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Auto restoration, restoring original plating

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Doing some research on auto restoration and wanted to know if the cad plating on many GM parts can be redone by a home hobbyist. Are there any companies that offer kits? Are there environmental issues involved?

Thanks,

MIke Gardner
- Chesapeake, Virginia

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You probably want to switch zinc plating. Times have changed: cadmium is a toxic, cumulative, metal poison like mercury and lead, and should not be used unless its unique combination of properties is indispensable.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
finishing.com
Brick, New Jersey

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