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BigAl (Alan):
I've had some re-chroming completed be Mark @ RS Electroplating, Manchester, but not fork tubes, so I cannot comment. Have you asked another re-chromer there opinion?
Mark is a member of this forum, why not get in touch.

Alan

stevush:
I don't know any re-chromers and I'm not familiar with Mark but if he reads the post I'd be interested in any comments he may have.  I rang Brook suspension this afternoon and voiced my concerns, after a brief discussion I've sent them a picture (the same one as posted here) and I'm awaiting their response.

Steve

haynes66:
i've used pittedforks (or phillpots as they are known) for years. the chrome seems a little duller than original but i have ridden in all weathers on one set and no rust after 5 years or so. wouldnt go anywhere else.

Bodd:
They are not meant to be shiny, hard chrome is a process of adding material then grinding to a tolerance so the best finish you will get is a fine grind surface, they only get a shine on them through age and use by rubbing on the seals. Phillpots did the stanchions for my RD restoration as they are a discontinued part but when I did my 400F I bought new ones from DS which cost about the same as Philpotts charged for doing the RD ones, to look at them the finish is identical.

AshimotoK0:
There was a Magazine article comparison of Phillpots vs another company... seem to remember price about the same but phillpots won hands down as I remember.

My Z650B1 forks were done by Phillpots about 30 years ago and all the time I owned it they never rusted or pitted. Hard chroming is a totally different process and it what the Japs should have used in the first place. It's ground afterwards so is not bright and shiny..more satiny.

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