1/6/2024 0 Comments Repair rusty bumprJust remember, everything can be restored, even rotten and broken diecast. I like fixing other platers' abortions, makes me feel good. We do not do production work custom only. Our shop does the hard stuff all the time, especially die cast that should have been thrown away 20 years ago. I'd assume much brazing, copper plating, and soldering would be ahead of me. In this case, I'd advise you to at least get the patches welded in first to give me somethign to work with. Keep in mind that is a very rough guess, and it also depends on how nice you the customer wants the final finish to be. My rough guess from the pics is is $500 each if you get the steel welded in and leave all the finishing and pit filling to the plater. I may work on them by the hour like a body shop does, but no way to tell how long it will take to make them show pieces. I wouldn't give a price on those pieces either. If not, you probably need to find a good plater from start to finish, and pay the price they ask, but shop around, there's even a big difference in costs among the restoration platers.some include Frankford, Martin's and Paul's in PA, Advanced Plating, Graves, Pot Metal Restoration in FL, Jon Wright in OH, and a bunch in CA. Right in Linden, where my last shop was, were 3 industrial platers, who, if in the right mood, and talked to nicely, would do plating for car guys. Even here in NJ, where the state and EPA has closed, or severely limited plating operations, there are still a few around to work with. I'm sure if you look around, you can find someone relatively close to work with. But they don't do the "hard stuff", like restoring pieces. Most platers do industrial work and take in auto/bike work on the side. Most platers do NOT want to spend the time, and a lot do not have the expertise to do fine finishing like this in their shop, unless they are geared toward restoration work. The plater has to take the time to go back over stuff and fix it, if you can't. I've found that even when I bring a part up to a pretty high degree of finish, when the plater does his dipping thing, problems always surface, so there is no sure fire technique to gettting a part ready to plate and have it come out perfect. If you don't have a plater close, either work out shipping costs versus paying the plater to do the work. I have a couple guys near me (within 60 miles) who will fine finish a cut and welded custom bumper for me without my intervention.īUT, the price goes from between 600-1000 for a bumper that doesn't need work, to 1500-3000, depending on the amount of finish work needed. These guys get good money for what they do.and they should, it's time and talent you're paying for! There ARE platers who will take the time to metal finish parts, copper and solder small imperfections, restore pot metal, etc. It will give you an appreciation of the platers who take the time to fine finish parts that are damaged to welded, if nothing else!Ĭlick to expand.Well, for different situations, you have different solutions. Or heat and rework the patches after welding them in. The curves don't have to be perfect, as you are working with some pretty thick steel, you can sand some shape into it if you have to. Again, finish in whatever grit the plater wants, and return to him. If the plater can't fix the pinholes in it after copperplating the parts, get the parts back and use solder to fill the inperfections. Grind welds smooth, as your plater might recommend what grit to finish it in. I think Gas or TIG would work best, but MIG works in a pinch. Bends one way are easy, in 2 directions is tougher, but do-able. Yours look pretty bad, but I think if you heated 1/8" plate a bit and hammered it over some sand, or a stump, you'd get some good curvature in it. If the areas have shape in them, you'll have to decide whether you are skilled enough to make the repairs in 1 piece or more. Make cardboard patterns to fill in the removed areas. If the damage is severe, make good patterns so you can replicate the shapes/edges/holes. Watch for areas that are thinned out from the inside that you might miss. First have the chrome stripped off, a plater will do that for you if you give them your business.Īssess the damage.
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