I want to get the grill etc of my 64 850 re chromed. Can anyone in the Brisbane area recommend someone to do it . Thanks

Let me know who you get - I'm looking to have mine done to

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My greatest fear in life is that when I die my wife will sell my Mini and tools for the price I told her I paid for them!

The finish You get when You re chrome an 850 grille, largley depends on how rusty it is on the internal part of the grille slats, As this is A low current density area and less Copper If used, Nickle and Chrome would have been deposited there when First Plated.

To metal polish the Grille in this area properly it is very labour intensive,
It May be possible to Get a fairly good Job if your plater has one of the new acid copper solutions that has a levelling effect when plating on iregular surfaces,

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How does powder coating fit in here given that there is an amazing array of tones and colours that includes golds and silvers and I suspect chromes.

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Mike

Most powder coating has pretty poor UV resistance, you should see the expensive red `White' brand toolbox in my garage. Where the afternoon sun hits it for 2 hours, it's flat and dull as a pancake.
Also if moisture gets under it along an edge as it's in the weather, bye bye coating.. the rust just flicks it off.
Outdoors, I'd trust 2 pack paint well before powder coating.

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I used to use A1 guality chrome near Sumner Park but they went bust.
Am about to try Pine Rivers Electroplating. They did a mates show torana and did a very good job. Will let you know how they go.

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1962 Mini Speed sports sedan
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Didn't even think of two pack paint ????

How would it come up as against chrome plating - it is chrome colour we are talking about. ????

I doubt normal two pack would be bright enough, but look into the new spray chrome paints that are available. They may be more suitable than plating when the substrate isn't perfect and the shine compares fairly well with chrome. They need to be clear coated to make them last.

Here's a couple to give you the idea
http://www.coloursmart.net.au/3.html
http://sprayonchrometech.com/home.html

Tim

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called in a chrome plater today quoted $400 to $500 !!! for the grill.Did say that the grill was not chroem plated to start with.

Yes - thats wy we are discussing options - I knew that was going to be about the money and as the Doc said, chromeplating has risks.

I had this discussion with John S yesterday.
I sent my grill off for sand blasting today and i am painting it in some VHT silver paint tomorrow, I will post pictures.

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What's the cost for soda blasting?

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Sorry.
I meant sand blasting.. i read soda blasting somehwere..

He is charging me $25 for my finned sump guard and $30-35 for the chrome, It wont remove all the chrome, It will remove all the rust though.

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81 Austin Estate, 2006 R53MCS, 66 Deluxe, 1978 Clubbie
2014 Land Rover Defender 90

Very early (1st batch of) 850s sold here in 1961 had painted grilles, but from then on they were all chromed.
I have a chromed one here, it's not bad looking from outside but on the inside the chrome is lifting away in places..
I'd get it rechromed, but not for the silly money they now ask for.

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I want to get mine done too but I was going to look into spray painting the chrome on instead of getting it professionally done.

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