1966 Door Handle Restoration

[Barry J.]

Anyone have good sources for door handle restoration for my original 66 handles for judging?

Thanks

[Rob M.]

Re: 1966 Door Handle Restoration

Barry,

I too am looking to restore my original door handles.

Does anyone know if Richard Fortier does this sort of thing - i.e., re-plating them. The rest of the internals are easy to fix/replace.

[Alan D.]

Re: 1966 Door Handle Restoration

Just remember to tell plating not to grind the mold edges off!

[Dick W.]

Re: 1966 Door Handle Restoration

Try Advanced Plating in Nashville TN. They do very good pot metal work

[Stephen L.]

Re: 1966 Door Handle Restoration

Paul's Chrome in PA.
When doing door handles the "concave" surface under the handle must be maintained. Many platers use too much copper and this surface comes out flat. Many new door handles also suffer from this.

[John S.]

Re: 1966 Door Handle Restoration

M&P Refinishing in Jennette, PA (724-527-6360) refinished my 1965 door handles and maintained the original features. They do great work and are little cheeper than Paul's or Advance. Just tell them what features you want them to maintain.

[Anthony P.]

Re: 1966 Door Handle Restoration

I had New England Chrome Plating (not to be confused with NuChrome) do all of the chrome on my 62, including the door handles and buttons. very nice job.

http://www.newenglandchrome.com/

Tony