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Title: Bloody expensive
Post by: guest146 on January 29, 2008, 08:37:58 PM

I decided to take some parts from my old Francis Barnett to be re-chromed. Kick start, gearlever ,exhaust clamp ,handlebars, and a wheel spindle. I expected it to be 80 or 90 pounds but £150 plus VAT   :'(    Still if a jobs worth doing


Ken

Title: Re: Bloody expensive
Post by: Alan Hughes on January 29, 2008, 09:31:03 PM

I don't think that's necessarily expensive. A good polish chrome finish has never been cheap especially if the platers have to do some cleaning up and polishing of the items before they're put in the bath. If you just want to stop the metal pieces from rusting get them zinc and passivated, but of course it doesn't look half as good as a polish chrome.

Title: Re: Bloody expensive
Post by: guest27 on January 29, 2008, 11:19:11 PM

Weeeellllllllll

If you did it at home it would have cost 2X that for a basic DIY kit.  (http://www.caswelleurope.co.uk/Trichrom.htm)

R

Title: Re: Bloody expensive
Post by: guest146 on January 30, 2008, 05:40:28 PM

I wasant aware you can do it yourself  Sounds interesting

Ken

Title: Re: Bloody expensive
Post by: guest27 on January 31, 2008, 11:21:22 AM

Kits available from here (http://www.caswelleurope.co.uk/)

R