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Hello All,
Are the subject guide plates supposed to be chromed?
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Walter
Are the subject guide plates supposed to be chromed?
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Walter
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TR2/3/3A Windscreen Stanchion Guide Plates
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Thanks, gentlemen. Thought they were, and I have seen those reproductions which look pretty good.
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Walter
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Walter
Gordon_Dedrick
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Be careful.... The Windshield stantions fit very snug on the guide plates. A little too much plating and you'll have a devil of a time getting the windshield back on the car.
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Thanks Gordon. Was wondering about that myself and believe I am going to leave them as they are. Appreciate the caution.
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Walter
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Unless the platers try to reconstruct some of the part, plating is very unlikely to cause a problem. "Decorative Chrome Plating is actually a thicker (.0008/.0012”) Nickel plating followed by a thinner (.00001”) Chrome plating to protect the Nickel plating from pitting and peeling." https://www.jerseychrome.com/a_primer_on_chromium_plating.htm
Not only is the total plating very thin but good plating shops will remove all the old plating before re-plating the part. However, in this case I agree there is very little to gain at a significant expense. I'm not ssure the judges even look at them.
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Thanks, Tom. Very good information.
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Walter
Regards,
Walter
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