bead.
The metalized parts were put in a cabinet and completely metalized then the areas to remain shiny were masked and the rest was painted whatever colour that was required.

[Belair62]

Definitive info there !! cool.

[Enoch]

Rick, I had dash parts done for a 70 Charger RT-SE that we restored back in 95 from Mr. G's it still looks great after 9 years.
Rich.