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because of the sacrificial properties of zinc. It is recognizable by its dark gray, crystalline structure. The siz ...

Polishing A durable metal finish that is used on decorative stainless steel trim pieces is polishing. Left ...

M ELECTROPLATING 101 A used piece of trim being replated such as this grille divider from a 1957 ...

Chrome plating Various automotive parts of steel and zinc die-cast are chrome plated. Of all the metal ...

covers, etc., are chrome plated without any copper, particular when new. After the part is prepared, ...

Zinc plating was originally reserved for larger pieces, such as brake backing plates. It is distinguished b ...

V WOODEN IT BE NICE Veneering Chrysler Town and Country panels By Angelo Van Bogart intage Woodworks has alway ...

To replace missing panels, Bickford uses metal cut to fit, and for those panels with a compound surface, ...

curve. His process for creating these panels is different than that of Chrysler Corp., which ...

Once the metal panel is clean, Bickford mixes his two-part marine epoxy using a scale to ens ...

rollers are only good for one use after they have been used to apply the epoxy. Bickford uses a pow ...

After it comes out of the press, the veneer is spotted with epoxy that has been pressed through the wood. Bi ...

F FINNED FLOORS: NEW PANS IN A ‘60 CHRYSLER 300-F Jerry Kopecky examines the floor of the 1960 Chrysler ...

Here’s the 1960 Chrysler 300-F’s floor pan “before.” This car’s floors had already been replaced, but incor ...

The rocker panels were swelling, and like most old cars, any sign of rust indicates more rust was pro ...

Here’s new metal installed in the brace. The new patch had to be made larger than the old brace due to progr ...

Although Kevin Dombrowski usually leaves all of the original floor in place before cutting it out with the ne ...

the rusty metal at one time, possibly leaving the entire floor open, Kopecky braces the convertible b ...

cut-off wheel along the edge of the new floor pan to cut out the old pan. This allows the new pan to fall per ...

feeds the side of the new pan in place. Sometimes, a putty knife must be placed between the new floor pan a ...