Hi Jim,
Not sure what you mean. This vendor was recommended by members of these
message boards. I saw their work on some cars.
Don Malling
Jim Swarthout wrote:
> Don,
>
> You're not expecting too much...you're simply not doing your home
> work!!!
>
> Best regards,
>
> Jim Swarthout
>
>
> To: 6-Pack; triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Rechrome quality
>
> I just experience my first big disappointment of my TR250 restoration.
>
> I received my rechromed parts in the mail, and I am very disappointed.
>
> The tail light housings and the front fender side marker light housings
> are especially bad. It appears that the vendor buffed flat spots in the
> housings in an attempt to remove the rust pits. I guess the best way to
> describe the affect it leaves is if you could imagine a smooth chrome
> sphere with lots of flat spots on it. When you hold the parts in your
> hand, and rotate them, the shiny surface appears very wavy and
> irregular. You can even feel some of the waviness and flat spots as you
> run your fingers over them. The front fender side light housings are
> especially bad.
>
> I've seen these parts used for about $100.00 each at the TRF summer
> party. In addition to the four housing from the car, I had a spare set
> of each that I had picked up years ago. I had all eight of them done --
> stupid me. Now I have $800.00 of what seem to me to be ruined parts.
>
> I had assumed that these parts would be smooth and "straight" not wavy.
>
> The bumpers are the similar but not as bad. I can feel the buffer marks
> and ridges in them. However, when I lay them on the floor and look at
> them from a stationary position they don't look too bad.
>
> I called the vendor, and he offered to try to fix them if I was
> dissatisfied. When I mentioned that I thought they were ruined, and I
> would have to buy replacements, and he seem surprised.
>
> It almost looks like they had a new guy there and they told him to go
> buff the parts, and he just kept pushing on them until the pits were
> gone regardless of flat spots he was making in the pot metal. Looks very
>
> amateurish.
>
> I am expecting too much?
>
> Not sure what to do.
>
> Don Malling
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