Chrome Restoration: Re-Chroming Plated parts?

[MrModelT]

Hi All!

New-er here to the Forum and have a question about plated parts.

My 12 year old stepson and I are building the Monogram 1934 Duesenberg Weymann Torpedo Pheaton that he wanting to build to win Best of Show at the next Portland Roadster Show S.A.B.A contast. The kit I found for him is an original 1963 issue and the plating on plated parts tree is awful. It it is very dull and fogged....not usable at all for a clean build.

Does anybody know of a good place to send them for re-palting?

Clayton - "Mr. Model T"

Edited May 13, 2013 by MrModelT

[CadillacPat]

ChromeTech,

http://www.chrometechusa.com/

CadillacPat

[Mooneyzs]

What Pat said... I have had one friend back home who has sent many parts to them to do and they have turned out great. I would say you would be better off to take some of the parts off the tree and clean up before sending out.

[MrModelT]

ChromeTech,

http://www.chrometechusa.com/

CadillacPat

What Pat said... I have had one friend back home who has sent many parts to them to do and they have turned out great. I would say you would be better off to take some of the parts off the tree and clean up before sending out.

Thanks guys! Checked them out...looks like they do great work and they are well priced!

As for cleaning them up...the entire tree needs to be replated, so I would think keeping them all on the tree would be the most efficent, right? I will certainly do clean up on them before sending them out and I have a few other loose parts that need plating that were not originally that should have been.

What do I need to do for prep? Do I need to strip them?

[ewaskew]

Thanks guys! Checked them out...looks like they do great work and they are well priced!

As for cleaning them up...the entire tree needs to be replated, so I would think keeping them all on the tree would be the most efficent, right? I will certainly do clean up on them before sending them out and I have a few other loose parts that need plating that were not originally that should have been.

What do I need to do for prep? Do I need to strip them?

Contact the people at Chrome Tech USA

They will tell you what will be the best way to do it and send it.

I've seen some of there work and it's A+++++++++

[High octane]

Thanks guys! Checked them out...looks like they do great work and they are well priced!

As for cleaning them up...the entire tree needs to be replated, so I would think keeping them all on the tree would be the most efficent, right? I will certainly do clean up on them before sending them out and I have a few other loose parts that need plating that were not originally that should have been.

What do I need to do for prep? Do I need to strip them?

Clay, you need to take the parts OFF the tree and remove the chrome plating by soaking the parts in bleach. then you need to sand the mold lines off and where the parts were connected to the tree. Then send the parts to Chrome Tech USA as they do good work and have done a few things for me.

[Guest G Holding]

Clay, you need to take the parts OFF the tree and remove the chrome plating by soaking the parts in bleach. then you need to sand the mold lines off and where the parts were connected to the tree. Then send the parts to Chrome Tech USA as they do good work and have done a few things for me.

GREAT ADVICE about removing the mold lines and fit places. This will make sure you have smooth parts .

I think you need to attach all of the parts to some styrene rods...or sprue, Chrome Tech will tell you all you need to know and do, If you ask them. Go thru the whole kit and see if everything you want in chrome has been plated, You can also "add" parts if you need or want.

GO TO THE WEB SITE ....I AM WAY WRONG HERE>>>>>READ ALL THE PREP INFO FIRST!

Sanding- Not recommended.

It is best not to sand parts, a clean untouched part will plate best. But if you must remove mold lines or modify your part then sand them to at least 1000 grit finish or buff them with ultra fine steel wool (0000). After wards clean them again.

Edited May 13, 2013 by G Holding