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Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain

Posted: Wed May 25, 2022 8:02 pm
by BenHar
Why bother? You've got six good ones.

(I'd be stripping it down and replacing all the rings.)

Ben

Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain

Posted: Fri May 27, 2022 2:47 am
by PhilA
Enough mechanical malarkey.
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Bring on the DA!
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Rear quarter, bling.

Ran out of daylight.

Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain

Posted: Fri May 27, 2022 9:17 am
by Scruffy Bodger
That's definitely worth the effort*.

Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain

Posted: Fri May 27, 2022 2:59 pm
by PhilA
Bought some special chrome polish, on recommendation from somebody in the show car circles. Called Quick-Glo. It's taken all the old polish compound out of the pits in the surface, which were making it look dull.
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Granted, it'll never look perfect but it's improved it significantly. Great for old tired brightwork.

Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain

Posted: Fri May 27, 2022 4:45 pm
by mercrocker
Sounds ideal for Mrs Rocker's pram wheels, some of which are a little spotty but don't actually go out in the wet......Looks like it is available here in two grades at least.

Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain

Posted: Fri May 27, 2022 5:16 pm
by PhilA
mercrocker wrote: Fri May 27, 2022 4:45 pm Sounds ideal for Mrs Rocker's pram wheels, some of which are a little spotty but don't actually go out in the wet......Looks like it is available here in two grades at least.
I bought the fine. It's actually done a halfway decent job on the door handles, which look like 60's public school bathroom fittings (craters on the moon, chromed pot metal).

I'm going to carry on buffing it up, it's getting better with each iteration.

Considering the stuff is made about 50 miles away, I had to order it on Amazon... It came in from Oklahoma.

Phil

Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain

Posted: Fri May 27, 2022 7:35 pm
by Scruffy Bodger
mercrocker wrote: Fri May 27, 2022 4:45 pm Sounds ideal for Mrs Rocker's pram wheels, some of which are a little spotty but don't actually go out in the wet......Looks like it is available here in two grades at least.
Autosol is about the best available over here?

Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain

Posted: Fri May 27, 2022 7:39 pm
by PhilA
Scruffy Bodger wrote: Fri May 27, 2022 7:35 pm
mercrocker wrote: Fri May 27, 2022 4:45 pm Sounds ideal for Mrs Rocker's pram wheels, some of which are a little spotty but don't actually go out in the wet......Looks like it is available here in two grades at least.
Autosol is about the best available over here?
Which works great for new chrome. However, as a cream, it dries white, and that gets stuck in the pores of older chrome. This stuff does not dry like that, it's much clearer.

Phil

Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain

Posted: Sat May 28, 2022 12:44 am
by PhilA
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First cut pass complete on the side of the car.

Phil

Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain

Posted: Sat May 28, 2022 6:06 pm
by xtriple
I still have such serious want for this bloody car, I hate you sooooooo very much...

Not really, just very jealous :)