New look site

Hello all,

It has been many months since i have logged on to this site and the changes and new look are impressive, congrats to all involved, its great. I have been hiding under a rock for the last while and finally dragged the dust covers off the old zed to look at completing the resto project. The best part is certainly putting bits and pieces bvack together rather than the last 4 years of pulling them apart.

I did have a question for those in the know about nickel plating, i did a quick search and coulnt find much discussion on it. As many of you well know the plating that comes on many components gets to the point where is detorioraties and surface rust occurs on bolts, headlamp shrouds, bonnet catch, fuel filler neck, winscreen wiper arms etc etc. Does anyone know where these parts and be recoated in a similar to original coating? Do components need to be sandbalsted before coating can be re-applied or didped in some chemical. Any help or explanation on the process would be appreciated. MOst of the components can be easily freighted so I am looking for anything in Aust..

Congrats on the name change too, a couple of pics attached of engine rebuild FYI

cheers, crowe

that looks tough.

that does look very nice... as for your nickel plating needs one of the members of the qld z car club gave us a diy demonstration on how to coat your parts. there is a bit of setup but if you are doing alot of things its really worth it. if you dont/cant do it yourself he has been doing a few parts here and there and puts them on ebay. im sure if you send him the parts he will do it for a fraction of the cost of sending them to an actual busniess. go to the contact section of the qld site http://www.zcarclubq.org.au/ and email the secretary Greg.

The most important info i gathered from the demonstration was that like any automtive work preperation is the key! The finish really depends on how well the parts have been cleaned before coating

thanks sexual_sushi, i will get in touch with greg