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Has anyone restored their ashtray? Disassembly looks to be very easy. The big problem is what appear to be very unique rivets.
First, there are the rivets below that hold the rotating piece of chrome in place. They do not rotate but are precisely sized to allow the chrome piece to rotate smoothly on them without any slop or squeaking. They look like they might be brass. ![]() ![]() And these rivets hold the plastic (to which the front piece and other chrome piece attach with two screws) onto the steel. They look like pop rivets on the bottom but they are very flush on the top side of the ashtray (barely visible with the corrosion; also appear to be brass). I guess that they could be replicated by grinding down the back side of the pop rivet a bit... ![]() ![]() Does anyone know where these rivets can be purchased? Also, the metal of the ashtray almost looks to be just unfinished pot metal? Was there some kind of finish on it? |
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914 Wiring Harnesses & Beekeeper ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 8,897 Joined: 7-January 03 From: San Ramon CA Member No.: 104 Region Association: None ![]() ![]() |
Why not just find a replacement excellent condition ashtray?
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doug_b_928 |
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914 Guru ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 7,002 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch ![]() ![]() |
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doug_b_928 |
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 714 Joined: 17-January 13 From: Winnipeg Member No.: 15,382 Region Association: Canada ![]() |
I have a set of those arriving later today (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif). I’m going to do some experimenting on the weekend to see how to set them. Does anyone know what the finish was on the steel? |
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914 Guru ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 7,002 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch ![]() ![]() |
Appears to me to just be zinc
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914 Wizard ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 11,945 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Colorado Member No.: 47 Region Association: Rocky Mountains ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Real easy to find clean used ones
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 714 Joined: 17-January 13 From: Winnipeg Member No.: 15,382 Region Association: Canada ![]() |
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doug_b_928 |
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 714 Joined: 17-January 13 From: Winnipeg Member No.: 15,382 Region Association: Canada ![]() |
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Member ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 132 Joined: 15-June 23 From: 80906 Member No.: 27,418 Region Association: Rocky Mountains ![]() |
You'll need to find an NOS pack of Lucky Strikes to fill it with when your done.
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 851 Joined: 10-February 19 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 22,863 Region Association: Southwest Region ![]() ![]() |
This is what I found when I opened mine during disassembly. Nice! At least I knew it was functional!
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You'll need to find an NOS pack of Lucky Strikes to fill it with when your done. Why not Camels ? Attached thumbnail(s) ![]() |
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 714 Joined: 17-January 13 From: Winnipeg Member No.: 15,382 Region Association: Canada ![]() |
I got the ashtray done this afternoon. Overall I'm pleased with the result. The steel didn't want to plate uniformly but it looks so much better than before. I used a vinegar/epsom salt plating bath to give it that dull look.
Before blasting: ![]() Post blasting: ![]() Finished and reassembled: ![]() The through rivets look OE to me on the outside. They needed to be a bit longer but will do. I used M3 x 3 and I think M3 x 3.5 would work and x 4 might be better. Inside view of rivets (it was hard to get a bucking bar in there) ![]() For the bottom rivets I used flush head 1/8". I drilled a bit out of the center to look more like the originals. ![]() I polished the chrome and plated the two screws. The solid rivets give a similar look on the inside to the original. I'd have bucked them some more but the plastic on the bottom side was getting hairline cracks so I stopped. ![]() |
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914 Guru ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 7,002 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch ![]() ![]() |
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) nice job cleaning that up.
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