Re: [Chrysler300] Sihilling Plating

["Fern" <crc@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Restoring our 300H convertible, we used someone in Spokane Washington with excellent work and very fast (within a couple of days) but I can't remember the name just now but I will get it today as I have a friend out in Spokane that will know just who they are.  Fern


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Tom Cox 
  To: 'George McKovich' 
  Cc: 'rob kern' ; chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; JettLarry@xxxxxxx 
  Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 8:10 AM
  Subject: [Chrysler300] Sihilling Plating


    Hi George,

  You know, you might have gotten to the bottom of the problem. If these folks
  are sending our parts out to another shop (especially in another country), I
  can see how things get mixed up and some things get lost or done in an
  incorrect finish.

  Does anyone else have experience with anodizing by someone in the states?

  Thanks to all.

  Tom Cox

  _____ 

  From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
  Behalf Of George McKovich
  Sent: 2009-11-03 10:04 AM
  To: Tom Cox
  Cc: rob kern; <chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <JettLarry@xxxxxxx>
  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@bellsouth.
  <mailto:tdcox%40bellsouth.net> net> 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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