Plating recommendation

[RPG]

I'm doing the various services on my '04 RT this winter and while replacing the fuel filter, I think now's the time to get this part re-plated. It's the filler section under the fuel filler cap.

 

Mine isn't nice, gold colored and bright looking like it's supposed to be so I thought I might get it re-plated.

 

Does anyone know what the original plating is supposed to be? Or is there a better recommendation?

 

Chrome?

Cadmium?

Nickel?

 

thanks,

 

RPG

[dirtrider]

Afternoon Rick

 

I don't know exactly what the plating is but the company I work for used a Zinc Dichromate coating on some of the fuel system parts back in that same era as your 1150RT was built & that had the same yellow/gold look of the OEM fuel filler (reduction insert).

 

It could also be a Gold Cadmium plating & I don't know of an easy way to tell the difference between Gold Cadmium & a Zinc Dichromate coating.

 

In any case, due to the toxicity of the Zinc Dichromate or cadmium plating's you might have a problem finding any companies that still do that.

 

[RPG]

Evening D.R.

 

Yes, I was thinking some kind of zinc plating as well but wasn't sure. There's a few places here in Motown that do cad plating as well as zinc so I'll contact them to see what they recommend.

 

Maybe it's a yellow zinc plating. I'm familiar with chrome, nickel and cadmium so I just need to do a little research.

 

Appreciate it as always,

 

RPG