[Steve C.]

And of interest.... on the subject of "pot metal" plating.

Restoring old zinc die castings ( often called pot metal ) is time consuming, expensive, and requires both the proper equipment and knowledge.

The first step in restoration is to chemically or electrolytically remove the old plating.

Then if the pitting on the zinc die casting is quite deep it is difficult to repair. Many shops use a combination of filling pits, repeated copper plating, polishing grinding etc. as preparation for the final nickel chrome plate.

All this requires toxic chemicals...... HELLO EPA, and a good reason many shops around the country have gone out of business. Then there is abusive California, a state that has some of their own and often over strict regulations., but that's a separate topic !

In short, there are a few shops which can restore your parts to like new condition, and...beware, there are shops which can't.

Video here for one company that does custom work. It shows some of the many different methods:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llTow-Eau7U


(Information provided in this post DOES NOT represent a company endorsement. And unless specified it is not based on personal experience and is offered for general interest only )


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