Barracuda Grill surround and head light bezel restoration

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Member partsmonsta does these.
I considered having partsmonsta doing a grill restoration. I found out that they clear coat the aluminum after polish. That maybe OK for a trailer queen, but for a car that will be driven, it is just a matter of time before paint over aluminum gets scratched or chipped. I am not saying that they don’t do good work, just saying that I want a process that ends up being like the original parts. The OE bright aluminum on the grill is anodized.
 
I considered having partsmonsta doing a grill restoration. I found out that they clear coat the aluminum after polish. That maybe OK for a trailer queen, but for a car that will be driven, it is just a matter of time before paint over aluminum gets scratched or chipped. I am not saying that they don’t do good work, just saying that I want a process that ends up being like the original parts. The OE bright aluminum on the grill is anodized.

Partmonsta did the grills for my 68 fastback , and did pretty much an excellant job , no problems with any flaking or discoloration either, been on the car for 4-5 yrsish .???
 
I sent my rear tailpc's to RacerX440@outlook.com he reconditions grilles and bezels too. He's from Florida. Did a nice job for me.

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My longtime friend Dana Price of NW Barracudas in Oregon does amazing trim resto work, has integrity, and is a Veteran (101st Airborne).
NWCudaman@gmail.com.
Though I do some here myself on a very limited basis, he restored my '68 tail panel.
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My longtime friend Dana Price of NW Barracudas in Oregon does amazing trim resto work, has integrity, and is a Veteran (101st Airborne).
NWCudaman@gmail.com.
Though I do some here myself on a very limited basis, he restored my '68 tail panel.
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Thanks for the info I'll contact him

I sent my rear tailpc's to RacerX440@outlook.com he reconditions grilles and bezels too. He's from Florida. Did a nice job for me.

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Thanks for the info. I'll contact him

Member partsmonsta does these.
Thanks for the info. I'll contact him
 
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These guys are arguably the best available out there. I used them to do my surrounds and a few other grill parts. Their workmanship was nothing short of jaw dropping. Not cheap, but amazing. My surrounds were smashed flat in some places. These guys could restore a crushed aluminum can if they wanted to. Here's a link and some pictures.

Home – King of Trim

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These guys are arguably the best available out there. I used them to do my surrounds and a few other grill parts. Their workmanship was nothing short of jaw dropping. Not cheap, but amazing. My surrounds were smashed flat in some places. These guys could restore a crushed aluminum can if they wanted to. Here's a link and some pictures.

Home – King of Trim

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Whats is a price range for that?
 
Whats is a price range for that?

If you have the cores, you are looking at $4k for both sides including repair, polish, and replating, paint and assembly. I spent $2k and had to paint and assemble them. They are a bit involved.

Once they were done they looked like new. Considering what my surrounds looked like when I sent them away, it was almost miraculous.
 
... Considering what my surrounds looked like when I sent them away, it was almost miraculous.

Most likely they were not yours. It's common knowledge in the trim world that King of Trim routinely restores core parts.
 
If you have the cores, you are looking at $4k for both sides including repair, polish, and replating, paint and assembly. I spent $2k and had to paint and assemble them. They are a bit involved.

Once they were done they looked like new. Considering what my surrounds looked like when I sent them away, it was almost miraculous.

So yours had the original type bright-dip coating stripped and reapplied to them?
 
If you have the cores, you are looking at $4k for both sides including repair, polish, and replating, paint and assembly. I spent $2k and had to paint and assemble them. They are a bit involved.

Once they were done they looked like new. Considering what my surrounds looked like when I sent them away, it was almost miraculous.

Way , way too high !!
 
So yours had the original type bright-dip coating stripped and reapplied to them?

They told me when the parts were in there. I believe so, but I'm not 100% sure now.

Having them restored was the final step of my exterior restoration. It certainly hurt the pocket book, but I felt I had little choice given that they are a one year only set of parts. The car looks stunning with them on there.
 
4,000$. Snap. Maybe if this was a 200,000.00 car going up for auction. They should not charge based on model year. It should cost no more than a dime a dozen Nova or Mustang. Hydrodip, paint and clear coat should be less than 500$.
 
They told me when the parts were in there. I believe so, but I'm not 100% sure now.

Having them restored was the final step of my exterior restoration. It certainly hurt the pocket book, but I felt I had little choice given that they are a one year only set of parts. The car looks stunning with them on there.

They are one of the few places that puts the protective and original looking bright dip (anodizing) back on the aluminum.

Quite a few Mopar resto guys use Shine On Me - Automotive Brite Trim Restoration Thats another one that does the original looking protective bright dip.

More specifically: Shine On Me - Aluminum Restoration

Example pricing: http://www.shineonmetrim.com/pricing/pricing_sheet_Feb2018.pdf
 
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