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Old 06-25-2015, 09:11 PM   #1
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Default So who restore side mirrors?

I have a pair of 52/54 Merc outside mirrors nice drivers but sometime in the not too distant future I would like to get them restored. The mounting bodies are die cast with minor pitting, the heads are SS and the mirrors are "Crimped" in place. Over time the SS all seem to catch a stone or two and get dents.. To further complicate it, the mirror head is pressed into the body with no through hole.. I have visions of what it would take, but alas I am not the one to do it. Got any one who does this sort of work?
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Old 06-26-2015, 07:42 AM   #2
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Show it to a restoration or custom shop and ask if it can be disassembled for repair and reassembled. The different materials require separate restoration techniques.
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