Are the aftermarket accurate and good? I have my original, but they are flawed. this is for 69 specifically, but I think all three years are the same.
All 3 years are the same. You can polish them out if you so desired. It is a lot easier to polish them if they are on a car before it is painted. If there are dings or scratches in them then those will need to be taken care of before polishing obviously. No info on repos. I have polished all my original windshield and back glass trim and plan on doing the drip rail moldings at a later date.
Hi Darrell, I'm guessing those are stainless as well? Is there a point where you can polish them to a substrate level and discolor them? I'm haveing an issue where it appears that I'm down a little too far, and getting a copper tint.... They are factory originals....
Yes you can "burn" the stainless. I have gotten several pieces extremely hot and haven't burned a piece. What cutting compound are you using? Stainless isn't like chrome. I have even sanded areas after working dents out and going from 80-1200 grit then on to polishing
Here is some good reading on polishing stainless
http://www.caswellplating.com/buffman.htm (http://www.caswellplating.com/buffman.htm)
Quote from: 68ashgoldRS/SS on April 07, 2014, 04:49:52 PM
Hi Darrell, I'm guessing those are stainless as well? Is there a point where you can polish them to a substrate level and discolor them? I'm haveing an issue where it appears that I'm down a little too far, and getting a copper tint.... They are factory originals....
You may have sanded or buffed through the flash chrome.
I have a car that was shipped to me for assembly which was supplied with repro drip rail moldings from D&R. From what I recall they were not as bad as anticipated. When I pull them out again I'll double check. LH NOS molding can be purchased at GM Parts Direct.
Didn't realize these were flash chromed. If that's the case you could always have them hard chromed again. Here are some pieces I polished this past weekend.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v687/superslow/1967%20Camaro/image_zps45caa633.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/superslow/media/1967%20Camaro/image_zps45caa633.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v687/superslow/1967%20Camaro/image_zpsf77d6a1a.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/superslow/media/1967%20Camaro/image_zpsf77d6a1a.jpg.html)
Ok, that would exlain it.... a little over enthusiatic on my buffing! I'm in the same boat as ko-lek-tor, with rechroming or buying a replacement...
Darrell, those look great!!! And thanks for the link!