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Offline spadey99

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Smoke black finish on pro class.. Anyone in uk do it??
« on: November 16, 2015, 03:29 PM »
Hi guys

I know it's been asked a thousand times but does anyone in the uk do a good smoked chrome finish that was on the pro class???
Bikes are there to be ridden, so why do I have so many.....

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Re: Smoke black finish on pro class.. Anyone in uk do it??
« Reply #1 on: November 16, 2015, 03:44 PM »
Steve it can be done as a lacquer applied over the chrome but a decent fart  next to it can often be enough to make it come off... I had a few done by the lad on Burner world up in Darlington who's name escapes me but I think was Mark. The company was Impressive Finishes I think?

Look on my page on me & my bikes and you will see them both. There was a guy on here who sent his to Australia to get the proper chemical process done but my god it was expensive. Looked out of this world though, so you get what you pay for  I suppose  :-\
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« Reply #2 on: November 16, 2015, 04:43 PM »
Yeah thanks mate..... I have a survivor and it's awesome but did a citric bath to clean rust off and it seems to have stripped some off the forks but not touched the main frame  :-[ it's not to bad just annoying
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« Reply #3 on: November 16, 2015, 04:44 PM »





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« Reply #4 on: November 16, 2015, 05:04 PM »
http://www.merridalepolishingandplating.co.uk/nickel-chrome/


Yes citric acid will remove some zinc And nickel plating .  I'm sure there are other company's that do it in the UK aswell as the one above
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« Reply #5 on: November 16, 2015, 05:44 PM »
That's a sweet survivor Steve :smitten:

Here's a couple I did but like I said, you had to look at them not ride them, so I sold them on :2funny:



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« Reply #6 on: November 16, 2015, 08:22 PM »
Lovely mate  :smitten:

Wish I had known about citric before dipping it... Strange it just effected the forks not the frame???  :'(
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« Reply #7 on: November 16, 2015, 08:39 PM »



Wish I had known about citric before dipping it... Strange it just effected the forks not the frame???  :'(

Yes I don't know why. I thinks it's a passivate that goes over the chrome.  I know people who leave new zinc plated bolts in cola or vinegar etc to strip the plating so they can be redone either black or olive green

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« Reply #8 on: November 16, 2015, 09:04 PM »
everytime I click on link for the plating company it crashes.....  ???
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« Reply #9 on: November 16, 2015, 10:10 PM »
Won't load for me either, not sure why. Check them on t'web think they're Birmingham based

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