For the attention of everyone especially GT experts !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Moza]

H all im fairly new here i have posted a few times and had hardly any replies anyway i have an 86 gt and i need ideas from you all on the rebuild. Im thinking of a rechrome but my local company cant do it, they say chrome comes out dull and needs to be polished and the cant get in around the headset.

so i want to know the following if you dont mind replying and dont mind adding pics, afterall im restoring an old school legend !!!

A, a good chroming company
b,colours of non chrome gt,s of the 80's(not freestylers the same model as mine)
c, your ideas for components
d, id i have the frame number G684226..

I do have a full set of parts all black

tuffs, brakes etc so i could use them although im not keen on white or yellow bikes with black wheels.


so people please reply with contacts and ideas

regards

Lee


Ps: if you help me out it will give my old mate Gmac a break lol so please give your input and not just watch my signatuire pic lol

[Waxintaxin]

ohhh shame i like your sig pic 

Plenty of chromers can do frames , so i would await the right company , london chrome on the old kent rd are good but pricey, and you take a risk with any company that it will not be as good as you want , i know that Biagio can get it done at vertego.com so you could ask him

why , how bad is the chrome ? as some fairly bad dull chrome has been blinged with the right polishing

Rich

[DR VINOAH]

if u cant get the f/f rechromed ,
go for black ,seeing as u already have black components

there was a fella bitd who raced uk GT ,he had a full factory spec GT pro in all black ,looked very slick

[gmac]

Ps: if you help me out it will give my old mate Gmac a break lol so please give your input and not just watch my signatuire pic lol

 


All black with chrome decals and chrome rims would be awesome 

[Moza]

Thanks so far chaps keep em coming

[Moza]

Tried Vert-e-go
Hi
 
Its £199 + VAT
 
Rgds, Biagio.

[Stodgy]

That looks like it will polish up a treat...just get a tube of Autosol, a soft cloth and a strong wrist and that'll be perfect in a couple of hours.

Try it before you do anything - I've had a couple of frames recently which have been covered in rust spots and tarnish...they came up beautifully.

Good luck dude.

Dave

 

[Moza]

That looks like it will polish up a treat...just get a tube of Autosol, a soft cloth and a strong wrist and that'll be perfect in a couple of hours.

Try it before you do anything - I've had a couple of frames recently which have been covered in rust spots and tarnish...they came up beautifully.

Good luck dude.

Dave

 

cheers mate but it looks better in the picture lol


update i may have found a chap to rechrome it, for Gmac,s attention Tony Fuller

[Jazzchimp]

Biagio for the brightwork www.vert-ego.com not cheap but mighty fine!

He'll have that chrome blinging to the max.

As for colours try black or blue like my 83 nora

[Bigplinky]

Get some of the 85/86 style decals from here

www.ajkbikes.com

Cheers

Andy

Look wicked on chrome or white

[Mattdub]

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My fave would be yellow with the black components 

[Bren Gunn]

Blue

[QUADROPHENIA]

red

[Steve P]

I could watch these bounce for hours

Sorry, forgot where I was for a second till the Missus just slapped me on the back of the head

My fave would be yellow with the black components

Like Matt said . . . yellow with black parts

Cheers

Steve 

[Flaz]

I could watch these bounce for hours

                

I wish

[Moza]

Thanks for the info, ive been looking at stickers and found some GT with 4130 on them well it says that on my frame so is that the model of my frame

[Frosty]

Give the Oxalic acid a bash before chroming. I have read the thread on vbmx and the stuff appears to work a treat. I found a place over here that sells tubs of the stuff too. Here's a couple of pics and the link





http://www.vintagebmx.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=4;t=004702;p=1

Paul

[Moza]

Give the Oxalic acid a bash before chroming. I have read the thread on vbmx and the stuff appears to work a treat. I found a place over here that sells tubs of the stuff too. Here's a couple of pics and the link





http://www.vintagebmx.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=4;t=004702;p=1




Paul
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thanks mine aint as bad as that !!!!!!!!!!!!




here it is soaking up the sun on the patio, ive been having trouble riding it though

[Moza]

Had a look about and mine has 84 in the frame number so im sure its a 84 bike not a 86, from what ive seen on websites its a gt pro ? id love to know for definate

[oberonspacefruit]

4130 is the tubing type. not the model.

[Moza]

4130 is the tubing type. not the model.

Thanks i worked that out when i spotted a Haro freestyler with 4130 tubing on a sticker

im learning !!!!!!!!!!!

[Moza]

Big thanks to Ad he did his detective work and came up with a standard 84 GT with early(rare) forks

well done and thanks mate


Lee