the brake caliper mounting brackets & the brake dust shields. From the searches I've done the brake calipers should be a gold cad plating ( zinc dichromate in the books I have) and my dust shields appear to be silver cad plated.
I understand that gold spay paint is close? What about the silver cad finish? Mine have minimal rust after cleaning but ost of the cad plating is gone. I haven't checked with any local electroplating shops yet - not sure what to ask them :lol:
Re: Is there an easy way to recreate the plating on (70BBvert)
Jim,
The paint finishes will keep the part from rusting, but in my opnion they really look nothing like the original finish. Replating is the only way to go if you are thinking of having it judged.
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Re: Is there an easy way to recreate the plating on (John McGraw)
That's what I figured - loks painted. Not sure if I'll ever get the car judged but while its apart I want to clean up & finsh the pieces as close as possible. I checked the brake booster webite. So I guess I should ask forclear zinc plating on the shields & inc dichromate on the caliper brackets?
Re: Is there an easy way to recreate the plating on (70BBvert)
:iagree:The paint systems that is offered dont look anything like it.Ive used the eastwood stuff and it looks like the floor of my shop,gold with a bunch of different color overspray.Classic industries sells a spray paint that they claim is an exact match.I doubt it will look the same and the price is $90 a can :eek:
Re: Is there an easy way to recreate the plating on (paintdaddy)
Just a difference of opinion or better luck on the application, but I had very good results on the Eastwood gold. I don't like their silver cad, but there tank paint looks good for silver. Still won't pass for actual plating. Just a cheap/easy alterative.
Re: Is there an easy way to recreate the plating on (vettes1st)
Check back through your Restorer issues. It seems to me there was an article devoted to both cad plating colors. I think there was even a kit you could get to 'DIY'. Probably 2 years or so ago....
I think the NCRS website might have a pretty good archive too.
Re: Is there an easy way to recreate the plating on (Lynndale)
The silver cad/clear cad type finish can be done by a number of shops. The "gold" cad or "zinc dichromate" is a different story. When I had the front end of my 69 apart last year, I was in the same boat. Long story short......"swapped" my used silver cad backing plates with numbers and all for a pair of original replated ones. PAINTED my brackets gold. Time was of the essence, and I couldn't find a shop to do "gold".
Silver cad/clear cad/zinc finishes can be done by a number of shops. There are 2 ways this plating can be done. One is "rack" plating, the other is "bucket" plating.
Bucket plating is used for fasteners, bolts, nuts, washers, etc. All of the small parts are put in a "bucket" with a churner and plated together. The cost of this type of cad plating is usually determined "by the pound" :) It's pretty cheap.
Rack plating is more costly. This is used for larger parts like backing plates. The parts are put on a "rack" and plated individually, like the chrome plating process. This type is more expensive, "by the piece". Chuck
Re: Is there an easy way to recreate the plating on (Chuck Gongloff)
Thanks for the help - I've been emailing with brakebooster.com, they get $65 for the caliper brackets & the 4 dust shields. Is this a good price? That includes return shipping. Checking for a local shop also.
Re: Is there an easy way to recreate the plating on (70BBvert)
That price doesn't seem too bad out of line, and it does include shipping. As Chuck said, your local shop can probably plate them cheaper, but may not be willing to recreate the yellow di-chromate finish.
The gold finish is actually a yellow chromate dip that the part is passed through after plating that forms either a cad Di-chromate or zinc Di-chromate protective shell over the finished part. The ammount of time the part is dipped and the manner in which it is rinsed and dryed all have an effect on the finished look. I finally gave up on my local platers and invested in the supplies necessary to set up a 8 gallon plating tank at the house as well as a chromate dip tank so I could control the look of the finished product. Unfortunately you cannot dip the parts yourself after getting them back from the plater since the dip has to take place before the freshly plated cad or zinc has started to oxidize.
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Is there an easy way to recreate the plating on
