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Chrome plating
AshimotoK0:
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Bruce
mickwinf:
My only recent experience with chroming was with agbrigg and generally was pleased with the results. I found any solid item chromed very well as they had the material to grind and polish. i did find the headlamp ears did distort a bit but bent back into shape easily.
Laverda Dave:
I have found chroming an absolute nightmare recently. My usual plater has been forced to give up chroming due to ever tightening environmental issues connected with the treatment of the water from the various plating baths. As a result of this I called or visited at least half a dozen platers within a 75mile radius of home. I was quoted stupid money and timescales of at least nine months to undertake chrome plating of new parts with nobody wanting to touch old chrome as I was told 'We can pick and choose the work we want to take on and re-chroming of old parts is not economically viable'. With the Triton rebuild I am now swapping out parts that need re-chroming such as handlebars and headlight brackets with stainless polished parts as it's cheaper and less hassle in the long run.
I also need to get the frame of the Rickman CR750 re-nickled and currently looking for a company that can undertake the work due to the frame size, if the price is high I'll look at a suitable powder coat as this type of finish has improved massively over the past five years.
philward:
Dave, theres an article in Classic Bike this month on a ex Jeffries Rickman Norton that has been restored by Steve Tomkin. He mentions having the frame re-nickled. Might be worth contacting him to see if he can recommend the firm he used. Just googled his firm - heres the link
https://www.stevetonkinclassics.com/
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