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Old 10-13-2020, 04:57 PM
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Default Best place to get a bezel redone?

I have found two places to get my bezel restored 1)Transamdashbezel (Randy Combs) and 2)Classic TA. Has anyone had experience with either of them or have other recommendations?

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If you want the "best", you want Advanced Plating in Tennessee > https://www.advancedplating.com/site/

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Paul's Chrome in PA > https://www.paulschrome.com/

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Randy Combs did a very nice dash bezel for a 71 T/A project I did a few years ago.
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Randy Combs did a great job on the bezel I got from him.

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A lot of waiting for Randy Combs, and pestering. But he says it will be salvageable.

It's tough sending something somewhat rare out and hoping you get back the same thing you sent out, looking better than ever when received.

I'll post results, if and when, I get it back.
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Hitch did a great job. I do t have his contact

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If I were going to have a bezel restored, I would send it to Randy Combs.

About a year or so ago, I posted photos of two 1970/1971 non-ac dash bezels. The worst one had some adhesive residue where somebody had applied a car show award. There was also some yellowing of the original clear and some very fine scratches where it looks like somebody tried to clean it. The other bezel was a very nice original bezel off a 70K mile car and had some yellowing. I sold the bezel with the adhesive residue to someone who shipped it to Randy for restoration. The post with original photos can be seen here:

https://forums.maxperformanceinc.com...d.php?t=855686

These photos show the finished product. The bezel was nice and straight before restoration, it was in excellent condition after restoration.

https://forums.maxperformanceinc.com...d.php?t=864075

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Not to hijack but what about the wood grain bezels?

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In my opinion, the wood grain bezels hold up a lot better than the Trans Am bezels. I have a number of those sitting around and they age well. You could possibly obtain a nice original for your application. The T/A bezels get a machining operation, the wood grain bezels get an overlay.

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In my opinion, the wood grain bezels hold up a lot better than the Trans Am bezels. I have a number of those sitting around and they age well. You could possibly obtain a nice original for your application. The T/A bezels get a machining operation, the wood grain bezels get an overlay.
Thanks. Sorry again to get a little off track. I have a T/A with the typical bezel. Just wondered since I have a spare wood grain that someone drilled a hole in for a switch I’m guessing. Just wondered if it’s repairable.

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Randy Combs would be the best person to talk to about this, but I can make offer an opinion. I'm a mechanical design engineer, making parts is what I do.

I suspect the way the original bezel is made is that you start with a flat piece of metal that already has the swirl pattern in place. The manufacturer then stamps it to make the holes and offset areas. If you look at the comments on the ad for the restored bezel, the seller makes the comment "The darker area around the cigarette lighter would not be visible with the lighter installed.". I suspect that Randy has a machine set up to make the swirl pattern on a flat surface. The area around the cigarette lighter is not flat, so the machine creating the swirl pattern can't make the pattern in the curved area. But since that area is covered by the plastic ring, you'll never see it.

I've never seen a woodgrain bezel with the woodgrain removed. The bare metal may not have a surface color and finshr that would be conducive to swirl polishing. You also have curved areas where it would be difficult to add swirl polishing.

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The Trans Am bezel is aluminum. Firebird/Formula bezel is mild steel. They will never look the same after engine turning.
Randy finally got mine done and sent back. Looks a lot better than what I sent out. Not perfect, but I didn't need it to be.
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