…How do you think Jorge’s bumpers, or SNG’s for instance are
used then? opr any new bumpers?
I bought my bumpers from Jorge and had them shipped un-chromed,
fitted them and sent them back to him for chrome platting at no extra
cost aside from the shipping. How do I know that I got the same ones
back? I don’t and I have a suspicion that I didn’t (another reason I
wouldn’t buy from him again).
Do people grind them and then have to replate them?
Only if you have more money than sense…
You grind them, paint the edge, and glue the rubber on.
I had to do this to get the uprights to fit, long term I suspect that
they will corrode here first however with as little exposure to
moisture as they are likely to get hopefully it will be long after
I’m gone.
Best, Mike Moore
j
Cheers,
Lynn
Lynn G
73 2+2 (Pearle)
68 OTS (Emmy)
67 Spitfire (?)
66 Spitfire (Sweet Pea)
Boise, ID USA
Lynn,
I don’t understand why the ground edge, if properly painted etc. is any more probe to corrosion than any other painted steel part of the vehicle.
Best, Mike Moore
At the risk of getting in the middle of this one:
On Sep 4, 2007, at 10:07 PM, “” <@mmoore84251> <@mmoore84251> wrote:
…How do you think Jorge’s bumpers, or SNG’s for instance are
used then? opr any new bumpers?
I bought my bumpers from Jorge and had them shipped un-chromed,
fitted them and sent them back to him for chrome platting at no extra
cost aside from the shipping. How do I know that I got the same ones
back? I don’t and I have a suspicion that I didn’t (another reason I
wouldn’t buy from him again).
Do people grind them and then have to replate them?
Only if you have more money than sense…
You grind them, paint the edge, and glue the rubber on.
I had to do this to get the uprights to fit, long term I suspect that
they will corrode here first however with as little exposure to
moisture as they are likely to get hopefully it will be long after
I’m gone.
Best, Mike Moore
j
Cheers,
Lynn
Lynn G
73 2+2 (Pearle)
68 OTS (Emmy)
67 Spitfire (?)
66 Spitfire (Sweet Pea)
Boise, ID USA
Hi Mike,
I hope your right, but I imagine that the painted area ‘might’ get
chipped during the reinstallation process, still I think it’s a moot
point in our ‘limited exposure’ cars.
Cheers,
Lynn
Lynn,
I don’t understand why the ground edge, if properly painted etc. is
any more probe to corrosion than any other painted steel part of
the vehicle.
Good point.
Best, Mike Moore
From: Lynn Gardner <@Lynn_Gardner>
To: e-type@jag-lovers.org
Subject: Re: [E-Type] Re-chrome or buy new?
Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2007 09:05:37 -0600
At the risk of getting in the middle of this one:
…How do you think Jorge’s bumpers, or SNG’s for instance are
used then? opr any new bumpers?
I bought my bumpers from Jorge and had them shipped un-chromed,
fitted them and sent them back to him for chrome platting at no extra
cost aside from the shipping. How do I know that I got the same ones
back? I don’t and I have a suspicion that I didn’t (another reason I
wouldn’t buy from him again).
Do people grind them and then have to replate them?
Only if you have more money than sense…
You grind them, paint the edge, and glue the rubber on.
I had to do this to get the uprights to fit, long term I suspect that
they will corrode here first however with as little exposure to
moisture as they are likely to get hopefully it will be long after
I’m gone.
Best, Mike Moore
j
Cheers,
Lynn
Lynn G
73 2+2 (Pearle)
68 OTS (Emmy)
67 Spitfire (?)
66 Spitfire (Sweet Pea)
Boise, ID USA
In reply to a message from Ray Livingston sent Wed 5 Sep 2007:
Ray et al,
For the E-type, I agree: fit first, straighten/re-chrome later.
For the XK140, I believe I should straighten/re-chrome first, then
fit.
Thanks for a good discussion.
Dave S.–
1957 XK140MC OTS, 1964 E-type OTS, 1973 Maserati Bora 4.9L
Orange/CA, United States
–Posted using Jag-lovers JagFORUM [forums.jag-lovers.org]–
When the paint dries, you put the rubber glue on it and stick the rubber bead on it. So not only is it watrerproofed, it is also air-proofed. Certainly the most well protected chrome piece on the car.
LLoyd–
My driveway is long enough that you can appreciate the conflict between the desire for privacy and the terror of being completely lost .
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Lynn Gardner lgardner28@cableone.net
Hi Mike,
I hope your right, but I imagine that the painted area ‘might’ get
chipped during the reinstallation process, still I think it’s a moot
point in our ‘limited exposure’ cars.
Cheers,
Lynn
Hi LLoyd,
Likely true.
Cheers,
LynnOn Sep 5, 2007, at 5:18 PM, soothsayer1@comcast.net wrote:
When the paint dries, you put the rubber glue on it and stick the
rubber bead on it. So not only is it watrerproofed, it is also air-
proofed. Certainly the most well protected chrome piece on the car.
LLoyd
–
My driveway is long enough that you can appreciate the conflict
between the desire for privacy and the terror of being completely
lost .
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Lynn Gardner <@Lynn_Gardner>
Hi Mike,
I hope your right, but I imagine that the painted area ‘might’ get
chipped during the reinstallation process, still I think it’s a moot
point in our ‘limited exposure’ cars.
Cheers,
Lynn