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boloon

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How to chrome a frame
« on: April 02, 2006, 09:11 AM »
Whats the best way to prepare either a painted or chromed frame for new chromeing & can anyone recommend a chromers in central (SE or SW)London cheers

SI DOM

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Re: How to chrome a frame
« Reply #1 on: April 02, 2006, 09:35 AM »
Mornig geeza.

The best way to prep a painted frame is to:
1. Have it sand blasted.
2. Use a paint strippin product,prefrebly nitromors.
Option one is obviosly the easier road to go down,but if like me you like to get involved and get your hands dirty strip it yourself.It took me a couple of weeks to strip my TA in between doing my day job.You would also need some wet and dry 240 up to 800 ish and some scotch pads.Another tip if you do use the nitro is when your doing the hards bits (welds etc) apply the gear then cover with foil so its as air tight as possable and leave for 20 mins or so.It makes stripin those hard bits so much easier.
F*ckin hell it sound like a bloody delia smith recipy!!
Good luck.
SI.

Offline lazychubs

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Re: How to chrome a frame
« Reply #2 on: April 02, 2006, 03:47 PM »
then you need to get said bits highly polished b4 final chroming
the better the finish .the better the chrome comes out.
and make sure thye guarentee there work too

SI DOM

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Re: How to chrome a frame
« Reply #3 on: April 02, 2006, 04:52 PM »
Absolutly. :daumenhoch:

dirty 130

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Re: How to chrome a frame
« Reply #4 on: April 04, 2006, 09:37 PM »
if you are looking for a chromers in london there is only one place to go and thats london chroming on the old kent road they are one if not the best in the country i have had lots of stuff done by them but you will pay a premium for the quality ;)

boloon

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Re: How to chrome a frame
« Reply #5 on: April 05, 2006, 07:18 AM »
if you are looking for a chromers in london there is only one place to go and thats london chroming on the old kent road they are one if not the best in the country i have had lots of stuff done by them but you will pay a premium for the quality ;)

called them to ask & they said no

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