Shocking Wheeler Dealers Chroming Fail THEY KILLED A CHROME BUMPER

Here is a story about One of the worst restoration jobs I have ever seen on a chrome bumper. I was even more surprised when I found out the car was restored by the TV program Wheeler Dealers.
After much studying of the program it featured in it was obvious this terrible bumper was fitted by them.
It just goes to show not everything you see on a reality TV show is close to reality.
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[@dennisking1555]

I own the car, thank you for featuring the bumper and returning it to me, I will be in touch with my replacement soon, regards Dennis

[@alexm9718]

Really not happy about having our company destroyed like this . We only charged £45 and would happily refund mike if he wants to come in. He asked for a cheap job

[@AlanG58]

@@alexm9718 "He asked for a cheap job" He sure got it!

[@alexm9718]

We still stand proud of our work on that bumper and have 100s of happy customers, please stop slandering our shop, Youv tried the rest now come to the best, just like mike did, £45 for a superb job, and our no questions asked warranty you bunch of cunts, send mike in money for a refund 10 years on. How about that eh

[@mattwright2964]

If you look at the earlier Wheeler Dealer shows the restorations were absolutely terrible, real back street bodge jobs. I remember the Mazda one and the MG one also being terrible. The camera work avoided you seeing just how bad and bodged aspects of the cars were. To be fair I think they improved in later series but you are absolutely right.

[@alexm9718]

Yeah and nothing to do with us. Getting sick of this now. Fucking fuming. We did a great job

[@craigsmith-jd9mp]

Unfortunately it’s all ‘made for tv’. In the buggy build episode the farmer was Ed’s workshop manager, buyers are fake, Ed only touched the cars when the camera rolls etc, etc.

[@markrowbotham222]

atleast Leepu didnt get his hands on it

[@joelpalmer]

Thank you for your candid and accurate analysis. More shows like yours are needed to expose the phonies and charlatans. Press on and more shows!

[@ChromeandCarRestoration]

You're very welcome

[@alexm9718]

@@ChromeandCarRestoration you have single handed fucked us in the chrome tailpipe

[@dadstoygarage1878]

I just had a similar experience at a local chrome shop here in Manitoba Canada. I sent them a very workable straight bumper. It came back so wavy, pitted, and half of it was burnt from polishing. I gave them a week to provide a refund before I post up their work on social media so others don’t have to deal with the same issues I am dealing with.

[@steveo3002]

as someone in the car repair alot of what they did was substandard and bodge jobs ...show is aimed at those that dont know any better

[@alexm9718]

Our company motto is youv tried the rest now try the best. We still stand proud by this so keep on hating wankers

[@steveo3002]

@@alexm9718 maybe your motto should be were a bunch of bodgers

[@alexm9718]

@@steveo3002 how dare you. We only charged £45 and still gave a 12 month warranty. The next owner should have just come to us if there was a problem, getting sick of this now, not our fault we are the best in the business and people are jealous. Your all cunts

[@alexm9718]

Oi stevo3002 mcwankshaft, you still talking shit about my shop. We give a 12 month warranty and have 100s of happy customers

[@CableWrestler]

@@alexm9718 ... And thousands of unhappy ones?

[@ontheroadagain2362]

Absolutely shocking, but as has been mentioned this is commonplace against all these car tv restoration shows as I know mechanics who have worked on such cars and a lot of jobs are bodged, and not all cars are genuinely sold. The Capri featured in Series 1 has always been a talking point in our community, but they had no budget. The Spitfire was series 6, in 2009, and the budget was still not massive. To be fair to Edd, given that he is a genuinely nice bloke and does know how to engineer things (for anybody knows his sofacar was around years before Wheeler Dealers started to air), this sort of "workmanship is the exact reason he got fed up with the American producers and fell out with Brewer. Sometimes the new owners of such TV cars actually fix the problems and make the cars better. I feel for the owner of this and the subsequent scrap metal this bumper is now.

[@andrewnielsen3178]

That show is not about real restoration. They bodge up the cars to look as if they are fixed but leave problems that will come up later. Mud and grime are left under the cars, engines are still covered in oil and repairs are often half baked. Mike is a second hand car salesman so what do you expect. It's often restoration on a budget where problems are hidden rather than fixed.

[@ChromeandCarRestoration]

I think you are right.

[@alexm9718]

Right. We have the right to defend our work

[@bernardmccann1640]

Im just curious that wheeler dealers episode must be a good few years in the past at least your video is from two years ago how long was the bumper on the car before you got your hands onto it after mike and ed ?

[@ChromeandCarRestoration]

Don't know. Owner did not tell me.

[@christhjian9923]

While Wheeler Dealers is generally speaking a fantastic show, it is good that a lackluster job like that was pointed out by complete professionals in their field. Really interesting to see something like that.

[@ChromeandCarRestoration]

You just have to remember it is for entertainment and not rel life.

[@mikeysgarage3697]

That show sure lives up to it's name, some episodes are just a complete cringe-fest.

[@K00H]

Good video. Do you hace any video about restoring chrome on plastic material?

[@ChromeandCarRestoration]

No. We do not do that.

[@alexm9718]

@@ChromeandCarRestoration shows how shit you are in this game, we do chrome on plastics, bring it down for a free quote and 12 month warranty

[@BuilditUK]

Pretty sure that most of the cars that WD featured don't actually get sold, with most of them the mot history ends about the time they were on the show. The people you see buying are usually someone they know pretending to be a buyer. it is just a show for your average punter so don't expect high end detailed finishing. Would love to know what this garage that Ed talks about as the prices he says they will charge are about half what any other garage would charge. haha

[@ChromeandCarRestoration]

Not surprised to hear this.

[@reouvenz]

Hi there Marque Restore, great videos, I've been trying to reach you guys for two days but your landline never answers...

[@ChromeandCarRestoration]

Hi. We are only open Tuesday - Friday. If you give us a call between 9:00am and 3:00pm you should get through. It has been very busy lately so sometimes we cannot get to answer every call. Either leave a message or keep trying. Regards Alan

[@reouvenz]

@@ChromeandCarRestoration Thanks, I'll try you guys tomorrow in the AM

[@alexm9718]

@@reouvenz don’t bother with him, come to us , we do a fantastic job and give a 12 month fucking warranty

[@cornishcat11]

wheeler dealers is just turd polishing not restoring

[@ChromeandCarRestoration]

It is a TV program so not reality I suppose.

[@tonywilson9343]

Every chrome shop I have been in does lots of different work.bad workmanship is down to a bad company not the size of business I guess you pay peanuts you get what you pay for...research research

[@ChromeandCarRestoration]

You are correct. However you did not get the point about the nickel plating. You can do either high volume/low quality or low volume/high quality in a nickel tank. Not both at the same time (without changing the chemistry).

[@pachy444]

I've had brilliant work done at Marque Restore.... Great people... Can't be faulted 👍

[@ChromeandCarRestoration]

Thanks for the kind comments. We do aim to please.

[@alexm9718]

@@ChromeandCarRestoration absolute fucking bullshit. Thanks for trying to ruin our business relationships. We offer a 12 month warranty

[@markjohnson2688]

Well I know exactly which company did the caroming on those numbers

[@calleywilkinson2371]

Well said Alan. I would recommend you to anyone for their Nickel/Chrome restorations, having had many unusual jobs done .Calley

[@ChromeandCarRestoration]

Really good to hear from you Calley. We go back over 25 years now!

[@calleywilkinson2371]

@@ChromeandCarRestoration don’t remind me how long, 😄

[@calleywilkinson2371]

Sorry went too quick. Time is going too fast for me, however, may our friendship continue. Look forward to seeing you when things improve. Best wishes Calley stay safe.

[@alexm9718]

This is the shop that did the bumper. We did a great job on that bumper and if mike brings it back we will refund the £45 right this fucking second. Getting sick of this.

[@CableWrestler]

@@alexm9718 yeah you did a great job of fucking it up 😂 the evidence is right fucking there. Getting sick of you refuting facts.

[@dantae666]

I dont think chrome plating is the way to go lots of cowboys, and poor jobs as its just to expensive to do properly chrome spray with silver nitrate is the better way to go

[@ChromeandCarRestoration]

Chrome spray is shiny but no comparison to chrome.

[@dantae666]

@@ChromeandCarRestoration true. Unfortunately I want my lower cork legs chromed but the chromers won't do it telling me it won't last tho. So catch 22

[@alexm9718]

@@dantae666 if we do the job it will last at least 12 months, please message us for a quote

[@alexm9718]

Mike came in and said he wanted a cheap job, he got a cheap job, we only charged £45 fucking quid.

[@dantae666]

If that really was you chrome shop, i believe its the one in southend. there is no way on gods earth I'm sending anything to you from my classic bikes. Do the job properly or not at all. Either way its to much risk and you swearing shows a complete lack of professionalism

[@alexm9718]

@@dantae666 we do a cheap job that the car trade love, so fuck you

[@alexm9718]

@@dantae666 send down some classic parts we will do a good trade job that will last at least 12 months

[@alexm9718]

@@dantae666 no reply, we do a fucking great job so shut it shithouse

[@amicidavinci]

@@alexm9718 how about 12 years? If it's just a matter of money, then why not?

[@lee2217]

Hold out yer and

[@TheReargunner]

lol

[@claudgurr431]

The problem is if a restoration show aired the hours of tedious grind that goes into preparing chrome/paint/welding nobody would watch them. Any true enthusiast with any restoration experience knows this.

[@ChromeandCarRestoration]

Agreed. But I see no excuse for either bad work or fitting terrible quality parts.

[@mattwright2964]

KZbin has plenty of brilliant restoration "shows" with dedicated people spending months restoring a car properly. The commercial TV world has given in making a relevant programme about this as you can't do it cost effectively. My recommendation, for bodywork anyway, is Rusty Beauties on KZbin. I cringe at Wheeler Dealers but I suppose they got people interested but then so did car restoration mags that have been going a lot longer. I do admit to watching the later Wheeler Dealer shows though.

[@alexm9718]

The job we did is what we were asked to do, we got squeezed on price from our usual £50 to £45. Thid is beyond a fucking joke now, we still offer the fucking 12 month warranty you cunts

[@alvaro5162]

I totally agree that this bumper is very badly chrome plated, but it is not for the reasons you say. The main problem is that this bumper is very poorly arranged and has very deep scratches that are impossible to remove. Even if they had polished the steel the best they could and then applied a thick coat of copper to allow them to re-polish the bumper before giving it the nickel, those marks wouldn't go away. Anyone who has seen chrome bumpers knows that this is a poor quality finish because it does not cover the inside of the bumper and to disguise that defect they painted the interior. The lack of adhesion you showed when removing a piece of nickel from the bumper can only be a consequence of poor cleaning of the piece before pleating, but it has nothing to do with the low amount of nickel. All these problems have nothing to do with the fact that the work was carried out in an automated industrial plant or that they are not restoration specialists, the problem was generated by the Wheler Dealers when trying to repair a part that was impossible to chrome plating correctly that they would throw away. Obviously, they just wanted the cheapest job possible without worrying about quality. If they had been concerned about quality, they would have bought a bumper in good condition.

[@pbysome]

Don't be stupid, these people (marque) know exactly what they are doing. The "repair" is obvious and he said the nickel was put on too fast.

[@alexm9718]

Oi we did that refurbishing, can you please have some god dam respect, we gave a 12 month warranty and only charged £45

[@alexm9718]

You taking shit again about my shop