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Laverdaroo:
Its a right pig isnt it? ;D
This is the third time I've been through this now, doing builds and I hate it each time although its quite satisfying. Reasonably happy with the results though so onwards. 8)
I'm really just finding things to do while I wait for bits to finish the 400 to come in but they've got to be transferable to the kitchen so I can do it in front of the fire if I need to as I'm working late at the min and cant face a cold shed just now. ;D Its only because I need the fire on to plate everything, I was in there........... ;D ;D.
Another job ticked off but it wont be the last time the vats come out on this one I think!
Oddjob:
I'm going to experiment with plating all my carbs bit in yellow passivate instead of bright, as I've got 2 sets I can do one of each and see which I prefer. As the carb bodies are black yellow might be a better contrast. I'm also going to see how leaving them in the passivate longer affects the colour, I might even have a mix of yellow/gold and silver plated bits or I may even do a couple of pieces black just to see how they come out.
Is that just zinc or zinc/nickel Roo?
Laverdaroo:
This lots in zinc, it doesn’t stick to the hard chromed bits and comes off with wire wool which is what I want. I seem to have the mix just right now as the zinc is sticking to what it supposed to like the proverbial to a blanket.
Come up nicely in most areas so chuffed with this lot. As you know there’s nothing worse after heaps of prep for it to go T U!
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Oddjob:
What bits are hard chromed Roo?
Laverdaroo:
Sorry, I appear to have hard chroming on the brain, I meant shiny hard spindles such as the ones that lift the slides in the body. They are dead hard and very shiney and I didnt want to alter the diameter but as it happened as it was so shiny it hasnt taken and come off with a slight rub with soft wire wool. I purposely didnt attack those areas with any form of abrasive in teh cleaning so not to thin anything out. All the steelparts have taken beautifully though and all going together well on the kitchen table at the moment.
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