> Fmarrone@turinnetworks.com wrote:
>
> Thanks Steve,
>
> Sounds like from your description that the mounts welded to the floor
> pan are not vinyl covered.
>
> That brings up another question. Because I like to obsess about such
> things I've been wondering if there is anywhere I can send the seat
> rails and other similarly plated hardware (like the hood latch
> mechanism) to be replated/rebuilt. Has anyone found a replater for
> these parts? Do the seat rails and latch hardware need to be
> disassembled before they can be replated? Is there a
> replater/rebuilder that will do this? I know this is over the line
> for most but as they say "whatever floats your boat".
>
> Frank
Actually, Cadmium plating is a lot less demanding of perfection than
polished chrome. Probably less regulated as well. I have had assembled
units, with pinned hinges, show-chrome plated and they came out fine. It
would have been better, in both plating and polishing results if they
could have been disassembled, though.
I think the seat rails are much to complex to plate as a unit, though.
Ball bearings in cages are going to give problems. Luckily they don't
require polishing. Any competent electroplater can tell you what he can
do. Some plating operations, of low quality, can be done with J.C.
Whitney kits at home.
If they really are in bad shape, and rusty, they are going to need to be
surface repaired anyway, and this requires disassembly. Buying good
condition used ones may be better. Mine are original and look fine, so
they do exist, even in areas where the bare or hidden recess metal suffers.
CAUTION: The bolts holding those rails on are a pre-historic thread
form, and not easily found. They are the ONLY ones on the Tiger (other
than head shape issues) that are difficult to locate.
Now, I have not done this task, so maybe someone who has is better
equipped to be more specific.
Steve
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