>Congratulations on living your dream. Having done a couple car
>renovations, my advice on restoring a real car is spend the money, do it
>right. Otherwise you put in a lot of effort but end up with something
>that looks half-assed and isn't saleable.
>
>Interior plastichrome can be replated; check Hemming Motor News for
>vendors. Outdoor (real) chrome is expensive, true, but nothing looks or
>lasts as good; you should just grit your teeth and spend the money to
>get it properly replated.
>
>Also, my boss is a major-league Mustang nut; somewhere (I went over his
>desk but it's not anywhere apparent) he has a catalog of repro parts you
>could build a totally new car from. Do some poking around on the Web;
>I'm sure there're a whole load of resources available.
>
>Steve H
>
>
here is one way to do plastic and smaller stuff yourself and save major bucks. you can get better results that the shops with a little practice.
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