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can anyone tell me a reliable person or company who specializes in pot metal emblem restoration?

Re: emblem restoration [Re: cdudley] #214153
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Advanced Plating and Powdercoating in Nashville Tennessee will rechrome emblems. I have sent them a lot of parts and they do very nice work. They are pretty expensive so be prepared to spend some $$$$.

Re: emblem restoration [Re: Neil] #214154
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thanks! they do script and r/t emblems,for challengers?

Re: emblem restoration [Re: cdudley] #214155
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They can do pretty much anything.

You do know it's going to be a lot cheaper to buy reproduction emblems??? I'd only have emblem rechromed if it was something that wasn't being reproduced.

Re: emblem restoration [Re: cdudley] #214156
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Challenger emblems are avalible as reproductions, It will be cheaper & likely a better end result to buy a repo..If your want better quality then whats avalible repo then track down true NOS not someone selling Repo's as NOS...Rechroming originals you'll lose detail & if there's pitting then don't even waste your time...

Re: emblem restoration [Re: Neil] #214157
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thanks for the input! maybe i'll start looking for nos emblems.

Re: emblem restoration [Re: cdudley] #214158
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thanks for the input! maybe i'll start looking for nos emblems.




Be aware 95% of the stuff people are calling NOS are repos, if you hold an NOS part side by side the differance is quality is obvious...If its still in the paper & plastic wrapper it's real, if it's in a plastic bag thats sez Chysler is probaly isn't...

Re: emblem restoration [Re: 1_WILD_RT] #214159
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I just picked up the same emblems for an r/t I'm restoring... there are tons of repops out there. I came accross alot of ones that claimed to be nos, maybe they were. The repops look good to me. It's not a perfect show car either though.


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Re: emblem restoration [Re: Silver70] #214160
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I just picked up the same emblems for an r/t I'm restoring... there are tons of repops out there. I came accross alot of ones that claimed to be nos, maybe they were. The repops look good to me. It's not a perfect show car either though.




I agree the repos do look good, good enough that most would be perfectly happy with them....I'm restoring a 68 Coronet R/T which has a large R/T on the tail panel...Exhuast destroyed the original so I bought a repo..Well on this car the panel that the emblem goes on has vertical ribs that the repo doesn't even come close to fitting, I tried modifying it to fit but while I got it much better it still wasn't as good as I would like so when I saw a NOS one I grabbed it..It fits perfectly & when holding it side by side with the repo the differance in plating quality is pretty apparent...But still the repos are a decent option & most fit fine they just missed it on the 68 R/T tailpanel emblem...

Re: emblem restoration [Re: 1_WILD_RT] #214161
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thanks for the help and taking the time.







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