Finishing my Dad's 2002tii-Legacy Project Story

[bimmer_b]

11 hours ago, fjord-tii said:

@bimmer_b I used Parker in Greensboro for yellow zinc (“cad”) plating, You might want to get everything as clean as possible with a very fine grit/polish compound in a vibratory tumbler. I didn’t and it shows :(. It still looks great, though, compared to plain zinc.

I’m going to take it to a place in Maryland that will clean it and recoat it. 

[John_in_VA]

10 hours ago, bimmer_b said:

I’m going to take it to a place in Maryland that will clean it and recoat it. 

 

Please let us know who you use to refinish the hardware.  Thanks!

[bimmer_b]

46 minutes ago, John_in_VA said:

 

Please let us know who you use to refinish the hardware.  Thanks!

It’s call Metro Plating. I’ll let you know how it turns out. I’m taking some trim pieces to them too to see if they can remove some dents/dings and polish them. 

[jgerock]

12 hours ago, bimmer_b said:

It’s call Metro Plating. I’ll let you know how it turns out. I’m taking some trim pieces to them too to see if they can remove some dents/dings and polish them. 

Metro polished the sunroof pieces for my 69.  They were recommended to me by Raine and Lothar.  

[bimmer_b]

11 hours ago, jgerock said:

Metro polished the sunroof pieces for my 69.  They were recommended to me by Raine and Lothar.  

Good to know. How did it come out? 

[jgerock]

1 hour ago, bimmer_b said:

Good to know. How did it come out? 

Excellent.  I would certainly recommend them.

[bimmer_b]

On 10/13/2018 at 7:29 PM, jgerock said:

Excellent.  I would certainly recommend them.

I took my hardware there only to have them say they don't do zinc plating so I will have to find another place to do it. I left a trim piece for them to take dents out of and polish so hopefully that comes out good considering they charge per 3/ft of trim. 

[jgerock]

16 hours ago, bimmer_b said:

I took my hardware there only to have them say they don't do zinc plating so I will have to find another place to do it. I left a trim piece for them to take dents out of and polish so hopefully that comes out good considering they charge per 3/ft of trim. 

There are other places that do the zinc.  I've heard of a place in MI and one in NC. 

 

Edit: believe the place in NC is called Pugh's Plating.  Mike Pugh (no relation to the shop) told me about this a few years ago. I don't have any experience with them.

Edited October 17, 2018 by jgerock

[John_in_VA]

3 hours ago, bimmer_b said:

I took my hardware there only to have them say they don't do zinc plating so I will have to find another place to do it.

 

Could they not recommend a place that offers plating?

[bimmer_b]

2 hours ago, John_in_VA said:

 

Could they not recommend a place that offers plating?

They told me to google it...

[John_in_VA]

18 minutes ago, bimmer_b said:

They told me to google it...

 

Very helpful - I'd tell them to Google THIS!  

[bimmer_b]

On 10/16/2018 at 6:38 PM, John_in_VA said:

 

Could they not recommend a place that offers plating?

 

On 10/16/2018 at 6:00 PM, jgerock said:

There are other places that do the zinc.  I've heard of a place in MI and one in NC. 

 

Edit: believe the place in NC is called Pugh's Plating.  Mike Pugh (no relation to the shop) told me about this a few years ago. I don't have any experience with them.

I just called a place in Richmond and they will do it. It's $55 to clean and then minimum charge of $131.13. Kind of expensive for some nuts and bolts, so maybe I will try to find some new hardware since that will be cheaper then sending out and replating. Is all the original hardware supposed to be the yellowish colored or silver zinc color? 

[jgerock]

4 hours ago, bimmer_b said:

 

I just called a place in Richmond and they will do it. It's $55 to clean and then minimum charge of $131.13. Kind of expensive for some nuts and bolts, so maybe I will try to find some new hardware since that will be cheaper then sending out and replating. Is all the original hardware supposed to be the yellowish colored or silver zinc color? 

This is a long time debate of many owners.  Some promotional ads featured zinc plated hardware, others just standard hardware.

 

Walloth Nesch sells complete hardware kits that have the yellow colored plating.  That's what I used on my 69 project and the recent front subframe refurb. of my 73tii.

 

Here are some pictures of Bruce Hall's incredibly original 72tii

[bimmer_b]

2 hours ago, jgerock said:

This is a long time debate of many owners.  Some promotional ads featured zinc plated hardware, others just standard hardware.

Walloth Nesch sells complete hardware kits that have the yellow colored plating.  That's what I used on my 69 project and the recent front subframe refurb. of my 73tii.

 

Here are some pictures of Bruce Hall's incredibly original 72tii

I have all the engine compartment together. I mostly just need door component pieces like the outside handle attachment bolts and window regulator pieces cleaned and redone. 

[jgerock]

13 hours ago, bimmer_b said:

I have all the engine compartment together. I mostly just need door component pieces like the outside handle attachment bolts and window regulator pieces cleaned and redone. 

Since this hardware is rarely seen by most folks, a good cleaning is all you really need to do.