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11-12-2018, 08:25 PM
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Production quality chrome plating
I had been looking for someone to do PRODUCTION QUALITY CHROME PLATING.
VS ENTIRELY TOO PERFECT SHOW CHROME Nickel Chrome - sharp edges without highly polished base stampings - VS Copper Nickel Chrome with highly polished pure gloss show finish. Found a place that does work for NCRS restorers and passes NCRS judging, he will leave shadows etc if you want just like original. http://rdfinishing.net R&D Finishing Elizabethton TN Turn around was approx 4 weeks from dropping at Charlotte Auto Fair 2 bumperettes 1 full bumper and a bayonette shifter handle $800. I am extremely pleased with the service, turn around and how the parts look.
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~JAG~ NCRS#65120 68 GTO HO 4 spd Alpine Blue /Parchment 2 owner car #21783 71 Corvette LT1 45k miles Orig paint - Brandshatch Green - National Top Flight - last known 71 LT1 built. 71 Corvette LT1 42k miles Original paint - Black - black leather - only black LT1 known to exist. NUMEROUS Lemans blue Camaros, Monza Red and Daytona Yellow Corvettes & a Chevelle or two... Survivors, restored cars, & other photos https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/myphotos Last edited by firstgenaddict; 11-12-2018 at 08:28 PM. 
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11-12-2018, 10:50 PM
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Thanks for the info James.
Curious (as I'm not US-based), how does that cost compare with other more frequently-used chrome platers?
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Tim in NSW, Australia 1969 Van Nuys 04A Z/28 from Clippinger Chevrolet. Cortez Silver with dark blue interior. Ran at Lions Dragstrip and Pomona Raceway, with paint by Bob Kovacs of Fresno.
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11-13-2018, 04:18 AM
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Price is the same... just finding someone willing to do it like it was from the factory is difficult, everyone wants to make it SOOO perfect because most customers are not going to be satisfied with production quality chrome.
R&D actually electrically strips the old plating, cleans the stamping, nickel plates it, adds tooling marks and sanding scratches (noted in the paperwork) and does not highly polish the nickel - nickel plates again, then Chrome. I was expecting a premium... it was the same as they charge for FLAWLESS show chrome. I like the fact that the edges are crisp like original and not buffed to death rounding them.
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~JAG~ NCRS#65120 68 GTO HO 4 spd Alpine Blue /Parchment 2 owner car #21783 71 Corvette LT1 45k miles Orig paint - Brandshatch Green - National Top Flight - last known 71 LT1 built. 71 Corvette LT1 42k miles Original paint - Black - black leather - only black LT1 known to exist. NUMEROUS Lemans blue Camaros, Monza Red and Daytona Yellow Corvettes & a Chevelle or two... Survivors, restored cars, & other photos https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/myphotos
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11-13-2018, 03:33 PM
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I wonder if they have any association with Tri City Plating, which is in the same small town.
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1969 Chevelle SS396 L78 M22 4:10 Tuxedo Black 1970 LS3 Malibu 400 BB convertible 1970 LS3 Malibu 400 BB coupe 1970 Chevelle 300 series LS3 400 BB coupe, special order Monaco Orange 1970 Chevelle Concours Estate LS3 400 BB wagon 1970 Chevelle SS396 L78 M21 3:55 Tuxedo Black
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11-13-2018, 08:00 PM
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I kind of wondered the same thing... who knows one may have spawned the other as well.
He made sure THAT I KNEW what I was asking HIM TO PROVIDE IN RETURN before he agreed to do it, when I told him I was into survivors and had an unrestored Corvette he then said ok you know what you are getting... I told him if it had halos in recesses or visible grind or sand scratches of 100 grit I would not complain. I wanted what GM provided out the assembly plant door... in all honesty it is better than GM provided but MUCH MUCH closer to Production Chrome.
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~JAG~ NCRS#65120 68 GTO HO 4 spd Alpine Blue /Parchment 2 owner car #21783 71 Corvette LT1 45k miles Orig paint - Brandshatch Green - National Top Flight - last known 71 LT1 built. 71 Corvette LT1 42k miles Original paint - Black - black leather - only black LT1 known to exist. NUMEROUS Lemans blue Camaros, Monza Red and Daytona Yellow Corvettes & a Chevelle or two... Survivors, restored cars, & other photos https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/myphotos
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11-14-2018, 04:52 PM
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Having bought a NOS front grille bezel for the 73 RS LT Z I am restoring it had light chrome in the deep corners and fine scratching, I did not want the NOS Chrome parts to be a drastic difference to the bumpers on the car, Plus my emblems and everything trim wise would be NOS then Show chrome bumpers would be out of place.
I have had a problem with the amount of polishing that the platers do it seems that the definition of the lines is lost and everything looks "soft"... or rounded... ADDITIONALLY I WILL NOTE: The NCRS 70-72 Vette judging manual 5th edition states that there should be thin chrome on the bumperettes in the tight corners etc & on the front corvette bumpers held through the 2 holes which have halos around the holes from being held there during plating.
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~JAG~ NCRS#65120 68 GTO HO 4 spd Alpine Blue /Parchment 2 owner car #21783 71 Corvette LT1 45k miles Orig paint - Brandshatch Green - National Top Flight - last known 71 LT1 built. 71 Corvette LT1 42k miles Original paint - Black - black leather - only black LT1 known to exist. NUMEROUS Lemans blue Camaros, Monza Red and Daytona Yellow Corvettes & a Chevelle or two... Survivors, restored cars, & other photos https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/myphotos Last edited by firstgenaddict; 11-14-2018 at 05:04 PM.
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