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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: hursst on March 12, 2018, 04:13:41 PM

Title: Interior door handle finish
Post by: hursst on March 12, 2018, 04:13:41 PM
Hello,
   I have a 30U roadster.  The original interior door handles are currently the color of raw pot metal.  I assume these would have been nickel plated originally, but since I see no trace of any plating anywhere, I am not 100% sure.  does anyone know how these interior door handles should be finished, originally?  Thanks!

-Chris
Title: Re: Interior door handle finish
Post by: chetbrz on March 13, 2018, 09:45:48 AM
Chris.

Below is a link to a prior post with a lot of information concerning this topic.  Please review from the bottom up.

http://www.1948plymouth.info/28Q29U/index.php?topic=1120.msg7033#msg7033 (http://www.1948plymouth.info/28Q29U/index.php?topic=1120.msg7033#msg7033)

John states:

"The Judging Guide for 28-39 states for "Internal Trim and Instruments" states, "Nickel-plated parts should be nickel" but does not state which parts those are.  No mention is made for the 28-29.  However, for 34, 36 and 37 the guide does state,"Interior bright work must be nickel plated."  I guess if the 1937 had nickel interior trim, the 28-29s would too". 

I have been told by POC nickel plate inside chrome outside.
Title: Re: Interior door handle finish
Post by: hursst on March 13, 2018, 02:55:01 PM
Thanks for the info.  My handles looks exactly like the handle shown in the photo with the roadster, and it looks like raw pot metal, like that one, too.  Those are the kinds of photos that get me wondering if these roadster handles are plated at all, when I see them all in a uniform grey natural pot metal.  I would assume they were plated, but I don't have 100% proof of that at this point.

-Chris
Title: Re: Interior door handle finish
Post by: frankp on March 13, 2018, 05:54:26 PM
Thanks, Chet.  I had forgotten about that post and checked them today.  Yep, nothing changed over the winter!  Chris, I guess yours look like mine.  May be racertb can help since they are the same thru PA.   frank
Title: Re: Interior door handle finish
Post by: racertb on March 13, 2018, 10:51:17 PM
My exteriors are chrome and the interiors were nickel I assume...looked like the worn pot metal and the holes were "rounded out".  I replaced both interior handles with Model A Roadster chrome handles...not correct, but look great!