Badly Pitted Trim.

[old rat 49]

What have you folk done with REALLY BADLY pitted castings ? I mean the ones that are far to bad to rechrome. I know we all want NOS parts when they are available or good useable old parts. Should I just keep them untill something better comes along or I was thinking perhaps of going at them with the Dremel tool etc and filling and painting them. No show car this.

[Reg Evans]

A good chrome shop can fill those pits and refinish them for you. All you need is a lot of dough.

[aero3113]

I replaced almost all of my pot metal chrome on my 50 Plymouth and found everything on ebay. They may have some tiny pits on them now but 95% better than what they were. Prices were very cheap also

[Greenbomb]

What do they fill the pits with? Is it something a guy could do at home? Seems like you could save a bundle on labor. Personally, I got more time than money, although that's getting short, too!

[Dodgeb4ya]

Look for something better. I wouldn't waste money on a chrome shop trying to redo a funky piece of pot metal. You'll find it on ebay. I've located almost all NOS 51-2 NeYorker NOS mint chrome through Ebay for my coupe-thats rare chrome too!

[maine48ply]

I have the same problem. Can't afford to rechrome or buy replacements. So, I've decided to try to save by grinding, sanding and filling with metal glaze. I plan on actually painting the bumpers. I'm to the point of having 1 bumper primed and it looks quite good. All the pitting is gone. This car will be done on a tight budget, with every intention to keep it looking good. Planning a paint scheme with painted bumpers, same color as the hood and top, alternate fender colors. I've seen some that have been done very tastefully this way. Good Luck.

[Uncle-Pekka]

I agree that most of pot metal brightwork for P15 & D24 can be found at eBay or swap meets at reasonable price, thus it does not pay to mend and re-chrome bad pitted ones. Personally, however, I will not throw away those bad ones, but save them for future.

I've heard, never done myself: method they save pitted pot metal parts. You drill a hole and forge a piece of brass wire into the hole. After careful grinding of the contour the part will be copper plated, polished to mirror and chromed. Pricey job.