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I have 2 55-56 hood nose trim pieces here that need to be repaired; the one on our Adventurer restoration is a very nice core that "simply" is cracked, but not broken in the center.
The other is a junk yard part to replace one that was completely broken in 2 and then plated as 2 separate pieces.
The junk yard trim has a crack as well, plus it has considerable erosion on its edge.
Trying a new-to-me alloy rod for potmetal repair, and so far I feel like a genius, although I think it's mostly how cool the rod is, rather than my great skill.
Anyway, some pictures below.
IF I did it right, the pictures show an eroded edge, then cleaned, a goober of repair applied (I need to achieve better control of depositing the rod) the backside, and finally the repair filed and sanded.
Then, another repair where the process is mostly the same, but the erosion was a little more severe.
So, I checked, and the pictures are exactly in the reverse order that I wanted them. have to remember that in the future.....
It's supposed to be fun!
1949 De Soto Custom Convertible (project)
Tim, potmetal repair abilities would certainly be a good find. I am going to check to see what I still have around that needs this repair. Did you see Mike Martin's post?
yup.
It's supposed to be fun!
1949 De Soto Custom Convertible (project)
More play time with pot metal.
Here's the passenger side grill trim.
Picture 1 shows the factory fit of the two adjoining parts, after I applied a little heat and pushed the lower piece tighter against the upper.
Picture 2 shows the amount of material I built up (shaded in black)
Picture 3 shows the current fit that requires just a wee bit of nit-picking yet, but we're almost there.
Let's see if I get the picture order the way I want them this time.
It's supposed to be fun!
1949 De Soto Custom Convertible (project)
