Classic/Antique Car Repair/53 chevy

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Expert: - 3/30/2010


Question
I have a 53 chevy 210 delux. I want to know how to get the chrome
on the doors (just under the glass) off?

                                  THANKS DICK

Answer
If the car is stock and has not been altered the two end clips for the moulding should have nuts on them accessible from the back side of the door under the weather strip. The rest of the clips should be snap in place that will release with light pressure pulling the chrome away from the panel. The last time that I did the job I used a Teflon kitchen spatula to get between the door and the chrome. A screw driver puts too much pressure in a small area and will damage the chrome.

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All automotive including antique and collectible. However if the car has been modified I can only answer in general terms and maybe get you pointed in the right direction.

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Automotive tech instructor. Syndicated auto columnist 1970's though the early 1990's. Syndicated auto radio talk show, Ask Brad About cars, CBS Radio 70's through 90's TV Show "Last Chance Garage" 1980's PBS-TV syndicated. Auto instructor for the following companies: Fram Autolyte Holly Carter AMF Ford Motor University Of Conn Blue Hills Technical School Sugar River Technical Center Grew up in a family garage in Needham Mass and turned wrenches from the age of 14.

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Manchester Union Leader, Nashua Telegraph, Motor Service Magazine, Yankee Magazine, Popular Mechanics (Saturday Mechanic early 80's), Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and lots more.

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More than I care to remember. Basically Franklin Technical Institute in Boston, Northeastern University, Fitchburg State Teachers College, Tufts University, and a lot of factory schools along the way.

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Moto Award winner. And much more.

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