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Title: Hinges.... To paint or to chrome? Post by: bcharlton on May 13, 2013, 09:49:58 am I am starting to plan out my restoration on my Vendo 81D and the first question I have is whether to paint or chrome the main door hinges. Any thoughts? I have had them chromed before on other restorations but they were painted originally. Correct?
BC Title: Re: Hinges.... To poain or to chrome Post by: Slapshot42 on May 13, 2013, 09:57:01 am I replaced mine with a new set from SJW.
It was $12 and about 20 minutes of labor. http://sodajerkworks.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage_images.tpl&product_id=604&category_id=19&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=27 Title: Re: Hinges.... To poain or to chrome Post by: Slapshot42 on May 13, 2013, 10:00:08 am My mistake thought you were talking about the bottle door hinges.
Title: Re: Hinges.... To poain or to chrome Post by: SIGNGUY on May 13, 2013, 10:02:49 am I am starting to plan out my restoration on my Vendo 81D and the first question I have is whether to paint or chrome the main door hinges. BC Brian, I paint all my main door hinges, I take the hinge pin out and polish it up real nice and reinstall it in the painted hinge.. then put in new stainless steel bolts.. I like that look against the freshly painted hinge. I've seen some 39 hinges that are stainless and I leave those all polished up... I have seen chromed hinges but never have done it.. just not my style I guess. Title: Re: Hinges.... To poain or to chrome Post by: bcharlton on May 13, 2013, 11:40:13 am Thanks John,
I will paint them and just polish the pin. Brian Title: Re: Hinges.... To paint or to chrome? Post by: georgescustompaint on May 13, 2013, 05:59:26 pm I have restored a few early version 39's with stainless hinges. Once they get polished, they look like chrome, and look great against the all red body of the 39. I think the 81's look good with painted, as they where... The 81 D has the two tone paint and stainless banding to give it some zing, Hinges chromed might be too much.
Title: Re: Hinges.... To paint or to chrome? Post by: mygoose101 on May 13, 2013, 07:59:04 pm I think either way look good but what I like is to paint them but make you you remove them to paint separately to avoid paint build up, then get stainless bolts and polish the tops.
Title: Re: Hinges.... To paint or to chrome? Post by: SIGNGUY on May 14, 2013, 12:01:01 pm Yep, that's what I do...
Title: Re: Hinges.... To paint or to chrome? Post by: Smallblock on May 14, 2013, 04:19:33 pm Painted is my opinion
I really like crome when it's responsibly and not so much more than original. I thought the same on cars. No 22"s with spinners for me //Christian |