Restoring Hood Inserts
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Burning Brakes
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From: Hobart Tasmania
Restoring Hood Inserts
Having my inserts rechromed and could a member please help with the correct color black for the insert. Is it Gloss, Semi or Flat please.
Regards,
Chris
Regards,
Chris
Team Owner
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From: Westminster Maryland
Hi Chris,
My NCRS, 70-72 Tech Info Manual, says semi-gloss black.
Regards,
Alan
PS: How are you Chris? I haven't seen you on the board for a while. Good to hear your working on your car.
My NCRS, 70-72 Tech Info Manual, says semi-gloss black.
Regards,
Alan
PS: How are you Chris? I haven't seen you on the board for a while. Good to hear your working on your car.
Melting Slicks
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From: Confusion
Unfortunately the paint won't adhere to the chrome, due to its smooth surface. Get an automotive self etching primer, Eastwood sells one, tape off the good chrome and primer it first. Then use a semi-gloss black, like John Deere Blitz Black, and paint. This is no guarantee it will adhere, but you have a better chance. If you want to put it in an oven to bake the paint, your odds go up for adhesion. OR, tape off good chrome, lightly dust with a sandblaster to rough the surface up, primer then paint ___DEFINITE ADHESION THEN!!!!!! Might have been cheaper to find some NOS ones......I have several sets, 300$ would have saved all the hassle............
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Sep 2005
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From: Hobart Tasmania
Thanks for the advice guys. I haven't received the bill for the rechroming yet but I think it will be a bit of a shock. This is another set that I had and it had a lot of pitting from the reaction with the diecast over the years.
I had been looking around for an NOS set but the way the Aussie Dollar is now 66c I won't be shopping in the the States for a while yet.
Hello Alan. Yes I am still around and am slowly doing things to improve the car. Got a high NCRS Second Flight early this year so without too much effort should get Top Flight next time around. Having said that I won't be having it judged for a couple of years, it means going to Mainland Australia (from Tasmania), and that's all time and money.
Regards,
Chris
I had been looking around for an NOS set but the way the Aussie Dollar is now 66c I won't be shopping in the the States for a while yet.
Hello Alan. Yes I am still around and am slowly doing things to improve the car. Got a high NCRS Second Flight early this year so without too much effort should get Top Flight next time around. Having said that I won't be having it judged for a couple of years, it means going to Mainland Australia (from Tasmania), and that's all time and money.
Regards,
Chris
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The last of the GM inserts were defective. They had a flaw in them that made installing them almost impossible.
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The last of the GM inserts were defective. They had a flaw in them that made installing them almost impossible.
Willcox Inc.
Melting Slicks
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From: Confusion
Really!!! I did notice the alignment is a bit off across the top of the hood and insert when I put them on my ex-car. I think I gingerly bent the tab to get it to align better........................B
Pro
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From: bradenton fl
same problem here. Got GM production around 1990. Had to dremel off some of the underside to get to sit correct. See it just wasnt me.
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From: Westminster Maryland
Hi Chris,
If I recall, that was your car's first time out. If so, and even if not, a Second Flight Score is really great. If you could have gotten a few points for 'miles from St. Louis' you'd have been on easy street.
Regards,
Alan
If I recall, that was your car's first time out. If so, and even if not, a Second Flight Score is really great. If you could have gotten a few points for 'miles from St. Louis' you'd have been on easy street.
Regards,
Alan
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Burning Brakes
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From: Hobart Tasmania
Hello Alan,
This is the second time I have had it judged. The first one was a low Second Flight and two years later just missed the Top Flight. That's not bad for a car which is the wrong color. Should be Sunflower Yellow but is Mille Miglia Red. I bought her from a lady in Texas knowing it was the wrong color but I couldn't bring myself at that stage to change her back. When the dollar was a lot stronger I was looking for a '69 BB Red Vert with side pipes, and then would have changed this one back to Yellow but couldn't find the right original car. Now the Aussie Dollar is down to 61c I will just have to wait for a while.
Chris
This is the second time I have had it judged. The first one was a low Second Flight and two years later just missed the Top Flight. That's not bad for a car which is the wrong color. Should be Sunflower Yellow but is Mille Miglia Red. I bought her from a lady in Texas knowing it was the wrong color but I couldn't bring myself at that stage to change her back. When the dollar was a lot stronger I was looking for a '69 BB Red Vert with side pipes, and then would have changed this one back to Yellow but couldn't find the right original car. Now the Aussie Dollar is down to 61c I will just have to wait for a while.
Chris
