The magnet test doesn't necessarily work.  I believe that not all stainless
alloys are non-magnetic.  Also, some non-magnetic alloys can become magnetic
after work-hardening (i.e. metalforming).

You should be able to scrape plating off the back-side.

Maynard
'86 DoubleCab Diesel
'82 Vanagon GL Diesel

> -----Original Message-----
> Isn't stainless non-magnetic? Wouldn't a magnet stick to
> chrome plated steel and not stailess?
>
> > I didn=B9t take any orig up to him to
> > compare to and never did get back up there, but he
> suspected that the
> > ori=
> g
> > may not be chromed but a form of stainless stamping like he
> has seen
> >on  quite a few other vehicles from that era.
> >=20
> > Anybody know of a nondestructive test?
>