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munners

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CHROME/POWDER HELP PLEEEEEEEEEEASE!
« on: March 18, 2008, 09:01 AM »
Ive got (at last) an 84 performer. Its chrome. To get it perfect how i want it, i wanna get the drop outs repaired and it also has a little dent in the top tube so i have to get the chrome removed first in order to get it prep'd for repair.


Its cheaper to get the chrome taken off by shotblasting rather than reversing the chroming process. Anyone ever had this done or is it best to get it removed by a chromers?

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Re: CHROME/POWDER HELP PLEEEEEEEEEEASE!
« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2008, 09:05 AM »
Not sure about shot blasting it, but deplating it is easy and then you can take it away and give it a good rub down, prep it and fix the areas before its given back to the chromers. This is what I've done recently with my Gen 1  ;)

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Re: CHROME/POWDER HELP PLEEEEEEEEEEASE!
« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2008, 12:42 PM »
Wouldn't recommend getting it blasted fella!!
... that would give a rougher finish to the metal which would make it more difficult to polish up before the rechrome!!

John

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Re: CHROME/POWDER HELP PLEEEEEEEEEEASE!
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2008, 12:45 PM »
Wouldn't recommend getting it blasted fella!!
... that would give a rougher finish to the metal which would make it more difficult to polish up before the rechrome!!

John

thats what i wanted to know.

Off to the chromers it is then.  ;)

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Re: CHROME/POWDER HELP PLEEEEEEEEEEASE!
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2008, 02:45 PM »
de chrome don`t blast it  as could cause a heap of other trouble
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Re: CHROME/POWDER HELP PLEEEEEEEEEEASE!
« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2008, 06:54 PM »
do not whatever you do get it blasted, the process of blasting off chrome plate will fook the frame and forks.

get it stripped propery, it only costs £20 ffs.....lol

then you can get the repairs done......

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Re: CHROME/POWDER HELP PLEEEEEEEEEEASE!
« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2008, 10:27 PM »
Munners let me know how you get on with stripping it, i need to get a master chromed but need powder coat stripped first but if your happy with the job you get done ill grab their details off ya as im only up the road. :daumenhoch:

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