Re: [Chrysler300] Sihilling Plating

["Dave Schwandt" <finsruskw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Why can't the club look into getting these repro'ed??

Good grief, they fit everything up through '64.

Dave Schwandt

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George McKovich" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Tom Cox" <tdcox@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "rob kern" <robkern@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; 
<JettLarry@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 9:03 AM
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Sihilling Plating


> Tom
> I sent my anodizing to Marco at Anobrite, which is now King of Trim
> after poor results from Sihilling..... The result was just about as
> bad. I am now puzzled as to who to use now. My previous experience
> with Anobrite wa superb. I will say this... Neither of the companies
> are doing their own work any longer and who knows who they are sending
> it out to.... My guess is it is going to Mexico!
>
> That's my take on it at thus time and I am so discouraged that I am
> consider not going any more cars.
>
> George
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Nov 3, 2009, at 7:53 AM, "Tom Cox" <tdcox@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> I am sending this to Rob and the rest of the 300 list server regarding
>> Sihilling Plating and my experience. I know Rob has had excellent
>> results
>> with Sihilling and I believe others have, as well. George McKovitch
>> had a
>> problem that he reported and I have had a problem, too. Just the
>> facts,
>> though.
>>
>> I sent Sihilling pieces from the console and sill plates for my F
>> restoration. The console pieces were returned just as expected with
>> a nice
>> anodized finish and the sill plates came back in a very bright,
>> polished
>> finish. I am certain I clearly stated that the sill plates and console
>> pieces were to be anodized. The big problem is that I received sill
>> plates
>> from a 57 or 58 300.
>>
>> I have spoken with Charles' son and his wife. His wife told me that
>> she
>> takes a picture of each order after it is stripped and she sent me a
>> picture
>> of my order with the 57/58 sill plates, so they are convinced that
>> this is
>> what I sent them. Problem is, I have never had a 57 or 58 300
>> restoration
>> and have never had 57/58 sill plates. I don't know where my 60 sill
>> plates
>> have gotten to, but I am certain I sent Sihilling the correct 60 sill
>> plates. Specifically, I had two sets of 60 sill plates and I sent
>> the best
>> pair to Sihilling and now they are gone.
>>
>> I have asked both Charles' son and wife to have Charles call me but
>> to no
>> avail. I have not spoken to him. I asked Mrs. Sihilling if they would
>> anodize my other set of sill plates since my original set is lost
>> and I have
>> not heard back from her or Charles.
>>
>> I know that manufacturing processes can have mistakes and all I
>> expected was
>> a call to express regret and an offer to try to resolve the problem.
>> I got
>> neither. I am done with Sihilling and I hope that anyone else that
>> uses them
>> takes a picture of what they are sending and is clear as to what is
>> to be
>> done to their order. I am sending my second pair of sill plates to
>> Ano-Brite
>> in CA at Jeff Carter's suggestion. If they don't turn out too great,
>> I am
>> going to buy a set from Jeff Carter and try again.
>>
>> Thanks to all that tried to help.
>>
>> Tom Cox
>>
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>>
>>
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