'68 L79 Valve Cover Resto

[Roger Legge]

I have what I believe are the original valve covers for my '68 L79. As expected, the plating shows it's age, but there are also a few small scratches/dings, with a rather big dent, for a valve cover, on the end of one of the covers. Does anyone know of a source to have these straightened and replated? Could a good bumper/trim/etc shop take care of the dent and do the flash plating? I'm not real familiar with plating, but I know the difference between something like flash plating and triple show quality plating. The TIM&JG (just got it, great info!) states they should be flash plated. Thanks.

Roger
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[Jack H.]

Re: '68 L79 Valve Cover Resto

Most any local plating shop can do the job for you. You simply have to sit down and talk to the owner/mgr. The typical plating shop just won't duplicate the factory original shoddy plate work (it's a matter of pride). But, if you show 'em the original and explain the nature of your factory concours quest (like original, not better), most guys will make a special effort to give you crummy work (provided you DON'T tell others where the work was done)--it's a pride thing!