Chrome Window Frame Assembly - Copper Riveting
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2018 1:35 pm
Greetings readers can you help? I recently made the decision to have the window frame assemblies on my 1949 Lowlight re-chromed. To facilitate re-chroming I removed the vertical channels (2 per door) by drilling out the numerous 1/8 inch copper rivets. Now with the chroming completed I need to re-rivet these channels in place. I consider this procedure requires experience, technics and tools to give the desired quality finish. The copper rivets themselves seem readily available in the marketplace. Could anyone reading take on this task or know of others who might help out?
Also during this protracted chroming process one of the pivot housing blocks has been misplaced. This is the lower pivot housing block that locates in the horizontal channel that is assembled below the quarter light frame. This block houses the pivot bushing and is secured in the channel by chrome round headed screws strangely enough of different sizes. That's the MM for you. Please let me know if anyone has a surplus pivot block tucked away somewhere. I have attached a photo of this pivot block. Many thanks.
Also during this protracted chroming process one of the pivot housing blocks has been misplaced. This is the lower pivot housing block that locates in the horizontal channel that is assembled below the quarter light frame. This block houses the pivot bushing and is secured in the channel by chrome round headed screws strangely enough of different sizes. That's the MM for you. Please let me know if anyone has a surplus pivot block tucked away somewhere. I have attached a photo of this pivot block. Many thanks.