I've gathering parts for my current build as cash allows and suitable candidates come up. Trouble is, as for most of us, it's sometimes damn difficult finding the exact parts you're after in the colour you want.
Anyway, my build:
http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,179604.msg1803559.html#msg1803559As such I'm wanting to go chrome and black, but as much chrome as possible. Well I picked a lovely NOS headset and seat post clamp just one was in black and the other blue.
After putting trade ad's up on a few separate occasions, and getting zero responses I took a brave pill (may be a stupid pill in some people's minds) and got the oven cleaner out before moving on to the polishing wheel. Think they turned out ok. Sorry if it upsets some but I did try to trade before hand.
After the stripper:
and then some polishing:
finally some of Del's finest and all finished:
And the seat post clamp:
NOS (don't hate me):
Stripped:
Polished:
Then my stem. Picked this up a while back and didn't want to go for a re-chrome:
So after 3 grades on the polishing wheel it's not perfect but a heck of a lot better:
Cheers