Re-chroming

[login_user]

Hi knowledgable People,
I'm looking to get a frame and forks rechromed,so it looks like the day it left the bike shop.Can anyone reccomend some where and roughly how much they charge?


Thanking you all

[Waxintaxin]

London chrome are apparently the dogs at rechroming , looking at 150 ish

Rich

[billstup]

What area do you live in ?

[login_user]

Hampshire.
Can you give me contact details aswell please

[Mattdub]

There's a place near Poole/Bournemouth who are V good 

[login_user]

Have you got there name?

[spinmaster]

try these guys in southampton

http://www.hepcoltd.co.uk/

they do awesome work 

[Mattdub]

Have you got there name?

I'm not 100% sure , could be South Coast Chrome or something similar . Someone on here will know 

[sawzall]

try hampshire electroplaters in southampton they did this for £130 really good job and really helpful

[login_user]

Thanks,Looks nice!!!!!!!!

[beard1973]

London chrome are apparently the dogs at rechroming , looking at 150 ish

Rich

London Chrome will want double that... and the last two jobs I have seen from them were not 'perfect'... £360 for F&F.... 

[lazychubs]

place in benfleet qoutedme 70 quid for frame forks and bars
will let you all know wot its like end of the month lol

[jimwise68]

Hockley Electroplaters in Southend done my TA frame and forks, seatpost and redline flight cranks for £70.

Great job but long wait. Make sure you prep the frame first though.

[login_user]

Just picked my Frame and forks  up from Hampshire electro platers in Southampton this morning ,What a S*#T job pitting everywhere :knuppel2:And just taken it back,i hope they do a better job this time

I Don't recommend them at all.

[CD17]

London chrome are apparently the dogs at rechroming , looking at 150 ish

Rich

London Chrome will want double that... and the last two jobs I have seen from them were not 'perfect'... £360 for F&F.... 

Yeah i phoned them up & they told me £260-320 for a F&F 

[MartyC]

London chrome are apparently the dogs at rechroming , looking at 150 ish

Rich

London Chrome will want double that... and the last two jobs I have seen from them were not 'perfect'... £360 for F&F.... 

Yeah i phoned them up & they told me £260-320 for a F&F 

I know a guy in West London that does a really good job, I'll dig out his number and post it up 

[lazychubs]

place in benfleet qoutedme 70 quid for frame forks and bars
will let you all know wot its like end of the month lol

right dont bother using these people
proplate in benfleet job was utter crap
and when i asked for it to be stripped
they left the frame out in the rain all week so now its proper rusty

[TwoBobRob]

From what I've heard and seen,  it would appear you'd be better off sending your stuff to Vert-Ego so Biagio can send it on to his magic chromers....

Not cheap,  but top class I believe.

[MartyC]

Anyone in West London, these guys are good.  They did my new school GT Cruiser Forks and Cranks and will be doing a few more bits for me soon.

Hayes Metal Finishers
1000a, Uxbridge Rd, Hayes, Middlesex UB4 0RL
Tel: 020 8573 1359  

They are a bit fiddly to find and their premises are a bit run down it's all the chemicals rotting everything  .

If anyone wants anything doing I can post photo's of their work and point you in the right direction 

[Frosty]

I have used two different ones oop north. Castleford chromers and another one I can't remember. Cheap and good job on dodgy parts, but if you are after top job I would suggest preparing the item yourself before sending off.

I have just been following these threads to see if anyone else has good results at a reasonable price from other platers, so far seems inconclusive.

[Bren Gunn]

I have used the chromers in Castleford too, frame & forks £80, but you get what you pay for   Bars, forks and cranks, not a problem...  frames

[stuntmaster]

London chrome are apparently the dogs at rechroming , looking at 150 ish

Rich

London Chrome will want double that... and the last two jobs I have seen from them were not 'perfect'... £360 for F&F.... 

Yeah i phoned them up & they told me £260-320 for a F&F 

I know a guy in West London that does a really good job, I'll dig out his number and post it up 

if he the one i know about make sure you prep it as they won`t 

[elmo]

Hampshire electroplating is nearest 023 80225639 Frame Forks £129 inc VAT not bad finish but would push for them to polish more as i was not too happy with seat tude
can recomened chrome restoration in hythe 01303 268969 really good finish

[selfpreservation]

doug taylor metal finishing weston supermare an absolute perfectionist , usually works in the classic car/bike field pricey at £150 for ff but this guy will make a top notch job and guarenteed for i year

[jT Racing]

sounds like some of you got ripped off. you paid for a show chrome finish and got your bike just chromed. We do 2 different types through work, industial chrome(just chrome and nowt else) and (if you wnat to call it that) show chrome, layer of copper, a lot of nickel and then a little chrome, one is very expensive but looks the nads when done, the other can be perfect but usually has a bit that is uneven and rough. One time somebody sent some motorbike parts do be chromed, they dissapeared, so i would never have used them. But we did loads of stuff through them, table legs, wire frames and loads of other shop fittings. Show chrome is what it is and that is how you should get it back and that price includes prep work. Stick to the recommended ones, worth it in the end.