OMG my seat tracks are trashed

[Tropicalcats]

It was on this very web site a while back I posted up the question. "Will my seat tracks be OK if I alkaline dip them and have them powder coated" The consensus and my own thinking was "  what could it hurt, Probably" Well let me give a definitive answer. It will destroy the bearings in the seat glides. I feel like an idiot. I have destroyed my original 70 Chally seat tracks.
 Now for a new question. Has anybody tried the after market tracks? Any thoughts on fit and quality?
When I was younger I thought I was much smarter.  

[mopardave]

reproduction tracks are good, sold many for the B and E bodies.

there is 2 steel rollers and a couple small balls and nothing else in the tracks, taking them apart isnt an issue to do what you want with the coating

[72cudamaan]

The bearings shouldn't be affected by the alkaline dip. Are you sure they don't just need to be relubricated?

[Tropicalcats]

 

The bearings shouldn't be affected by the alkaline dip. Are you sure they don't just need to be relubricated?

What happened I think is the powder coating got on to the bearings and I forced it a bit and some of the balls jumped out, half coated with the powder coating.

[72cudamaan]

If you can find them, they just snap into place. Soak them in lacquer thinner to remove
the powder coating

[Tropicalcats]

If you can find them, they just snap into place. Soak them in lacquer thinner to remove
the powder coating

I'll try that thanks