Project Hub Cap-- Pakistan

merbesfield · 09-13-09, 04:38 PM

Be sure to have them shipped directly to the plating plant, duh.

ehsankiani · 09-13-09, 06:59 PM

Sounds like a good idea. I will post pictures of the non plated lot soon here to buck you all up..

Ehsan

mderrick · 09-14-09, 10:22 AM

on ur original price did that include the plating? i thought so, are we going to need to pony up more dough for this?

rockcod · 09-14-09, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by rockcod

Ehsan, Are we able to get these shipped to us unplated?.

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Originally Posted by legion

Are you interested in selling any of them unplated and if so, at what cost?

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Originally Posted by rutbeer

Why not ship them unplated?

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Originally Posted by 65swb45

Agreed, this is an EXCELLENT idea rutbeer.

I asked this very question 2 months ago to try and speed up the process and got no response

So yeah, great idea guys!!!

rutbeer · 09-14-09, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by merbesfield

sounds like a good idea, but we need to be sure they are ready to plate bc if not and they get plated they will look like crap. also, rutbeer, please post the name of the plating facility bc i would like to send some stuff to them and all the places i know of are way too expensive. i am in GA and you are not too far so my shipping the the place in NC would not be too bad.

Sure thing. It's Stratford Metal Finishing - Home
Be sure to check out their facility photos. They say 50,000 sq ft....and that's no lie. That's just the ONE building that does plating. They have another whole division that does metal casting.

If you are going to have anything plated, hold on a bit until we find out the deal on the hubcaps. As with most things, the more you have, the less expensive per piece. You may also want to consider having me check them out before you pick them up if you do send them on. Out of 40 pounds of bolts, there were about a dozen screws in my first batch that had issues. I took them back and had them replated free of charge, but it was a PITA to go back over there and wait another week for them to go back into the wait list. They turn a LOT of jobs over there.

ehsankiani · 09-15-09, 06:28 AM

The original price did include the plating. It remains so for those orders already paid for. It will be unfair on my part to ask for more as I have given my word.

. The plating issue here means that I will have to increase the price for more orders.
I would be interested in the cost of plating at the US end that we are talking about here. Once we have that, we can decide which way to go.
Thanks
Ehsan

ehsankiani · 09-15-09, 06:30 AM

If the plating is to be done in the US, that cost will have to be paid by the customer. My cost included Pakistani plating.

Ehsan

pardion · 09-15-09, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ehsankiani

If the plating is to be done in the US, that cost will have to be paid by the customer. My cost included Pakistani plating.

Ehsan

Yes Eshan, That is how these were to be re-produced from the start, a finished product, when i sent you a sample. Please keep plugging on, on your end. Thank You, John Pardi

65swb45 · 09-18-09, 11:35 PM

I checked with the guy that chrome plated my latest batch of headers for me and, in batches of 20, I can get them for $25 each.

But he also made it abundantly clear that the hubcaps have to be mirror finished if the chrome is going to be mirror finished. The 'spun' look of the one Ehsan posted will net you a brushed stainless looking cap, not a smooth one. Land Cruiser Junky confirmed this, as he spent hours and hours on each of the repro t-birds he made, getting the mirror finish before he sent his to chrome, and he's sure that's what made the difference in his finished product.

Sooooo, there's gonna have to be a lot more time put into those repro caps before showing them to ANY plater.

Hth

Mark A.

ehsankiani · 09-19-09, 02:59 AM

Mark. What doees mirror finish mean exactly when it comes to the caps?
Land Cruiser Junky - Can you post a couple of pictures showing the unfinished pieces that you made and the mirror finished ones?
Thanks
Ehsan

merbesfield · 09-19-09, 08:02 AM

Mirror finish is mirror finish, simple. This is what I said in an earlier post. Those caps are a loooong way from looking factory and being in the US, sorry, but that is the truth. Good chrome plating cost a ton of money for a reason. WYSIWYG when it comes to chrome plating. And that is not even accounting for the quality of the chrome itself. I am no expert, but I am thinking that Toyota stamped those when they produced them. Thanks rutbeer for the info.

Edit: rutbeer, what did you have done to your bolts? I see they do Yellow Cadmium. I had a bunch of my bolts Yellow Zinc plated bc no one close did YC.

ehsankiani · 09-19-09, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by merbesfield

Mirror finish is mirror finish, simple. This is what I said in an earlier post. Those caps are a loooong way from looking factory and being in the US, sorry, but that is the truth. Good chrome plating cost a ton of money for a reason. WYSIWYG when it comes to chrome plating. And that is not even accounting for the quality of the chrome itself. I am no expert, but I am thinking that Toyota stamped those when they produced them.

I understand your point. Please find the pictures (crappy cell phone ones sorry) of 3 of the caps. I will have them chrome plated here in Pakistan and will try to get the best finish that I possibly can. I agree.. Maybe not a factory finish but it should be worth it.
Thanks
Ehsan

rutbeer · 09-19-09, 02:43 PM

Chrome plating is a lot like painting actually. You want the primer (in this case the metal) to be as perfectly smooth as possible. Any imperfection in the primer and it will show up in the final paint. The difference with paint, is that you can color sand small imperfections out. I don't think you can "sand" chrome plated parts, though you can certainly buff the metal prior to plating.

Even in the cell phone pics, I can see the lines in the cap. No doubt those will still be present in the chrome if they aren't worked out.

I do agree that something is better than nothing though. Better to have a cap that's a little off than no caps at all.

ehsankiani · 09-19-09, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by rutbeer

Chrome plating is a lot like painting actually. You want the primer (in this case the metal) to be as perfectly smooth as possible. Any imperfection in the primer and it will show up in the final paint. The difference with paint, is that you can color sand small imperfections out. I don't think you can "sand" chrome plated parts, though you can certainly buff the metal prior to plating.

Even in the cell phone pics, I can see the lines in the cap. No doubt those will still be present in the chrome if they aren't worked out.

I do agree that something is better than nothing though. Better to have a cap that's a little off than no caps at all.

I will get the lines sorted out.
Ehsan

joeyritenour · 10-13-09, 10:54 PM

Are you willing to sell them with out the chrome finish??
I would like two with holes and 3 with the stamp. I have a 63 FJ45 SWB
I'm not trying to cut in on anybody. I just need them none chromed. Please let me know??
Thanks, joe

67azcruizr · 11-06-09, 05:18 PM

Ehsan I m aware that you had logged on to MUD as recently as 11-03-09!!!!

will you please respond to my e-mails/PM's

I have tried every way to contact you, and have been patient given your countries present situation. no contact is just poor business.

at this point bad news would be SOME news

ehsankiani · 11-10-09, 02:12 AM

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Originally Posted by 67azcruizr

Ehsan I m aware that you had logged on to MUD as recently as 11-03-09!!!!

will you please respond to my e-mails/PM's

I have tried every way to contact you, and have been patient given your countries present situation. no contact is just poor business.

at this point bad news would be SOME news

PM replied to..
Ehsan