<div dir="ltr">The Chrome Shop pounds out every dent with their air hammers etc before re-chroming them like new for a price. There will be hammer marks on the backside, but they don't show. Completely disassemble them yourself, so they can't lose your hardware! We also had a Machine Shop lose all the hardware for a Slant 6 engine! <br>
</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 5:59 AM, Dave Hall <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dave@hallvw.clara.co.uk" target="_blank">dave@hallvw.clara.co.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I concur with Jim - I was astonished how well bumpers could be straightened<br>
simply by using a heavy duty G (C) clamp and wooden pads. Just avoid the<br>
temptation to use a hammer on any of it. Obviously you won't get rid of<br>
creasing, or heavy corrosion. Our regular Type 3s didn't come with the<br>
bumper rubber - just a length of black 3/4" tape - saves some worries!<br>
<br>
If you do find rubber strips in reasonable or NOS condition (eg in my<br>
garage!), the ones that fit the sloping-ended front bumpers ('72-on) also<br>
fit the rear bumper. The straight end front bumper rubber fitted to '70-'71<br>
is a bit longer.<br>
<br>
Dave.<br>
UK VW Type 3&4 Club<br>
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[mailto:<a href="mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces@lists.vwtype3.org">type3-vwtype3.org-bounces@lists.vwtype3.org</a>] On Behalf Of Jim Adney<br>
Sent: 24 September 2013 13:40<br>
To: <a href="mailto:type3@vwtype3.org">type3@vwtype3.org</a><br>
Subject: Re: [T3] Chrome<br>
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On 24 Sep 2013 at 6:55, Dennis Stiefel wrote:<br>
<br>
> Graves Plating in Florence, Alabama replated all the chrome pieces on<br>
> my 60 T1. They did a good job. I would not hesitate to use them<br>
> again. Here is their web address:<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://www.gravesplating.com/" target="_blank">http://www.gravesplating.com/</a><br>
<br>
> I guess it was you who was telling me about the place in Florence Marion.<br>
<br>
Maybe I couldn't see it very well, but your chrome didn't look that bad to<br>
me, Dennis. To rechrome those bumpers, you'd need to remove the rubber<br>
strip, and you won't be able to do that without destroying it. And those<br>
strips are irreplacable.<br>
<br>
I found that I was able to get the vast majority of the bumps out of my<br>
bumpers with the help of a hydraulic press and some carefully made wood<br>
blocks. A couple shapes of blocks to fit inside and outside, around the<br>
rubber strip, will do wonders if you're careful and willing to work slowly.<br>
<br>
You'll want to take the bumper brackets off to do this, but that's pretty<br>
easy, and that will let you straighten, sandblast, and paint the brackets<br>
(black) if you haven't already.<br>
<br>
I did mine working by myself, but having a second person to help hold things<br>
would have made it go a lot faster.<br>
<br>
I'll bet you've got one of those presses in your shop.<br>
<br>
When I was finished I wirebrushed and painted the insides with alum<br>
Rustoleum with a brush. The finished product wasn't perfect, but they were a<br>
terrific improvement over the bent up bumpers I started with.<br>
<br>
A little chrome polish on the outer face will help make any pits there seem<br>
less obvious. You've probably already done that part.<br>
<br>
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Jim Adney, <a href="mailto:jadney@vwtype3.org">jadney@vwtype3.org</a><br>
Madison, Wisconsin, USA<br>
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