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royhall:
What's the turn around time on the mentioned chrome platers. Been using Lancaster Bronze and they take ages to send stuff back. They have had the carb rubber bands (12) off my F2 for nearly five weeks now. That's ridiculous, I need a new chromer. Cheers all.
Trigger:
Any plater that plates over rust is a No, No in my book. Chroming is down to the prep work.
AshimotoK0:
--- Quote from: royhall on March 13, 2015, 08:05:13 AM ---What's the turn around time on the mentioned chrome platers. Been using Lancaster Bronze and they take ages to send stuff back. They have had the carb rubber bands (12) off my F2 for nearly five weeks now. That's ridiculous, I need a new chromer. Cheers all.
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Depends how much you push 'em I reckon Roy. I left all my stuff with the guy in Hinkley and then discovered he had had my mates mudguard for 11 months and it took him two weeks to quote me, almost. But when I challenged him on the 'phone over timescales he got a bit huffy and quoted me a week ! Sure enough exactly a week later he voice-mailed me saying my parts were ready for collection. That was for two mudguards inc stays etc, a wheel rim and a set of handlebars. To be fair to him, my mates mudguard was a rusty old moth eaten thing, that, personally, I would have thown in the skip. The chromer told me had to keep building it up with copper plate in order to rechrome it properly and it was a labour of love to get it anything like decent. So in summary he who shouts loudest gets it done, in my experience. It's a mucky sh*tty business to be in, so hats off to 'em really. I have tried 'copy chrome' and it just doesn't look right on Honda's... anyone else tried it out?
Ash
ziggy stardust:
I always use Chromefix.co.uk in Birmingham for my restorations.
Z
Bitsa (Ralph Wright - RIP):
That looks damn good keep them in mind
cheers
Bitsa
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