johnH20
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| posted on 18/1/11 at 10:59 AM |
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Renovating chrome
Not realy a Locost question this as I am renovating a classic Italian racing bike with chrome finished rear triangle. This has some very small areas
where the chrome has worn or eroded away, fortunately not in highly visible places. I have treated with derusting agent and plan to polish back to
bare metal locally with a dremel and polishing compound. The question is what then. I am considering Eastwood 'Diamond Clear' spray in the
affected areas but are there better treatments/processes that people can recommend.
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nick205
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| posted on 18/1/11 at 11:08 AM |
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I think you'd be better of getting the part stripped and re-chromed to be honest. The areas taken back to bare metal will inevitably allow
moisture in under the remaining chrome which will start to lift quite quickly in my experience.
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v8kid
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| posted on 18/1/11 at 12:26 PM |
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Might be expensive I was quoted £100 to have a pair of bath taps stripped polished and rechromed!
You'd be surprised how quickly the sales people at B&Q try and assist you after ignoring you for the past 15 minutes when you try and start a
chainsaw
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 18/1/11 at 12:29 PM |
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www.frost.co.uk
they have all your answers.
[Edited on 18-1-11 by MakeEverything]
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 18/1/11 at 01:12 PM |
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I agree that re-chroming is the only option that's likely to work.
A major part of the costs involved in re-chroming is the preparation - stripping off the old chrome and polishing up the metal underneath. Any
blemishes in the base metal will be staggeringly obvious once the new chrome is put on.
It might be worth shopping around for a small local plating business - perhaps you could come to some arrangement where you do most of the prep work
and they put the part in with other work. You would have to have some disclaimer though - they won't want to take any responsibility for a
shabby finish where you didn't do the prep correctly.
The only other option is nickel plating, which can be done at home (see Frost's catalogue). However it would look odd against other parts that
are chromed as it is a distinctly different shade of shiny silver. It does look really good on vintage bikes though!
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