DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

This is how manky it was before vapour blasting https://i.imgur.com/zge03m0.jpg?1 Then it was the nice bright silver you see in the OP Then it went a lovely matte grey with the Chromate, this matching pretty much with factory tone in the end. I did then have it satin cleared though, which altered th...

So he Chromate coated the part post my having had it Vapour Blasted and it came out too light. He gave it a gentle media blast and tried again and it's come out a lovely darker shade of grey just as it should be. Told him I am happy, so he is going to lock that in with some satin clear and that's me...

Seems a similar story here then.

He said he will finish it and send me pics. If happy he suggests I lock it in with satin clear and that will make it lower maintenance.

Thanks for all the help and guidance I’ve found a local place who specialise in Mag Alloy. http://tpcs-magnesium-refurbs.co.uk Had a chat and will drop off the part tomorrow. They have warned the modern Chromate process may not produce the same colouration as the old. Yet still they are confident th...

Great info thank you.

I’ll hunt out someone who can get it dunked for me ASAP. Love that fresh grey look.

Thanks for the quick reply Mike.

Do you know the process for this? I presume not something I can tackle.

Hi, Sorry if my 993 is too new for this forum, but I figured with all the restorative goings on here that you might be able to help me. I've had the fan housing for my '98 C4S vapour blasted, along with a bunch of other engine and HVAC components. They have all come up lovely and shiny as new, so I ...

Fantastic build and the car looks superb!

Had no idea hard back seats came in non electric form until this thread.

The fan housing looks great. Is that a new one or have you refurbished it some how? The one on my car is looking a little crusty and needs attention.