chrome has waves

[Rodney Bullock]

I got my chrome back from the local chrome shop today, He brings it up to us on sunday to beat shipping and to pick up new work. I got all the parts unwraped and discovered that some of the stuff was wavey. The bumpers looked like bad body work on a long body Chryslar. I was told that the price of nickle has gone up. Some of the parts looked like there was no chrome on it. I was wondering if anybody else was having this kind of problem with chrome shops. They broke one of my peices and did not tell me. Oh well I guess I will have to put a call in tommow.

[Normspeed]

Sorry to hear that Rodney. Hope they will make good on it.

[Don Coatney]

Rodney;

Check with forum member olddaddy (Charlie Akers). He has had good luck with a chrome shop somewhere in Indiana.

I will be in your neighborhood for 3 weeks starting next week.

[Brad Lustig]

The price of nickel has gone up? Then they should reflect that in the cost of the job, not the quality.

[claybill]

the best chrome shop in the countrry is in dubuque iowa..pure jewelry! and guaranteed for your life!!! but it cost like jewelry too. forget bumpers but dash chrome is worth it.

the story that nickel is in short suply...maybe so but they cant cut on quality .

sounds like a story to get off of a bod job.

i'd work on this one!!! call 'em!

bill

[Brad Lustig]

That's like getting a paintjob back with bad waves and them telling you the cost of primer or bondo has gone up. No excuse in my book.

Has this shop done work for you before?

[Ed Griffin]

Who did it so we'll know who not to use if they dont want to fix their mistakes?

[Norm's Coupe]

I agree. Just because the cost of materials went up after they quoted you, doesn't give them the right to give you a bad job. It's part of being in business. Usually, they get advance warnings of price increases and should have figured that cost in. If they didn't it's their fault not yours. If they felt they couldn't do the job right for what you were going to pay, they should have said so and gave you a price to do the job right. Then if you didn't want to pay it, cancel the order and give your parts back. Or, suck it in, do the job right and take the loss on that order.

[Guest jjmorrse]

The cost of bad publicity is still higher than the cost of nickel. It sounds like an excuse to me.

[D25_Steve]

The cost of Nickel has gone through the roof. However, that is no excuse for a shoddy job. And does the cost of nickel break parts too?

[Rodney Bullock]

I did talk to the owner today and he was very sorry for the work. He told me that he did not know that part was broken, The wraper(person that preps the stuff for shipping) dropped the door spear. Admitted it. I have another set so I will give them the set to have chromed. I have delt with this company for many years (their father owned it first) Now the son's have it. I like these guy's and they do bend over backwards to please. He will come up in about 2 weeks and take the stuff back. When he did the plymouth(1940) it had so little chrome that I got it back in a month. This Studebaker hawk has alot of old rusty bumpers and pitted parts so they had to do alot of grinding on them I think that's why the waves are so visible, even my wife was finding flaws in the work. You know I had to have her look at it , after all it's half her money two:o The project is coming along nicely however the machinist is very old and my motor is not half done. I am so impatient or maybe that snake has me all wound up:rolleyes:

[John Mulders]

snakes do that

sounds like they will fix the bad job.

John

[Brad Lustig]

(their father owned it first) Now the son's have it.

Dealt with many companies in this situation. Hope they aren't relying on their dad's legacy to pull them through. That'll only last for a little while.

[Plymouthy Adams]

Prepping the metal for plating is no different a concept than prepping your car for paint..it is merely a reflection of the base surface..it takes a special touch to feel the surface and even more important is that this should have been caught and corrected in the initial copper overlay...I had my plater in Virginia do some exceptional work on brass..steel etc..pot metal trim...not recommended..that my friend requires hours of detialing..that is what put this stuff over the top dollar wise. For those that like to feel their surface doing body work..want to amplify it..place a clean paper towel lighly between your hand and the surface...like turning up the volume on your stereo...

[James_Douglas]

Rodney,

What are they charging you for chrome work ? I may have to get some stuff done around here and I want to know if I can save a little or a lot if I take it out of CA.

Thanks, James

[Rodney Bullock]

James, I think you may have the better platers out there, These guy's I use do not repair! They can chrome bumper that have been hit and dinged however they can not repair an item. I have had long talks with them because repairing a small item is not that had filling pits is a art that can be learned.