I had a pair of 1958 - 1959 sail panels rechromed for a friend of mine by Qual-Krom http://www.qualkrom.com/ . Before plating the pieces, Qual-Krom said they could not garantee that the pits in the gooves of the panels could be filled. Sure enough the panels came back beautifully plated except for the grooves where plated pits were clearly visible. These grooves were originally painted semi-gloss black from the factory. I found a cheap easy method for covering these pits while keeping a correct appearance.
The panel went from this:
to this:
http://www.squarebirds.org/images/ro...ng_striped.jpg .
Details are at http://www.squarebirds.org/roof_molding.htm .
Alexander
1959 Hardtop
1960 Golde Top
The panel went from this:
to this:
http://www.squarebirds.org/images/ro...ng_striped.jpg .
Details are at http://www.squarebirds.org/roof_molding.htm .
Alexander
1959 Hardtop
1960 Golde Top
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