I have a set of Commander badges that are heavily pitted that I would like to have redone. How successfully does the process fill in what appears to be a pretty low form of metallic life that has been abused? What kind of price should I expect?
They look great!
Before and after below. I suppose if I had asked the guy to pay special attention to the pits, it might have turned out differently. I was more interested in piecing together the port logo. There is some pitting as you can see, but the chrome over them looks smoother than the close up makes it appear. It was $260 with the repair and chroming. Don't know if I got a fair deal, but it is difficult to find anyone who will chrome pot metal. Dynamic Custom Chrome http://www.dynamiccustomchrome.com/index2.html in the Detroit area.
Last edited by Lucky Dawg; 08-27-2008 at 06:04 PM.
Kyle
C-65 Lucky Dawg
Another option is to purchase a replacement. Bristol Bronze has duplicated the Ariel and Commander plates. Here is the info from the 2003 thread:
>>>>>>>
The part number for the Commander logo will be BB0304 and it will sell for the same price as the Ariel logo."
Roger W.
Bristol Bronze
401-625-5224
--------
Note:
Plates are $50 each + $6.50 S&H
PO Box 101
Tiverton, RI 02878
401-625-5224
www.bristolbronze.com
<<<<<<
For more discussion, search on "logo plate."
Ouch! Or I could have done that... I seem to remember contacting Bristol before I bought the eBay plates and for some reason I didn't go that route. I sent Bristol a message this morning asking if that price and availability are still accurate. Will let y'all know ASAP.
Kyle
C-65 Lucky Dawg
FYI
Current pricing on Bristol Bronze website is $85.00 each.
I guess I should hurry.
click on their price sheet link and look under "coaming logo" on the downloaded file.
Right, so $170 for both cast in bronze plus chroming. Not cheap to chrome anything nowadays, but as I preferred. Maybe mine wasn't such a bad deal.
__________________________________
Kyle
C-65 Lucky Dawg
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote