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Anorak's Corner / Anyone done home zinc plating with Olive Drab Passivate finish ?
« on: December 14, 2023, 09:00:04 PM »
A lot of the fasteners on my 1980 CB250RSA have olive drab green passivated zinc plating.
I found it hard to find any of the passivate solution at a reasonable price on-line.
I phoned Gateros Electroplating and the owner Tony told me that they no longer supply olive drab passivate as it can't be sold for DIY use anymore. So he doesn't stock it now. However, he found some old stock, enough to make me 2 litres of the dip but I had send him a letter on my VAT registered business notepaper stating that it won't be re-sold and that I will use it in an industrial environment with the necessary safety PPE. So it should be winging it's way to me shortly.
Just wondering if anyone else on here has done any olive drab green passivated zinc parts. I know that is was used on many Yamaha models. I have also seen it on CB400F chain guide rings and the metal parts of Honda front disc brake 'spats'. I did once get some parts finished in zinc olive drab by Allenchrome in Pocklington but they no longer do bike related stuff.
I found it hard to find any of the passivate solution at a reasonable price on-line.
I phoned Gateros Electroplating and the owner Tony told me that they no longer supply olive drab passivate as it can't be sold for DIY use anymore. So he doesn't stock it now. However, he found some old stock, enough to make me 2 litres of the dip but I had send him a letter on my VAT registered business notepaper stating that it won't be re-sold and that I will use it in an industrial environment with the necessary safety PPE. So it should be winging it's way to me shortly.
Just wondering if anyone else on here has done any olive drab green passivated zinc parts. I know that is was used on many Yamaha models. I have also seen it on CB400F chain guide rings and the metal parts of Honda front disc brake 'spats'. I did once get some parts finished in zinc olive drab by Allenchrome in Pocklington but they no longer do bike related stuff.