I started viewing your videos and subscribed because I have a 1956 Chrysler New Yorker St. Regis, bone stock, 100% complete survivor. It has some rust, but not near as much as yours and I picked up a few tips seeing how you did your repairs. I suffered through your painful learning curve with the attempt to rechrome pot metal, really hoping it would work, because my car has the same problem. Did you investigate chrome powder coat? Eastwood has a nice looking bright chrome and a metal filler paste that can handle the 400 degree curing heat of the powder coat process. They advise a clear coat powder over the chrome for best results. I guess the big caveat would be if the curing heat causes any problems with the adhesion of the powder. As I find time I am going to search for info on this. Are you going to continue posting the body and mechanical restoration work?
I will continue to post. I am so busy trying to conquer the Chrome plating process, I don’t hv time to post. Should receive my rear quarter replacements next week. After 6 months and $1500 I can’t get good results. A guy in Australia had been advising me and I am having some success but not enough. I would like to see what chrome powder coat looks like. Copychrome is acceptable but not as good as real chrome.
@@iluvjunkradios6081 I emailed Eastwood with questions about coating pot metal and if a sample is available. We'll see what they have to say. Joe Gibson
I started viewing your videos and subscribed because I have a 1956 Chrysler New Yorker St. Regis, bone stock, 100% complete survivor. It has some rust, but not near as much as yours and I picked up a few tips seeing how you did your repairs. I suffered through your painful learning curve with the attempt to rechrome pot metal, really hoping it would work, because my car has the same problem. Did you investigate chrome powder coat? Eastwood has a nice looking bright chrome and a metal filler paste that can handle the 400 degree curing heat of the powder coat process. They advise a clear coat powder over the chrome for best results. I guess the big caveat would be if the curing heat causes any problems with the adhesion of the powder. As I find time I am going to search for info on this. Are you going to continue posting the body and mechanical restoration work?
I will continue to post. I am so busy trying to conquer the Chrome plating process, I don’t hv time to post. Should receive my rear quarter replacements next week. After 6 months and $1500 I can’t get good results. A guy in Australia had been advising me and I am having some success but not enough. I would like to see what chrome powder coat looks like. Copychrome is acceptable but not as good as real chrome.
@@iluvjunkradios6081 I emailed Eastwood with questions about coating pot metal and if a sample is available. We'll see what they have to say.
Joe Gibson