1926 ford model t hotrod project

[1969 Vernon]

Very impressive and I'm hard to Impress You should be very proud of all you work Thank you very much for showing your 1926 Ford. Vernon

 

[Shox Dr]

You certainly know your job, fella. Hats off to you.

I would be interested in seeing how you prep for chroming. ie the stages you go through.

I'll also take you up on the Chroming as the standard up here is appalling.

 

[brightspark]

chroming

i sent my norton chaincase to london chroming .it was dented and scraped they wont give a price till they see it .it cost 125 quid to have it plated .i recieved it back in mint condition not a mark or blemish on it . no burn marks or under chromed as some do by not corectly setting the electrodes up well worth the cost

 

[langy]

Cheers for the comments, When i get time i will try and do a step by step guide to chrome or polish.

A little background.

Unfortunately due to Health & Safety most of the chromers are gone these days, I started going to my friends place when i was 17, I'm now 57, when i first went my friend was the apprentice, he is now the owner !!!
The great thing about him is he is an enthuisiast and still interested in the job and knows his stuff and has done all my chrome on all my cars both for myself and customers and i've never had a complaint..
Most of the chromers these days omit the copper coat which is an instant failure, they rely on a heavy nickel coat, My friend is old school and does it the proper way, therefore the chrome lasts for years if you keep it clean and wax it.
Downside is he is now 60 and has nobody to pass the business and knowledge on to, so i guess when he retires another good chromer will be gone

You certainly know your job, fella. Hats off to you.

I would be interested in seeing how you prep for chroming. ie the stages you go through.

I'll also take you up on the Chroming as the standard up here is appalling.

 

[langy]

Yep London Chroming are excellent but at a price i'm afraid, very few people can afford to go there these days as the have priced thereselves so highly.

To give an example a guy came to me last year with the garnish mouldings from a 57 Chevy wagon, 26 pieces, He had a quote of £1200 from London Chrome, My friend did them for £720 and he said the quality was the same.
He told us the quoted price after they were done, shrewd guy

i sent my norton chaincase to london chroming .it was dented and scraped they wont give a price till they see it .it cost 125 quid to have it plated .i recieved it back in mint condition not a mark or blemish on it . no burn marks or under chromed as some do by not corectly setting the electrodes up well worth the cost

 

[Uncle Joe]

You certainly know your job, fella. Hats off to you.

I would be interested in seeing how you prep for chroming. ie the stages you go through.

I'll also take you up on the Chroming as the standard up here is appalling.

Shox Dr, the best chromer in the country is only at the other end of the M62 from you. I've been using them for over 40 years, and never the slightest problem. They are called Willochrome.

 

[langy]

The more i looked at the backplates i wasn't completely happy with them, so i made up some stainless rings for the drilled holes, Yes it was a lot of turning on the lathe.

 

[Sphinx]

My god, your work is...I'm trying to think of a word better than 'fantastic'...

Supertasticazing.

There.

 

[stormin]

Tell me you didn't turn all those rings manually?

You must surely have a CNC lathe or unbelievable patience and dedication.

 

[stormin]

Tell me you didn't turn all those rings manually?

You must surely have a CNC lathe or unbelievable patience and dedication.

Sorry.
That should be tell me you didn't turn all those rings manually, then polish each individual one.

 

[davenport]

how are they held in??

do you machine a nice fitting piece with a shoulder on the observed side and then use a press and former to flare the inside and hold it all in place??

MASSIVE dedication for such a tiny part on the car but MASSIVE respect for doing it..

 

[mike os]

now you are just showing off langy, its not big and its not clever



but it looks good

 

[langy]

All done on my trusty Colchester student, There are actually only 4 sizes of rings so didn't take as long as you would think
Yep all polished individually, They wipe up pretty quick to be honest, I made a little tapered mandrel to hold each size.
Polishing don't take long on this but i did lose the odd one or two

Sorry.
That should be tell me you didn't turn all those rings manually, then polish each individual one.

 

[langy]

Nothing as complicated as that mate, they stick through the other size 3mm and are held with 2pack epoxy glue

Thanks for the kind comments they are appreciated.

how are they held in??

do you machine a nice fitting piece with a shoulder on the observed side and then use a press and former to flare the inside and hold it all in place??

MASSIVE dedication for such a tiny part on the car but MASSIVE respect for doing it..

 

[langy]

Thanks mate, just trying to do the best job i can

now you are just showing off langy, its not big and its not clever



but it looks good

 

[langy]

Forgot the rear one's, not quite so blingy.

 

[brightspark]

Forgot the rear one's, not quite so blingy.

whats the mark in the paint at 4 oclock ??

 

[tomsutton529]

It looks like its just the way the flakes have fallen..

 

[langy]

Its the Ford logo stamped in the backplate, You can't see it when you look but for some reason the camera picks it up ???

whats the mark in the paint at 4 oclock ??

 

[johnny max]

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Hi Mate
Only recently restored a 41 model A for a friend
Sweet thing it is