BrandonS wrote:Well that's a let down. I always thought they filled in pits and such when they chromed things. But I've not ever had anything chromed.
I wonder if you could get some filler in there and smooth it out before spraying matte black in. Noone would be the wiser looking at them.
Overall they do look very nice.
Thank you. There will be a way to make them look good. Just need to science the sh!t out of it.
Done at a classic car chrome shop in Santa Ana, CA. PM me if you want more information. It was not cheap, but they know what they are doing.
It was time to get back to work on my 1968 side vents. First was the basics, clean the nasty off.
The old adhesive had to go for the new adhesive to work right?
Then there was the matter of the cracking plastic. Nothing some locktite plastic glue can't fix right?
Awwwww, my baby clamps are sooooooo cute???? Real men use small clamps....
While one was drying, I was cutting out this flap inside both pieces. I know it had something to do with airflow, but you can see in the picture, the piece had seen much better days. So, I took the liberty of cutting the bad boy out. Now, who wants to be the first to tell me that my car will now explode or sound like its in a hurricane....
Before:
After:
You can see how I cut the flap from the back here:
And by now, the glue was dry. It looks rough, but that is just the shine from the locktite. Otherwise it is good as new.
Next up, what to do about the one vent with two washer brackets and another with none. You know my OCD just could not handle knowing the imbalance was there. I could have just bought four big washers. But, I'm too crazy for that.
Here was the start of a very bad idea. 22 gauge steel and two old brackets:
Then, progress...
A little snipping and more progress..
Clearly I am not a fabricator, but do they work?
Yes they do!!!!
Now, all thats left is to figure out if I am going to paint the recess matte black, make new seals, attach some SSS logos, restore and paint my fancy brackets, reassemble and install on car. Why does that sound like a lot?? This car will be the death of me... damn OCD!!
