Mauser I have to ring my guy that has been doing all my plating tomorrow I will ask him I am sure I enquired earlier in the year about the same and was told basically you cannot replicate the factory finish though Im not sure if metal polishing is an option will get back to you unless someone else has some knowledge on it

Are we talking about the plates along the lower edge of the door opening which also hold down the rubber floor mat ?

If so, I believe that these are made of steel, not aluminium alloy, so anodising is out.

I think they are painted, similar to the centre strip on side body mouldings on EH.

Dr Terry

https://www.gumtree.com....scuff-plates/1156217810 are they the parts your talking about I thought they were just painted on a belmont not chromed thats how they were on my old tonner anyway (Painted)

The difference between 160gm & 196gm is only 36gm, so yes, a layer of plated chrome could easily weight that much. 36gm is only about 1.3 ounces.

Chromium is after all a solid metal, which probably weighs around the same as steel, whereas most aluminium alloys weigh around one third of that. So an alloy plate of the same thickness would be only about 70gm.

I'm sure that the steel scuff plates seen in Belmonts are the same as those in Kingswoods as well. AFAIK it was only the Premiers, Statesman & Monaros which got theirs chrome plated.

Dr Terry

Thanks XX7Q and Dr Terry.

Maybe if Mr Jones has recorded the paint number I could spray some and see what finish I can get. I have a couple of sets to match it against but they didn't hold up to father time well to get a good colour sample. I don't know if I'm being a bit silly with including them but wanted to keep it HQ Belmont as much as I could when I already have the bits and pieces here. (one exception is definitely going to be carpet)

I thought HX/Z Sandman panel vans got the chrome treatment on the door scuffs and taillight surrounds because their trim level was based on a Kingswood, where HJ Holden vans as well as the HQ Belmont ones came with only the plain janes.

Running into cars with un-chromed ones are not common as it seems every van, ute and tonner has upgraded them. If the originals are just painted like you have alluded to then I guess you can get the chrome removed from a set if necessary.

Thanks for the replies.


Mauser

if you're trying to go Belmont why carpet? Vinyl is so much easier to clean and keeps it original. Zinc plated scuff panels to suit.

I reckon the shiny ones were stainless as well.

Nope, chrome. Every pair I have ever had from Kingswood upwards were chrome. When you turn them over you can see they are chrome. The Belmont ones and the Kingswood up are the same, just one is chrome and the other coated or painted.
Just steer clear of WB ones as the holes are in different spots.

Not the case in HJ to HZ. Not sure about HQ. May not be all HJ either, Program Change Request 5522 for HJ is I think addition of bright sill plates to HJ Kingswood. I don't know the date of it though and if it is for all HJ Kingswood or just ute.

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I have some hatchback examples to that are only coated, not sure what they are from. Maybe UC.