Knackered Hutch bars

[poolysheriff]

Got a pair of knackered Hutch bars

Chrome is shot
A mate sand blasted them and its not all come off 
In fact they look worse now 

Stem has been overtightened to say the least too 

Shall i bin em or not

Can anything be done

Gary..

[harris]

they look well squashed  or is it the pic  they should only ever be stripped at the platers with reversing the plating procedure
with a charge   they might be able to get done if not to pitted

[poolysheriff]

No Dan they are well squashed 

If i could get them painted up white or something i'd be happy

But must admit it does look like they will end up in the bin 

[harris]

na dont bin em  they have a fighting chance trust me .

[sawzall]

dont bin them gary any things possible if they are going to be painted they stand a good chance of being saved,

[steve Beech TA]

yep paint them once there on they will be fine

[CD17]

Gary send them to me & I will take them to the main man Superbikedan, Im going to see him next week, he will make them look like new 

Or just send them straight to Dan 

[MartyC]

Got to a welder and get him/her (well you never know LOL) to re-shape and fill the crush marks with weld/brazing then get them plated or painted 

[fouronethreeoh!]

Chrome can be stripped using a caustic soda/water mix, and a 12v car battery.
The item to be stripped should be connected to the + lead, the - end in the solution.
Its best to agitate the solution whilst stripping.
The solution should go a urine !? colour.
Caustic soda is available from hardware shops.
Better results are acheived working on small areas at a time.

Just dont throw the waste down the drain, water authorities arent keen on chromium in water systems.

[MartyC]

Chrome can be stripped using a caustic soda/water mix, and a 12v car battery.
The item to be stripped should be connected to the + lead, the - end in the solution.
Its best to agitate the solution whilst stripping.
The solution should go a urine !? colour.
Caustic soda is available from hardware shops.
Better results are acheived working on small areas at a time.

Just dont throw the waste down the drain, water authorities arent keen on chromium in water systems.

What a great tip - might put this to some use in the next few months - good call that man 

[magna13]

get them painted nicely and then use them on a rider not a show bike, thats what i'd do 

[Steve P]

Chrome can be stripped using a caustic soda/water mix, and a 12v car battery.
The item to be stripped should be connected to the + lead, the - end in the solution.

WoW ... I'll have to give that a go too    it'll be interesting to see if it does work 

Steve

[magna13]

Chrome can be stripped using a caustic soda/water mix, and a 12v car battery.
The item to be stripped should be connected to the + lead, the - end in the solution.

WoW ... I'll have to give that a go too    it'll be interesting to see if it does work 

Steve

[fouronethreeoh!]

It certainly works, its not a speedy process, but neither is chrome plating.

I've had to do this on aircraft parts, which are a wee bit pricey 

Give it a go and post your results.
 

[Mattdub]

Gary , get another crossbar welded in & sell em to JT    .

[Bananaman]

Better still , I'll have em and get em fixed up

[jT Racing]

  at mat, i could easily get them back to tip top condition.

[poolysheriff]

I,ll bring em to MK

If thay are as i think too knackered ,
I,ll burn them with the burner that will be on fire 

[jackel]

I,ll bring em to MK

If thay are as i think too knackered ,
I,ll burn them with the burner that will be on fire 

that,d mean there would be people with 3rd degree burns trying to get them off