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Other Stuff => Misc / Open => Topic started by: AshimotoK0 on July 15, 2014, 12:13:04 AM
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Hi,
Anyone used these people for chroming.
http://www.classicsandchrome.co.uk/1.html
A fellow CB250K0 restorer has used them and gave a good report.
Cheers ... AshD
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I wonder if they are any good , i have 2 bikes worth of parts to chrome, ie 4 rims, 4 guards, and many smaller parts i dread the thought of what its going to cost me, i will be saving the pounds and hopefully one day there will be a good chromer who is well and tuely recommeded, maybe these people are the ones
pete
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He reckoned it cost him 50 GBP for a CB250 wheel rim which seems like half the price Quality Chrome in Hull near me are going to charge.
Cheers .. AshD
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I may have to try these guys out...
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50 sqid sounds to good to be true, all my rims have tyre lever marks and gouges, also rust pitting, when you think of labour costs these days, its probably going to take a day in time to do 2 rims linishing down the rough bits , then the stripping then any further pre chroming prep then chroming , i think ashford chrome were quoting 200 + per rim, 160 for a front guard, and thats if the metal prep was minimal, maybe i will send up my f2 front guard for a sample of his work then if he fucks up at least i have a spare
pete
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Not sure on the original state of the rims he got chromed Pete but the original bike was well rough £30 off eBay!. My rims's just have a few pimply speckles in the chrome so should be the easiest and cheapest to restore. If I ever get a rolled rear rim though, that will be another story. My worry is leaving really rare, expensive to replace, parts for ages with people you don't know and the fear of them going bust. It was a real worry when I got my 750K0 frame painted.
What we need is someone from a chroming place to come on here and join the gang ! Not the 'you are all bunch of ****** hiding behind your keyboards type though' ;)
The guy who had the chroming done is away at the 'mo. Him and myself have our own little CB250KSS (K0) 'email' resto' forum, as there is very little else on the Web apart from Hondatwins.net, which is like the equivalent of the SOHC US site and not quite as 'intimate' as this forum and not so good on UK models. I will quiz him more when he gets back. He also got his two tone candyred/white tank painted by some local car firm for little money and it looks spot on in the pics I have seen.
Here is the transcript from his email to me for CB250 parts (rims the same size as 400/4) "Chrome I use Classic & chrome Hinckley (Dave) 01455 637921. Charges about £80 for a mudguard(with stays) £10-15 for smaller parts Rims £50 each. Brake arm £10".
Cheers ... Ash
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Sounds good ash, we need someone on board this forum who can do our chrome work, most impotantly is quality of work and trust, oh and of course money ha ha
pete
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I use R&S Electroplating (http://www.rschrome.co.uk/page_2643283.html), the exhausts, downpipes and castle joints below cost £220 and the 400/4 bits cost £80.
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I use R&S Electroplating (http://www.rschrome.co.uk/page_2643283.html), the exhausts, downpipes and castle joints below cost £220 and the 400/4 bits cost £80.
His he the guy who 'commented' on us a couple of months back!
Cheers ... AshD
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His he the guy who 'commented' on us a couple of months back!
Cheers ... AshD
I don't know, I've only been on here a couple of weeks, what did he say ?
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His he the guy who 'commented' on us a couple of months back!
Cheers ... AshD
I don't know, I've only been on here a couple of weeks, what did he say ?
Well it may have been him, not sure, who came on here and said "Not really anything I can say, these forums are used by people who would rather moan via a keyboard than contact us direct".
Cheers ...AshD
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I'm due to pick-up some parts from R&S Electroplating next Monday, not sure what comments have been made in the past, but I have found Mark ok to deal with.
Will post items and costs when I have them
Alan
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I found the thread (http://www.sohc.co.uk/index.php/topic,6524.msg35651.html#msg35651) you are referring to AshD, I suppose it is the same with any service, some are satisfied and some are not, I am satisfied with the work he has done for me, the RD pipes were done early 2012 and are still perfect, granted the bike has never been out in bad weather but it has been ridden a lot. As RD pipes are like Hen's teeth I paid extra for insurance when I sent them and R&S did the same when they returned them.
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It wasn't me who used R&S , it was someone else on here, who started the discussion. I have only used Quality Chrome near me in Hull. They are so, so. I was a bit disappointed with them if I am honest but at least I could personally drop off and pick up the parts. According to David Silver there is Euro regulation coming in the next couple of years which will virtually wipe out genuine chrome plating in the UK (well legally anyway ;) )
Cheers ... AshD
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well his prices seem ok, just out of interest what condition were the pipes in when you sent them, and for that matter the condition of the other stuff, was there much prep work for him to do
pete
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well his prices seem ok, just out of interest what condition were the pipes in when you sent them, and for that matter the condition of the other stuff, was there much prep work for him to do
pete
The RD pipes were a bit rusty and the chrome was flakey, they were a bit scraped underneath but there were no dents, the only picture I have is of them on the bike when I was stripping it and it makes them look a bit better than they were. The other picture below is the one I sent to R&S for the quote, as a previous owner had more teeth than brain cells a lot of the bike had been sprayed with black and silver rattle cans so they were full of paint, in the picture you can see I had buffed all the paint off with roloc discs.
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Yes they all seem in good nick, it makes sense that the more prep you do yourself the better the final price form the chromer
pete
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According to David Silver there is Euro regulation coming in the next couple of years which will virtually wipe out genuine chrome plating in the UK (well legally anyway ;) )
Cheers ... AshD
Went out on a works leaving 'doo' last night and I was talking to the son of the owner of Quality Chrome who works in the office where I work part time now, he told me that it's true that new legislation is coming in over the next two years. Something to do with the nickel plating process and that his dad was having to shell out 20k GBP to meet the new regs. so not quite true that they will go out of business but I suppose some may go to the wall if they can't afford the new equipment.
Cheers ... AshD
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Same sort of think hapened to the paint industry, also a person i know built up a furniture restoration business 90% of his work relied on his chemical paint stripping process which he invested his lifes savings in, he done work for houses of parliment heritige etc, the govorment bought in new rules regarding the chemicals he used for stripping and effectivly put him out of business, he had to auction off his equipment for virtually scrap value, and came away with nothing , had he sold the business 2 years earlier it would of fetched him a few hundred thousand, it was also his sons future,
It pisses me off that china India and many other countries do not have to comply and can do what they like , no matter how bad for the planet
pete
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It's not always about how it effects the planet, it's the person using the product, products like Gunk and Nitro-Mors have been "toned" down because of ingredients banned by the EU, I'm sure we all remember the myriads of grease monkeys falling off the perch in Gunk related incidents in the 70's and 80's ;)
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Its just another money making project
Cheers
Bitsa
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Isn't everything the EU thinks up about making money? These are the same morons who want to make it illegal to ride bikes more than 7 years old into town centres,and force us to wear full sleeve dayglo jackets while riding! Off topic I know, but milions of people died between 1939 and 1945 to stop germany teling us how to live our lives, now this country pays billions every year into the EU, and who runs it? THE GERMANS! Rant over!
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We think alike hairygit,
pete
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I am with you Hairygit all the way on views
Cheers
Bitsa
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Got to agree, I think M.E.P. now stands for Making Everyone Poor, they keep coming up with ridiculous laws to justify their own existence and to fleece us, we pay tax on what we earn and then pay tax on what we buy with the money we have already been taxed on.
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Hi,
Anyone used these people for chroming.
http://www.classicsandchrome.co.uk/1.html
A fellow CB250K0 restorer has used them and gave a good report.
Cheers ... AshD
Regarding This post. I asked the guy to confirm the prices he paid for rims, as I thought his prices were too good to be true, and he sent me his invoice which was 100 quid each not 50 he told me initially. They were really ropey to start with though and I mean ropey!!! He also paid the following: kickstart 20, downpipe 35,handlebars 30, 2 mudguards 165 the pair, chainguard 55. This is for a '68 CB250K0
Think I may give Quality Chrome a bash again to save paying any delivery /loss in transit. they are about 7 miles from me.
cheers ... AshD