Re: Butler Chrome Finish

Posted by DJ.Voyce on April 03, 1998 at 09:17:20

In Reply to: Butler Chrome Finish
posted by Pat Patterson on April 02, 1998 at 22:14:10

G'Day Pat,
I don't have an electroplater which I could recommend, (& I wouldn't reccomend the bloke who did my job anyway) but here's how I had my nickel plating (which was original but requires looking after) done with a satin finish. I'm not sure if it'd be acceptable for blue ribbon judging, but it looks good to me & seems to compare favourably with vehicles & pictures I've seen, even though I was charged twice for the same job.
1)All items were "reverse plated", in other words all of the remaining electroplating was removed by electrolysis, then returned to me & were ground, sanded, polished & buffed to a mirror finish.
2)The parts which were to have a satin finish were bead blasted using grade "C" glass beads & the emergency brake handle was masked off using P.V.C. insulation tape to get a definite cut off line & also to prevent the beads eating it away.
3)All parts were then "heavy copper plated" & returned to me for a repeat polishing & "light" bead blasting of the satin areas.
4)The final process was applying the nickel plating & emphasising to the electroplater that "NO POLISHING" was to be carried out on the satin areas.
I feel that even having to have the job re-done & for the amount of personal effort involved, the finish was what I'd been trying to achieve & is a lot better than some I've seen. I'd be happy to advise on the buffing & polishing if you're willing & have the equipment to tackle the job yourself.
Regardz
DJ.
OutOfAfrica A's

: Does anyone know of a plating shop that specializes in the butler finish for the chrome interior parts of the Town Sedans?Or can bright chrome be made to look like the butler finish?My sedan has bright finished door handles and window cranks, but badly worn butler finish door locks.

: Thanks, in advance for any help,

: Pat


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