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19Fordy · 07-14-2020, 08:43 AM

I had the same fitting problem of my DeLuxe hood ornament not fitting the curvature of the hood after I had it rechromed.

What happens during the chroming process is that the two ends of the ornament actually "pull in" towards towards each other making the curvature radius smaller.
I ended up using a Dremel tool with a small grinding wheel to enlarge the radius so ornamemnt would fit. Took a long time and patience to do as you don't want to scratch the visible chrome. Cover it with several layers of masking tape.

If the plater had properly put a brace between the two ends during plating this would not happen. Makes one wonder about the plater's knowledge of the physics of the plating process. You would think a plating business would know this in advance.

07-14-2020, 08:43 AM	#3
19Fordy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Coral Springs FL Posts: 10,942	Re: Hood Ornament for 39 Deluxe I had the same fitting problem of my DeLuxe hood ornament not fitting the curvature of the hood after I had it rechromed. What happens during the chroming process is that the two ends of the ornament actually "pull in" towards towards each other making the curvature radius smaller. I ended up using a Dremel tool with a small grinding wheel to enlarge the radius so ornamemnt would fit. Took a long time and patience to do as you don't want to scratch the visible chrome. Cover it with several layers of masking tape. If the plater had properly put a brace between the two ends during plating this would not happen. Makes one wonder about the plater's knowledge of the physics of the plating process. You would think a plating business would know this in advance.