Topic: Gold Cad plating

[MyRed66GT]

Any suggestions for place to send items to be plated gold cad?

[J_Speegle]

Sure your looking for Gold cad and not zinc dichromate? Guessing this is for a 66? 

Plenty of places can do the zinc  (hung or barrel method)   In parts of the country any cad is difficult to get done. 

In most cases there is a minimum amount (cost) of at least $50  so one piece or a bucket will likely be the same price. I always collected up allot of extras - had them plated and then choose the best piece for my car and sold off the extras or put them in storage.

Another option I mentioned in another thread is to do you zinc (bright or silver - what ever its call in your area) with you zinc dichromate and then strip off the gold dye with a vinegar bath to return those parts to the base silver

[J_Speegle]

Sure your looking for Gold cad and not zinc dichromate? Guessing this is for a 66? 

Plenty of places can do the zinc  (hung or barrel method)   In parts of the country any cad is difficult to get done. 

In most cases there is a minimum amount (cost) of at least $50  so one piece or a bucket will likely be the same price. I always collected up allot of extras - had them plated and then choose the best piece for my car and sold off the extras or put them in storage.

Another option I mentioned in another thread is to do you zinc (bright or silver - what ever its call in your area) with you zinc dichromate and then strip off the gold dye with a vinegar bath to return those parts to the base silver

Guess you have already done a search and found other threads with help and recommendations

Some examples from the first couple of pages of the 13 that I found

http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=gfeuufpsjbrj34030gabdb33f4&topic=14104.msg87669#msg87669


http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=gfeuufpsjbrj34030gabdb33f4&topic=3345.msg17945#msg17945


The Burbank connection lists Yellow Cad

http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=gfeuufpsjbrj34030gabdb33f4&topic=2183.msg11206#msg11206


http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=gfeuufpsjbrj34030gabdb33f4&topic=4709.msg26410#msg26410

[MyRed66GT]

Thanks Jeff...this is for other projects in the shop. The 66 is close to being completed.