Preparing a dash panel for plating

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Ed in Maine

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I have a 31 dash panel that I would like to get plated. It is in very good condition but does have some light rust spots. I would like to prepare the grooved portion of the panel for plating myself. It will be tedious job and the chrome shop most likely won't take the time to do it correctly. I don't want the chrome shop to grind away any of the detail. How should I go about doing this. What tools and materials should I use to prepare the surface. Thanks for your help. ED
 
Is your panel an original or reproduction? You will need to strip the plating and remove rust and buff out any obvious imperfections before it is replaced.
 
Remember to have the shop do the final polishing, otherwise it is not their fault in there is an imperfection in the plating.

Charlie Stephens
 
The instrument panel is original and it will go into my 31 Slant Windshield Cabriolet. I guess it should be the Butler finish but I'm not sure I will be able to get this finish. How do you strip the original chrome without chemicals? Ed
 
Ed in Maine said:
The instrument panel is original and it will go into my 31 Slant Windshield Cabriolet. I guess it should be the Butler finish but I'm not sure I will be able to get this finish. How do you strip the original chrome without chemicals? Ed
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If you have a plater near you, take it to him and it will only take about ten min. to dip it and remove all the old plating.. This plater knows all about show cars in the Model A area.. He did ALL the plating for Doc. Ks, cars, which always won the highest awards at MARC & MAFCA National shows.. Terry Metz, Brillion, Wisc. Phone #920-756-3284
 
Are there any small platers left in Maine at all??? I've hauled some stuff into a couple of commercial platers up there,but it was all industrial,mostly for manufacturing and hydraulics.If you don't need a forklift to unload it it's not in their line of work.
 
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