4,442 Pounds of Cadillac Metal Cadmium Plated! - Pick-Up 12th batch Thursday

[Jason Edge]

Over 4 years ago I started having the fasteners and other items I had from the 50+ parts cars (now 60 parts cars) gold cadmium plated so we could take our cars to the next level. 

For me it accomplishes several things:
- For the many under hood and other items that were gold cadmium plated, it is a way to really get the car to like new condition. Almost all of the under hood fasteners not on the engine were gold cadmium plated. And, larger items like the hood hinges, upper and lower hood latch brackets & fasteners, and several external engine items such as the ignition coil bracket,

- It also really makes the engine bay pop compared to just taking the rattle can and spraying every thing black.  We have all been there and done that but painting a ruddy, crusty bolt and washer, bubbles and rust has no comparison to a like new bolt and washer that has been acid dipped, and cad plated. 

- And that leads me to the 3rd main reason, It simply restores the fastener or part.  There comes a point where something is just too corroded or damaged to do anything with, however, the cad plating process means the items usually comes back to me in really nice condition. 

Anyway, I could go on and on but thought I would share a few thoughts and my every increasing Cadmium Haul: 

Cad Plate Totals - Pick Up Dates
1st batch - 396 lb - PU Jan 21, 2021
2nd batch - 462 lb - PU April 7, 2021
3rd batch - 440 lb, PU- June 25, 2021
4th batch - 335 lb, PU-Sept 1, 2021
5th batch - 285 lb, PU Feb 2, 2022
6th batch - 312 lb, PU July 19, 2022
7th batch - 388 lb, PU Dec 20, 2022
8th batch - 395 lb, PU July 20, 2023
9th batch - 435 lb. PU Jan 10, 2024
10th batch - 292 lb. PU Aug 5, 2024
11th batch - 370 lb. PU Feb 22, 2025
12th batch - 342 lb TO PICK UP MAY 22, 2025, DROP OFF 13TH BATCH
4,442 lb as of 12th batch

[Chris Codd]

You've almost reached an entire Cadillac's weight in cadmium plated parts! That's pretty crazy to think about. Really appreciate you doing all that. I was cleaning my engine bay today and that hood hinge you sold me really pops!

[Jason Edge]

I picked up the 12th batch of cadmium plated parts and have dumped out 3 totes of 9 with the smaller "nuts & bolts" type stuff for me and my wife Chery to start sorting.

I posted one picture of the haul on Facebook here is that picture and another:

Here are the 3 totes dumped out on the table. There are a LOT of different things here!

[Dennis P. DiBari]

Jason,

     That's an entire Cadillac's worth of weight!!!!!!!

Dennis DiBari