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MG TD TF 1500 - Chrome Shop Recommendation

It was like Christmass at my house today. My chrome parts came in. My wife said my face said it all. Pleased with the outcome is an understatement.

I used Custom Polish Chrome Plating in Houston Tx.
https://www.custompolishchromeplating.com/

Yes, they are not a cheap chromer. Yes, they do take a lot of time. But if you want a fantastic chrome plating for your TD parts or if you have parts that need to be fixed, I highly recommend them.

The bad news.

For all the chrome on a TD, less the bumpers, it cost me around $5,000. That is including repair of my radiator shell where there was an old wrinkle, soldering in the grill bolts, taking a few small dents out of the chrome headlight buckets and rims, brazing the end of the hood strip that had cracked, and removing some moderately deep scratches in the top of the windshield.

This took a year, so if you have a restoration project, plan ahead as this may be a bit long, but it is in the ballpark of what other shops said it would take.

The good news? My TD has never had chrome as nice as this. The radiator shell is a work of art. Even the seat adjuster brackets are fantastic. Headlights, signal lights, door handles and even the radiator cap are beautiful.

Their price includes shipping back to you. The amount of bubble wrap and foam wrap they used on the parts had to run $50+.

I sent a lot of small parts and nuts. Every single piece was done and returned to me. So even with a year time at the shop. Not a single part was lost.

So, for the US folks, I highly recommed this chrome shop.

I will add a picture of the rad shell later.






Bruce Cunha

This thread was discussed on 03/09/2020

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