This is before and after pics of my headlight motor. I felt that the housing and knob should of been glass beaded/sand blasted. Am I wrong? $375 was told 4-5 weeks,3 days after he got it he called and said its done.
Don’t know what originals looked like, but 66-7 motors were nice and smooth not like your housings. 2nd gen guys would know,\.This is before and after pics of my headlight motor. I felt that the housing and knob should of been glass beaded/sand blasted. Am I wrong? $375 was told 4-5 weeks,3 days after he got it he called and said its done.
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If so, possibly that could have been sanded smooth before paint.Pictures are hard to tell. It looks like it was rusty' heavily pitted before you sent it. If that's the case bead or sand will just remove the scale and not the pits. What did the rebuilder tell you he did?
Uhh, no.If so, possibly that could have been sanded smooth before paint.
Actually when I did one for myself years ago after disassembly I chucked the barrel in a lathe & took a light pass... Cleaned up 99% of the rust & while the stamped numbers were lighter they were still visible...The barrel and knob were heavily rusted and pitted. The only to make those look nice would be to blast them down to bare metal, prime and block until they are smooth and then paint them. Basically, body work and paint.
Using a lathe is good idea, but most people don't have one in their garage. Paint and sandpaper for us peons.Actually when I did one for myself years ago after disassembly I chucked the barrel in a lathe & took a light pass... Cleaned up 99% of the rust & while the stamped numbers were lighter they were still visible...
2nd that. Chris did a great job on my 3 speed wiper motor. Quoted $300 over the phone before sending off, couple months later he tried to bill at $400 then brought up he had quoted the $300 before sending it to him and he honored that. I would not be pleased with OP's result to say the least.There is a guy known as "Topher" that has a good reputation.
$375 is pretty stiff but maybe that includes some parts that the rebuilder makes by himself?
Actually at the time I didn't either... But I had access to a brake lathe and with a little creative adapting I was able to make it work...Using a lathe is good idea, but most people don't have one in their garage. Paint and sandpaper for us peons.