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  1. A very fine job indeed! Semichrome with elbow grease saves the day! Turbinator
  2. True, you cannot fix deep scratches in chrome. Ive had some luck erasing the scratch in chrome with diamond paste. What actually happens is the chrome and the scratch are removed just showing the nickel plating. The best I could hope for was blending the chrome plating removal. A coating of commercial clear coat like Everbrite can help with the patch attempt. My approach is not a panacea but has satisfied some people. The picture below of an old roadwheel Ive tried to resurrect was badly scratched and the diamond paste seemed to help.
  3. Mike, JS to find a Cooper Tire seller and ask the Iron Man 15” radial with WW. I got them in Baltimore area. Better yet call Jerry at Interstate Tire in Cockeyville MD and see if his distributor has contact near you. Connect the dots. Turbinator
  4. And some shop handling marks to make sure of no dry rot. They should be recently made because after 5 years they are to be discarded. You figure 6 months by WagonTrain takes value away from the tire!
  5. John, Im pretty sure hell get you what you want. You pay for the tires and Ill ship them at rock bottom price, but they come in by Wagon Train. ( Ward Bond and his crew)
  6. My tire store owner told me the standard is 15/16” of an inch for WSW tire. My preference and has always been 1” white sidewalls.
  7. Dean, the product is more like a vinyl with a self stick? im not familiar with your application. For applying the emblem to a flat surface I can see it working well. In the case of the dome style center cap applying a product made for a flat surface to the dome style cap could be problematic. The sign stores are doing some great work. Turbinator
  8. 1963 red Riviera with TruSpoke wire wheels. Spoke wire wheels and nipples are stainless steel. The center cap I made from fabricated parts, COTS, and original Buick parts. Ive yet to see any center caps like mine on wire wheels. I've seen good looking Buick emblems in the spoke wheel center caps, but no 63 Buick TriShiels emblems in the center cap.
  9. Our eyes as they age, at least mine, see things differently as our judgement sees things different. Viewing different shades of powder coat material drives me over the edge. I dare say the descriptive paint codes of yesteryear matching the written color description of the car saves our bacon. It was funny when a gent mentioned he had an original brochure in outstanding condition showing the 63 Riviera air filter holder. The gent maintained the color on his 60 year old brochure was accurate. I took exception and asked if the paper brochure had not faded over 60 years?
  10. Pat Curran guided me to Turbines 5-6 years ago. I was looking for something to replace my wire wheel covers on my 63. Since I found cleaning, TIG weld repair, polishing, painting, and powder coating quite interesting learning sessions. Surprise to me the number of articles written on metal finishing. I even found a “ Glossometer” that measures the shine reflection and indicates the grade of the shine. Amazing. Thanks again goes to another ROA in “the know”, Pat Curran, for showing another facet of the first gen Riviera. Later Gator Turbinator
  11. Deanoko, it is a repaint. I have no problem pointing out the color may have a tad bit of orange. The think the orange throws the color as “ wrong.” I do not worry nor will I repaint. Only sharp eyes and guys like us will notice, if at all. The color is known as “ Grenada Red.” Thank you for your comments.
  12. Bill, thank you for your compliments and support of my work. I appreciate your remarks. Thank you goes to the gents that gave the thumps up on the topic. I find there are many ways to do a job. Once we figure out how to achieve the desired result we can try to improve with new and better ways to get the shine we want. Im surprised how large the metal finishing industry is. Its amazing the information researchers, scientists, and engineers offer on how to achieve a metal finish you need for your application. Later Gator Turbinator current work in progress
  13. I would like to say the wiring route for the power vent windows are not good. I can read a wiring schematic good enough to realize this was an after thought design. For the well versed electric wiring minded gent probably no big deal. I sold the wiring harness for the power vent windows and I was not impressed with the design.
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