Aluminum door sill restoration?

Will, my place is strictly powder coating and some trim restoration. I can get powders that resemble anodizing but I do not do any formal anodizing here. Thanks for asking!

I have an Introduction Movie on YouTube that will give you a good overall idea of my abilities; I'm a Mopar parts restoration and custom one-off specialist.

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Mopar parts restoration specialist? Well I guess that would leave out my Fords and Mercurys. See, I have four FoMoCo and only one Mopar so they barely tolerate me here being a black sheep...:yaayy:
 
tbm3fan said:
Mopar parts restoration specialist? Well I guess that would leave out my Fords and Mercurys. See, I have four FoMoCo and only one Mopar so they barely tolerate me here being a black sheep...
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You're gonna get an Oh noooo from me too tbm. Please don't get the wrong idea. I'll work on most anything metal that will fit in my 7' x 4' x 3' oven, even stuff that isn't car or motorcycle parts. My man's friends call him Bowtie Billy and, except for the shop truck (with its 440 heh hehh), my Cuda is the only other Mopar in our rather large stable too.

I've done quite a bit of Chevy and Ford parts over the years. The specialization has only developed because I've owned my '68 Barracuda Fastback for a couple decades and happily found FABO a long time ago before I ever even opened up my shop. That first happy FABO customer has since turned into a few hundred and now most of my jobs are from FABO members ... keeping up with the diversity of their restorations has only inspired me to expand on and perfect my craft. I try to turn out the closest thing to a factory restoration as I can, or better.

On the other side of the coin, I especially love the one-off custom stuff. My tag line is "Your Imagination Is The Only Limit" ... and some of these guys really put it to the test. :D

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... and just for you tbm :D

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So anyway, don't be upset about being the FoMoCo guy. You can still get really cool stuff done ... it's just that us Mopar lovers will have a few minutes to get out and stretch our legs before you get there so we can check it out.

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Just messin' with ya. :D < hug >

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I've said it before and I'll say it again, nice work Leanna!
 
Beautiful work! What is the cost and turn around time for a set of big block valve covers done exactly like these...

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detmatt said:
I've said it before and I'll say it again, nice work Leanna!
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1978 NYB said:
Beautiful work! What is the cost and turn around time for a set of big block valve covers done exactly like these...

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Thanks guys!! :D I've done a bunch of multi-color valve covers over the years but those are my first set with six colors. They're proving to be very popular too.

NYB, I quote every job individually to be fair to everyone, try to get your metal as close to perfect as I can, and bill at $25/hour across the board. If you can shoot me a few pictures of your valve covers including close ups of the nastiness -- dings, dents, divots, broken / chipped fins, etc. -- I'll get back to you with an estimate.

Those 6-color MPs up there were in pretty exceptional shape for brand new pieces and only needed a couple hours of bodywork and deburring. Even with a charge for a special order powder and the customer's return shipping, they were around $300.

You should know at the outset though that the customer asked me to hold off for a few months before doing another set like his so he could "revel in the glory" for awhile and be the only one out there with something like them.

My turn around time is frankly pretty awful when compared to other powder coating shops, but they don't work like I do. :D PSC isn't a big corporation with a hundred employees ... it's just me and Billy, and he helps me out with the heavy blasting, shop maintenance, welding and a few repairs; the rest is all on me. I've had 15+ jobs here at any given time now for well over four years and it's usually closer to 25. Everybody is on their own build schedule (I keep a calendar with show and due dates) and most of my customers are working on long term projects so an extensive turn around time usually doesn't present them with a problem, but I can most often accommodate shorter deadlines and a few rushes here and there. It just depends on what's here at the time and when it's due.

If you care to shoot me a few pictures of the parts, my email address is

PhoenixSpecialtyCoatings@yahoo.com

Thanks to both of you for your kind words, and for the opportunity to earn your business! If you have other questions or want to go over details, just give me a call or shoot me a P.M. I look forward to working with you and to turning your visions into reality. :D
 
My valve covers are a year old, no dings or divots. I'm thinking of maybe getting done over the winter. Here's a couple of pictures.

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Wow, that was quick! And you really want to cover up that polishing you paid extra for?? (Might be a better deal for you to trade them for some as-cast valve covers -- I do polishing too and have to say it's sad to blast off all that work LOL! -- but that's up to you.) From the limited details I can see, they'll probably be about the same price (or a little cheaper) than the MPs I posted above in my earlier reply.
 
Now you have me thinking......they do look great polished.

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Usually the factory polishing jobs are just on the bodies, not the fin tops. They often don't even polish inside the bolt recesses much, or at all (I couldn't tell on yours). In between the ribs it's still as-cast and can be customized, but the short ends on MPs are the challenge with the way the ribs end in a very gentle "U" formation. Straight color breaks look goofy so the masking has to be delicate and tidy. Even on these -- some of my best custom work ever (and I'm my own worst critic, believe me) -- you can still see a little itty bitty teeny silver line where the Wetstone Black wrinkle meets the Sea Water Teal.


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CudaChick1968 said:
Usually the factory polishing jobs are just on the bodies, not the fin tops. They often don't even polish inside the bolt recesses much, or at all (I couldn't tell on yours). In between the ribs it's still as-cast and can be customized, but the short ends on MPs are the challenge with the way the ribs end in a very gentle "U" formation. Straight color breaks look goofy so the masking has to be delicate and tidy. Even on these -- some of my best custom work ever (and I'm my own worst critic, believe me) -- you can still see a little itty bitty teeny silver line where the Wetstone Black wrinkle meets the Sea Water Teal.

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I'll have to check a little closer on the detail. The bolt recesses are polished. I don't know about the rest.
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That's quite a thread over there!
 
Wow! Those guys are bong hit crazy over there. I think those covers are just beautiful without bong hits or shrooms!!!LOL!
 
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