Popular Post h67st Posted April 15 Popular Post Share Posted April 15 I bought a set of gold side dogs; I'm familiar with the ones that have a "dull" or "brushed" gold finish but these are very glossy, almost look gold-plated. Does anyone know what they used these for? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 mirrors?? they sure are nice.... jojo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZB755V8 Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 27 minutes ago, h67st said: I bought a set of gold side dogs; I'm familiar with the ones that have a "dull" or "brushed" gold finish but these are very glossy, almost look gold-plated. Does anyone know what they used these for? Been looking for a set like that, are there more available? I'll swap for a NOS pair of the brushed finish dogs I got. I don't know the actual use for shiny ones but I want them for on a set of mirrors but if not available the brushed one will do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 I’ve never heard of them very interesting … Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h67st Posted April 15 Author Share Posted April 15 19 hours ago, AZB755V8 said: Been looking for a set like that, are there more available? I'll swap for a NOS pair of the brushed finish dogs I got. I don't know the actual use for shiny ones but I want them for on a set of mirrors but if not available the brushed one will do. These are the only ones the guy had, he used to work at Macungie and had kept these around for many years. I'll ask him if he knows what they used them on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark T Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 If these are causing confusion or the risk of someone being mad, I'd take them off your hands for twice what you paid for them (lol) I have no idea what they belong on, but SWEET find . I wonder if they were special for some type of novelty item from back in that era ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Mack Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Im curious too.. what does the back sides look like? jojo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 I have a lot of chrome ones in boxes I bought way back in 1983 If you’re interested… Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattb73lt Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 I think someone must of had them plated at some point. That really makes them standout for sure. I’ve seen people do that with other items, to dress things up. Mostly you see the brushed gold Mack used. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark T Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 They look like something from one of those award plaques or something like that. ( like a quota buster for parts sales ) or when they used to make bulldog ash trays or one of those Mack novelty items. But God they'd be great to put on a truck 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Don't know how these things are at your side of the globe folks but in my neck of the woods there are shops which can apply Titanium nitride on steel or SS or many other metal parts. That way the parts get real gold look. You can get polished look if the parts were prepped correct (pre-polished) or smooth look if the surface was media blasted or so. The most common particular applications are teeth coating to make medical steel (which actually is SS) to look like gold or different cutting tools such as drill bits, bores, lathe cutters etc since TiN also has very high wear resistance. What is important point in what I typed (since I suppose plenty of members are familiar with that coating) is many shops overhere offer such coating for small lots of parts and quite affordable. Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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