Cleaning Silvered Plated Lamp Reflectors

PalAl said:
Morning Chris, I found this info on an old Barn post from 2012, hope it helps.

1. www.queencityplating.com Queen City Plating 425-315-1992 (Washington)
2. www.frankfordplatinginc.com Frankford Plating, Inc (Pennsylvania)
3. carsrule@embarqmail.com Craig Riker 419-290-4442 (Ohio)
4. www.nu-chrome.com Nu-Chrome (Massachusetts)

The link below may have some helpful information
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https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=70412
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What is the cost excluding shipping ?
 
Post 18 for the lamp-black. I think you can make your own by lighting an acetylene torch and not giving the flame any oxygen. You let it build up on the reflector surface and with a soft cloth polish it. You end up with a super-fine carbon abrasive.
 
I've used Magic Wadding Polish but go easy with it. Don't get aggressive and rub hard take it slow.

Also wipe in straight lines from the bottom out to the edge, don't wipe in a circle following around the reflector.

Best thing to do is probably either have them re-silvered, like you are going to do, or buy Bratton's reflectors. Strange as it sounds I kind of like the look of them yellowed a little looks more authentic and antique.
 
I had Craig do mine maybe 3 years ago and they were $55.00 each. Came out beautiful.
 
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Jack Shaft said:
Lamp black?knew a kid who poured some in a neighbors swimming pool..that stuff is insidious..
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Sorry for the hijack but it reminded me of a time in my youth. We got to a cheesy motel in the Mohavie desert in the middle of summer, sign said POOL! That pool was a color towards a few shades of green! I noticed a bottle of tidy-bowl blue under the sink and tossed it in the pool that evening. Wow we were surprised how wonderful that pool looked the next morning, and we all took a cooling swim. It is funny what a bottle of bleach and bluing will do. I wonder what the manager of the place thought had transpired?
 
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DON"T USE NU CHROME He's a rip off . Sent him a 47-53 Chevy grille guard. Kept putting me off NEVER got it back !! After a year a did a deep search on him Went out of business and has all kinds of lawsuits He's like 80 and a rip off artist BEWARE !!!!!!!!
 
PalAl said:
Morning Chris, I found this info on an old Barn post from 2012, hope it helps.

1. www.queencityplating.com Queen City Plating 425-315-1992 (Washington)
2. www.frankfordplatinginc.com Frankford Plating, Inc (Pennsylvania)
3. carsrule@embarqmail.com Craig Riker 419-290-4442 (Ohio)
4. www.nu-chrome.com Nu-Chrome (Massachusetts)

The link below may have some helpful information
You may have to copy and paste the link

https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=70412
Click to expand...

Thanks very much for the info. This is a big help.

Chris W.
 
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