Hood ornament repair needed

v8fordman

v8fordman

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I have a ‘37 hood ornament which is made from die cast metal and the base is broken. Does anyone know who might be able to repair it and then replate it? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
 
Paul's chrome plating fixed a broken pot metal window winder handle for me and re-chromed it, did a very nice job and thought it was a reasonable price. Not sure IF it helps but you might give them a call.
 
eBay is your friend > https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=1937+ford+hood+ornament&_sacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313
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Jay, contact barnfind08, Fred Willner, I got one from him a year ago and I thought he had more. It would need replated to be perfect, but it is all in one piece.
 
GUYS


A "Total" guess here but "MY" read between the lines of Jay's post...I would "suspect" he's not talking about the "standard - stock" hood ornament......OR more likely one of the "rare" accessory variants (OR Locking original)!!!! Just my hunch!!! Otherwise GOOD standard ole' originals are NOT too difficult to find and or replace, right????
 
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rockfla said:
GUYS


A "Total" guess here but "MY" read between the lines of Jays post...I would "suspect" he's not talking about the "standard - stock" hood ornament......OR more likely one of the "rare" accessory variants (OR Locking original)!!!! Just my hunch!!! Otherwise GOOD standard ole' originals are NOT too difficult to find and or replace, right????
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Like this one?
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OR a few others, this was one In particular I was thinking. sorry for the poor picture quality
 

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It’s a locking one as you surmised. The top has already been plated and is beautiful. Here are pictures of the troublesome piece. Petehoovie has a picture of the entire piece.
 

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v8fordman:
Here's some info. that will help. The plater will want to weld it to assure it is a good solid platable weld. Here's a good example.
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/welding-pot-metal.992382/page-2

https://www.google.com/search?q=wha...CBrACAfEFhSGybCSlCIU&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Here's a few platers who can fix your hood ornament.
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/search/733651580/? q=pot+metal++chrome+platers&o=relevance

Several years ago I had Chrome Plater Josh in Indiana repair and chrome plate an expensive broken pot metal horn ring. Turned out excellent. Open thread below and scroll down to Chrome Plater Josh thread. Give them a call. You will be pleased with his work.
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/potmetal-welding-question.97806/#post-3936114
Here's the horn ring he welded and plated.
https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=352494&highlight=mercury+accessory+steering+wheel
 
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Advannced plating in TN did a broken 33-34 Ford die cast garwood skirt emblem for me years ago, turned out like jewelry. The issue was they had it 4 months, and the cost was $500.00
 
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