67 wiper arm finish

[Dave C.]

I was going to buy a new set of wiper arms for my 67, but noticed that they are really pricey, figured I could probably restore them myself, the judging manual says they have a satin finish, how would you achieve this look on. The stainless part, and what about the cast end it would have to be plated, was it satin as well?

[Dave C.]

Re: 67 wiper arm finish

Ok thanks for all the help, I guess I will just buy some new ones and see what they look like when they get here.

[Jim S.]

Re: 67 wiper arm finish

Dave,
The satin , or hopefully "brushed finish" if they are the same as a 66 , on stainless is pretty easy to achieve. Just use a scothbrite pad on them and buff a little. You might want to try it on the ones you have and see how nice you can make them, especially if you are considering new ones anyway .
Jim

[Dave C.]

Re: 67 wiper arm finish

Dave,
The satin , or hopefully "brushed finish" if they are the same as a 66 , on stainless is pretty easy to achieve. Just use a scothbrite pad on them and buff a little. You might want to try it on the ones you have and see how nice you can make them, especially if you are considering new ones anyway .
Jim

Well Jim, thank you so much for your kind reply, I realize that my question is not as exiting as , say " how long have you owned your corvette" or " what do you think about this stamp pad" but I thought the forum was called " technical discussion " I took them down to the plating shop and told them to give them a satin finish and they said they could do that, I just wasn't sure about how you were supposed to finish the cast ( plated) end pieces, but they said they can make them satin as well. I did search the archives , and there just isn't too much info there, that I could find at least. But seriously thanks for your advise Jim.