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mike tkach 12-04-2013 11:40 AM


Originally Posted by MER Performance (Post 4036445)
Mike, Are your sure that's not Browns, in Georgia. I have sent them parts for chroming, it took for ever and was high in price too me. My one customer, told me to send it to Browns, out of Georgia. He used them for his car restorations. We sent valve covers, breathers, pulleys, hine joint tie bars, flame arrestors, billet alternator brackets, oil filter mounts, lifting brackets, billet power steering brackets, and billet PS canisters. I think it was $1500- $1700.

Mark

mark,i have not sent them anything lately but they are in kentucky,after reading your post i did a google search and they are still there.what i liked about them is even if the parts to be plated are not perfect they take the time to make them look real good.i also like the idea of hard anodizing that someone else mentioned.

mike tkach 12-04-2013 11:49 AM


Originally Posted by mptrimshop (Post 4035446)
Any gunsmith will be able to nickel plate

mike,i think a gunsmith would send them out to a plating company.

MER Performance 12-04-2013 02:05 PM

I will have to admit to being a dumb-ass, on chrome plating these tabs or saying it was a bad chroming job? I just had a phone call from Bob Madara, he just asked me one question; how much are those tabs deflecting? I was like Bob, alot!! Anyone wanting to get in-line missing; why the plating is coming off? Sorry guy's; I have to agree 100% with Bob.
He will be adding to this post, explaining.

mike tkach 12-04-2013 02:15 PM

il jump in as dumb azz #2 but i do believe the origional chrome job was very poor quality and was prone to failure.

mallatt442 12-04-2013 02:38 PM

I would powder coat them.....

stlliberator 12-04-2013 04:07 PM

Why not have them chromed..then have them clear powdercoated??

MILD THUNDER 12-04-2013 04:36 PM

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Would the backing plates bolted to the transom be distorting too? Those are peeling real bad too.

I don't think they would look bad in black myself, but I know how you like shiny ! [ATTACH=CONFIG]513624[/ATTACH]

mptrimshop 12-04-2013 04:44 PM


Originally Posted by mike tkach (Post 4036520)
mike,i think a gunsmith would send them out to a plating company.



This may be true. I do know there level of work is held to a high degree. Ya could get some cool ingraving from them too!!!

mptrimshop 12-04-2013 04:46 PM

Polish them.......... Repeat as needed...

MILD THUNDER 12-04-2013 04:54 PM


Originally Posted by mptrimshop (Post 4036694)
Polish them.......... Repeat as needed...

Just be sure to mount some magnesium anodes on them.


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