Hinges.... To paint or to chrome?

[bcharlton]

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

[Slapshot42]

I replaced mine with a new set from SJW.

It was $12 and about 20 minutes of labor.



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[Slapshot42]

My mistake thought you were talking about the bottle door hinges. 

[SIGNGUY]

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.

[bcharlton]

Thanks John,

I will paint them and just polish the pin.

Brian

[georgescustompaint]

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.

[mygoose101]

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.

[SIGNGUY]

Yep, that's what I do...

[Smallblock]

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