Garnish moldings

[orwin]

Hello - My 60's interior chrome garnish moldings are pitted and showing rust speckles. I was quoted between 1K$ and 2K$ to strip, polish and re-plate. I see that Bird Nest advertises refurbished ones from time to time. Not cheap and that may end up around the same $. Another thought was to steel-wool them and spray with clear Krylon.

Anybody have experience or other ideas?

Thanks,

John

[Y-Blokkah]

John, I'm new here but I've been working on old Fords for eons it seems, and all I can say is do it once and do it right.

Steel wool and Krylon?
If you're like most of us clowns in this hobby, you'll hate the result. Chrome is meant to be chrome, not silver painted. I think if you've just got speckles, you might be ok with some polishing compound and elbow grease for now, and it'll look nicer than Krylon.
Just polish the ever living crap out of it and it'll be better than nothing.
then do the replating as you can afford it, one side or one section at a time.
My .02

[jopizz]

I agree. Use some polishing compound and a brass brush. Other than that either finding some nice used ones or rechroming yours are the only other options. Have you tried the Thunderbird Connection. They sell used parts and since they are in Arizona they may have some nicer ones.

John