20Premier Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 I have a 1920 Delco combination switch face plate that needs restored.It has nickel plated raised letters and the background is black.Who does this kind of quality work ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friartuck Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 (edited) I wrote an article on this a few years ago. Essentially a photographic quality cover is applied over the original. It is but one way to accomplish this. http://www.metroccca.org/tech_articles/tech_10_winter.pdfI took the liberty to provide a quick example based on your submitted picture. Email me if you want this type of solution. An alternate is to do the graphics like the photo and create a water soluable decal and apply over the original.This assumes that this ignition faceplate is under glass. If its not then the graphics suggestion would not be a good method.Chrisfriar1340@gmail.com Edited January 27, 2014 by Friartuck (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpage Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 The gaphics solution works well but you will not have the raised letters and you may have to sand down the letters so the decal lies flat. You may try having the part replated in bright nickle and then painting the face. When completey dry ,carefully buff the raised letters with very fine steel wool until all the paint is removed from the letters. Don't rub too hard or you may rub through the plating. Another alternative is to paint the face and then drybrush the letters with a gloss silver paint. The graphics shop can exacly duplicate the style of lettering on the decal and I have used this method on my Dodge with excellent results but my gauge faces were flat. Good luck on this project! Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friartuck Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Another method would be like the serial number data plates used on firewalls. Those were made up by Pulfer and Williams http://www.pulferandwilliams.com The company is now run by Lavine Restorations. I would expect a certain minimum to prepare the silk screen and set up fees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beltfed Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 (edited) I'd give John a call at John Wolf & Co. at 440-942-0083. If he redid the gauges on the Spirit of St. Louis (as I heard), he can do your work. Edited January 29, 2014 by Beltfed (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryJ Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 It can be reproduced, the plate can be read into a computer then the plate can be cleaned and replated, then the background inkjet printed on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Harper Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 (edited) looks like its photo etched with a paint inlay. After applying the paint (I use a automotive enamel paint)you can carefully wet sand to reveal the raised text and features than re-plate. Be very careful sanding - its very, very easy to round-off edges and sand detail away. I use 800 grit with a hardwood block for a backer and let just the weight of the paper and block do the work. I add dish soap to my water and rinse the paper frequently. Here is a similar example I made (a moto-meter face plate for a Hudson in Chile.) I used CAD to create the graphics and a simply photo etching technique.And a non-plated example Edited February 3, 2014 by Terry Harper (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dgriff8923 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Your face plate is almost the same as my 1918 Cadillac. I am not at the point where I need to address this, but am interested in how yours turns out. I will keep an eye on your post to get some ideas. Good luck. Dan Griffith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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