RE: [DML] Gold Cars

["D Nieves" <d_nieves@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

How much gold would be needed to plate a single DeLorean?  Since it's
atomized and the layer of gold is so thin I would think a few ounces(?).  If
someone where crazy enough to drive it, what kind of wax would they use to
protect the finish (from rubbing off)?  Couldn't they have made a gold fleck
paint on the nose/tail to match the gold plating?  I'm so used to the grey
and black DeLorean interior the brown/tan interior on the gold plated cars
and the prototypes look a little bit weird.  

Here's an interesting project (may have been done already) build a kit to
retrofit HIDs onto a DeLorean.

DNieves
1986 RX7
2006 Civic Si

-----Original Message-----
From: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Marc Levy
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 8:47 AM
To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [DML] Gold Cars

All 3 sets of panels for the gold cars were made at
the same time!  Why would one be better quality than
another?

Interesting story, but the DOC had the guy who made
the gold cars speak to us at dinner.  Apparently, they
were tight on time and one of the doors was not masked
before they plated it...  and that door has gold
plating INSIDE as well.


--- cbl1739 <cbl302@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> it is just not worth it. On 20105 I am not sure of
> the quality of the 
> gold plating,but assume it was done to a better
> degree than the 
> orignal two factory cars,even tho they used the
> "spare panels" to 
> make that car.
> CBL
>





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