Re: [Chrysler300] Sihilling Plating

[moparpjf@xxxxxxx]

I think Gary Goers and perhaps Jeff Carter as well are doing the 60-64 sill 
 plates, although I don't know whether they are available yet.
 
Pete Fitch
 
 
In a message dated 11/3/2009 11:05:15 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
finsruskw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

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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