WoW - Chroming is how much for the front mudguard????

[waffey]

Hi,

popped into the local chroming place I have used before to get a price for chroming the front mudguard. They quoted me £400 and they even smiled as they said it. I did check it was chrome and not gold plated!

That's ridiculous, I can only assume they are pricing me out.

Looks like a repo one for me. Any good places to get one?

[Nurse Julie]

Chroming prices are going through the roof Heath. I think it will be a lot worse in the near future when the new Regs come in that many can't afford, or be arsed, to comply with.

[kevski]

It's an unpleasant game to be in, i was the chemist on a plating line and even with prices going up due to regs, health and safety, disposal of by products and associated waste it's still worth every penny.

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

My chainguard re-chroming cost me £150 just before Christmas 2021 at the time of pricing he priced just under the cost of an aftermarket replacement after a haggle.

I assume now with the higher energy costs it will just get even more expensive.

[Laverda Dave]

My chromer who I have used for 30+ years gas been forced to stop due to environmental issues. He only does zinc plating now.

[SeanFD]

I was looking to rechrome all the shiny bits on my 400F. The quote was well over £1,000!

After much soul searching, I decided that since I wasn't going for perfection, I would get everything powder coated instead. The cost for all the (ex)shiny stuff and the black stuff was a mere(!) £400.

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Maybe not for the purist, but good enough to ride.

[Johnny4428]

Bit unfortunate the cost of plating these days! Interesting to see the bike with powder coated parts! Nice work on the cleaning up of cruddy parts.

[waffey]

Hi, not a purist either but i had some chroming done a few years ago, the front mudguard needs to be chromed but I'll end buying are repo. The chain guard is going to have to be powder coated. Pity

[pablo]

Aftermarket mudguards seem to be out of stock everywhere. I’m looking for a rear if you find any.
Pablo

[philward]

Aftermarket mudguards seem to be out of stock everywhere. I’m looking for a rear if you find any.
Pablo

ny good to you
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224832227547?hash=item34590b88db:g:xfsAAOSwGEJiBXPZ

[Oddjob]

Think he needs a 400 one Phil.

[philward]

Oops - wasn't sure

[waffey]

defo a 400. found a few websites with repo's

https://www.z1enterprises.com/motorcycles/Honda/CB400+Four

[Athame57]

So chrome may become a thing of the past on even new machinery?    On the other hand, could a new market for re-chroming emerge abroad? I don't know how international these new regs are.

[SteveD CB500K0]

There’s been no chrome on any of my recent bikes.


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