Rear drops on a Harry Leary Turbo?

[martylaa]

Ones i have seen have a silver/chrome protection on the rear dropouts, what are these and where can i get some?

[pickle]

i maybe well wrong here.....but i'm guessing the original finish was deliberately masked off on the dropouts so it didn't get chipped or break when the wheels get tightened?

just a theory though as i know fook all about em 

[martylaa]

sounds about right, bollocks.......
cheers pickle the paint is very delicate as i found out yesterday

[pickle]

isn't it a kind of laquer over chrome finish?  all finishing over the top of chrome comes off very easy i'm afraid....tis a very delicate finish which is why hardly any i've seen are pristine.  lovely looking though 

[sparky]

The silver areas on the rear and fork dropouts is the standard Chrome base prior to the Smoke being applied (it was for effect more than anything else). A tacky substance was applied to the areas (type of masking) so not to create a too course edging because the coating (six coats of blue-black paint and four coats of clear, then baked) had a tendancy to chip. The masking could then be removed without impacting the smoke paint.

[martylaa]

cheers mark, i thought the painters would have done this seeing as they were the ones doing the leary paint, never mind too late now, its chipped a little on the rear dropout....

[louisdog]

Here's the drop outs on my HLT

   

the radius is 13mm or the size of a 2p piece
i used this to score round with a very sharp scalpel and then used a steel rule, then picked off the laquer leaving the chrome and a perfect edge
forks are the same but 12.5mm use a 10p , hope this helps chap 

[martylaa]

looks like something i may have to do thanks for the tips

[meticulous]

alternatively del may be able to provide you with some chrome decals to go round the area, then no need to risc damaging your paint, like i did....

[Redline]

alternatively del may be able to provide you with some chrome decals to go round the area, then no need to risc damaging your paint, like i did....

... Never realised ya did that with yours Sammy..... ya big cheat 

J

[meticulous]

when i saw you had posted i knew you was going to rip into me!!!

[Redline]

when i saw you had posted i knew you was going to rip into me!!!

    

lmfao ..... easy target buddy