Go to Ogdenchrome.com...or call them, 1-801-394-9449…I’d recommend them highly… they can prolly give you a price, or PM Chrome Plater Josh here on the HAMB...I think he's in your neck of the woods. R-
Man....If you've never driven/ridden in a car with a chromed dash, you'd be well off to rethink this. Von Dago nailed it....you'll need something on the order of welding goggles most of the time. Buddy of mine did this years ago on a homemade dash for an A-bone roadster....there was NO good time to ride in that thing if the sun was up. dj
I would think hard about wood graining. Where did you find a dash good enough that you would consider chroming it? Charlie Stephens
A chrome dash on a roadster? You won't like it, besides the glare you will only touch it once on a hot day.
See the concavity at each end of the dash? Some day you are going to be driving along near sunset and the sun will perfectly catch that and the concave area will focus precisely on you and *POOF!* Your head will just be a puff of smoke and a faint odor of roast pork... It'll be good entertainment for the medical examiner, anyway, figuring that one out!
Not really. She'd have to be sitting on a stool in the front seat to get anywhere close to the right angle.... or be some kinda giant sasquatch of a woman. JH
How much will depend on how straight and close to ready to polish the dash you have is when you give it to the plater. The actual plating dip process is a small blip on the cost break down. I wouldn't chrome a piece of sheet metal unless it had a high crown like a headlight bucket, because of the mirror effect hazard.
Hmmmmmmm, maybe Louie is looking for a chromed wall hanging...and not one for his roadster...maybe he's got plenty of '32 roadsters to tool around in, all with painted dashes and simply wants a chromed dash for his den...or playroom...anyone think of that...??? R-
Yeah I figured on that or weld the doors shut and have her climb in like a bucket,just be the first in the car Lol! J/K
NJ is a bit of a drive, but we ship parts large and small all the time. Like stated above, it really depends on many factors, but assuming it is in decent shape, I think $350 is a good ballpark. It's smaller than the early 50's Desoto dash i did for another HAMBer. That dash was in pretty good shape with original woodgrain on it when I got it, but quite large. If you are concerned about glare, a brushed chrome finish would look pretty slick. The brushed chrome I usually do looks like a high end stainless appliance, but with a little finer grain. I can leave it at whatever grain is desired though. If I ever get to my 48 Chevy I plan on plating the dash and garnish mouldings.
Dude dont do it thats like having a white dash pad .To much reflecting back in your eyes while driving .If its a trailer queen go for it .
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