Jim I got in on the tail end of this conversation but I have a recommendation for a chromer in Texas. I'm not sure what the shipping costs would be, but this place does quality work at a fair price. I had several pieces on my '50 3100 rechromed including the front bumper, grill, glovebox, and even had him chrome the inside windshield trim to dress the truck up a little. That trim was pot metal but turned out very nice. The contact information is below. Ask for Dave if you're interested. Centex Plating 509 E St. Elmo Austin, TX , 78745-1223 Phone: 512-444-4721 FAX: 512-445-5949 Toll Free Phone: 800-252-3039 Ken
--- On Fri, 8/8/08, Jim Krontz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Jim Krontz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [old-chevy-truck] Re: Emblem for 57 3100 Hood To: [email protected] Date: Friday, August 8, 2008, 11:09 AM I called Pauls Chroming yesterday, they have a great reputation. Unfortunately, I think the cost is going to stop me from having this emblem restored ($400 to $500 I was like, WHAT?) I actually told the lady (older female) that is would be almost impossible for me to get funding authorization of $500 for an emblem for my daily driver. She laughed, and said that 80+% of the work they do is for show cars/trucks. After a brief chat, we agreed that this wasnt the solution for me. BTW: I told my fiancé about the discussion, and she was not thrilled with the cost either (i.e. I wont be having it down by Pauls). Ive not giving up, but cant justify $400 for the front emblem. Do you have Toms contact information? From: old-chevy-truck@ yahoogroups. com [mailto:old-chevy-truck@ yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of vwnate1 Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 8:37 AM To: old-chevy-truck@ yahoogroups. com Subject: [old-chevy-truck] Re: Emblem for 57 3100 Hood Sounds good to me ! . Be aware that pot metal parts require special care when plating and pitted ones even moreso . I don't think we have any decent plating outfits left in Callifornia due to both enviromentan regulations and thier insistance in only hiring unsklled , illegal immigrants for labor , I've had many peices ruined or " lost " (cute way of saying _STOLEN_) over the years . I know there are a few pot metal specialists out there , let us know the good or bad of how it turns out . If they ruin or ' loose ' your precious original emblems , don't panic ~ most large auto swaps have guys who sell old , pitted emblems fairly affordably . I see you're planning to loose interest in your old truck fairly soon , in 50 years it'll still be going strong.... Didja know ? Tom Langdon (IIRC) of The StoveBolt Engine Co. , sells neat little StoveBolt emblems you can add . -Nate Jim > wrote: > > Nate, > > > > Thanks for the response. It is my personal belief NOT to buy cheap parts. > Whatever I put on the truck I want to last for another 50 years. > > > > I made several calls and people keep referring me to Paul's Chrome Plating > (paulschrome. com), he specializes in restoration of parts. > > > > Regards, > > > > Jim [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Ole Chevy and GMC trucks rule! To unsubscribe, send an email (with no subject, no body, just the email), to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
