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Lets remember that new products about to be chrome plated do not need as much if any polishing, but also most of the stuff that you have talked about is 'Bright Zinc plated' not chrome as its much cheaper, but it dulls very quickly. You might also notice that you can see brush marks under the plating on cheaper stuff and this is because it hasn't be polished very well if at all before or between processes.However the plating we are talking about is triple plated 'Show Chrome'.Therefore your frame for example has to be:Stripped - Polished - Copper plated - Polished - Nickel pated - Polished - Chrome plated - finally Polish again. (* Don't forget to advise the Chromer 'not' to polish the welds out)That's 8 processes...... If its done properlyDo it on the cheap and it won't be polished between processes.Many people have come here saying that they can get it cheaper, but usually the results are far from perfect. (ie. corners have been cut to reduce the cost)Conclusion:You get what you pay forHope that helpsDan
Quote from: diesel on February 13, 2008, 02:11 PMLets remember that new products about to be chrome plated do not need as much if any polishing, but also most of the stuff that you have talked about is 'Bright Zinc plated' not chrome as its much cheaper, but it dulls very quickly. You might also notice that you can see brush marks under the plating on cheaper stuff and this is because it hasn't be polished very well if at all before or between processes.However the plating we are talking about is triple plated 'Show Chrome'.Therefore your frame for example has to be:Stripped - Polished - Copper plated - Polished - Nickel pated - Polished - Chrome plated - finally Polish again. (* Don't forget to advise the Chromer 'not' to polish the welds out)That's 8 processes...... If its done properlyDo it on the cheap and it won't be polished between processes.Many people have come here saying that they can get it cheaper, but usually the results are far from perfect. (ie. corners have been cut to reduce the cost)Conclusion:You get what you pay forHope that helpsDanSpot on bro I'm happy to pay for good quality chroming , pay peanuts you get monkeys .Another thread on here made me smile the other day about peeps wanting cheap powdercoaters , it ain't expensive to have a good job done to start with ! .Why cheap powdercoaters ? , are you actively searching for a crap job !
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Think you all are not getting my point, i to am self employed, i am nowadays a cabbie, and would not start my engine if i knew before my shift started that i would not take at least £120 a night. I will cut to the chase and then see if someone, anyone can explain why so much money. I got quotes from 4 platers in and around leicester and the cheapest to copper/zinc/chrome with polishing in between all stages for ONE MONGOOSE set of FORKS ONLY was £178.45 inc.!! with the most expensive being £223......... Get the fook out of here and get real, its prices like that that has drove the work to other cheaper regions of the planet.