Date:         Wed, 30 Mar 2005 16:28:02 -0500
Reply-To:     vanagon-rcampbell@USA.NET
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Robert Campbell <vanagon-rcampbell@USA.NET>
Subject:      re-Chrome your emblems
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Volks,

OK, I have found a source for adding a great deal of luster to our fading

Vanagon, GL, Carat, Syncro, etc. emblems on our aging Vans.

First, education:  You CANNOT chrome plastic -- will not work.  But you can do
something called Vacuum Metallizing to plastic which will put a later of metal
on the plastic -- in this case a nice shiny coating!  Thus the ENTIRE emblem
will be "chromed".  Now, this violates the OEM style of the emblems, but I
think this will look OH SO NICE!

Here is the response I got from the folks at www.chromeservices.com -- I have
another one I'm waiting on and will let you know the cost.  But for $65 (and
2-3 weeks) you can get your current emblems looking very pretty.  I'll let you
know if I do it (first I need to get my rear hatch panel open... grrrrrr)! 

Please note that I told them that there may be many (like a 100 or so) people
interested in this (I didn't say where or who), but as you can see if we were
to do a group thing, the cost would come down.
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OUR MIN CHARGE IS $65 SO THAT WOULD COVER THE PARTS AND RETURN SHIPPING,
HOWEVER IF YOU GAVE US ALL 100 PCS IT MIGHT BE $15-20 EA?

Thank you for choosing Chrome Services.com... our shipping adress is

CHROME SERVICES
951 N parker
Orange CA. 92867 "please call before coming down"

PLEASE PRINT AND INCLUDE THIS QUOTE.... 

ALL PRICES QUOTED DO NOT INCLUDE SHIPPING/HANDLING OR DELIVERY
your job will take 2-3 weeks ESTIMATED

Metal div # 949-254-4455
Plastic Div# 949-254-4889

50% deposit is required upon receiving parts
Visa M/C. Discover and AMX accepted.
CERT funds, money orders and CASH.

warrantys are as follows:
Metal parts "steel" 1 year
Aluminum parts "salt damage voids warranty" 1 year
Die Cast parts "New" 1 year, - Used or "Vintage" restoration 6 months...
we can not guarntee against pits!
All Plastic parts regardless 90 days... no exceptions