vert ego

[bmxbert]

has anyone had or seen 1st hand any resto work done by vert ego....
is it any good and what should i expect to pay? they said about £160 to re-chrome a frame + vat
is that to steep or about the going rate....

[Jt]

pm dingo..he has a (by all accounts) a very very good chromer indeed...

vert-ego puts his profit on top, so i dont think its the best deal...work ment to be pretty good though...i'm sure someone on here know's where biaggio goes, so perhaps cut out the middle man....

 

[lazychubs]

speak to pk radman or dingo think they use the same bloke but not sure
and bert theres a place just up the rd to you
that did bikes bitd hockley chromers

[dikk1970]

my brother bought a chrome streetbeat frame from him he had chromed, sh1te job ,rust coming through,
no chrome on dropouts and he said it was good ,got him to change it for white one,in my opinion stay clear
chris

[thecrooch]

Swivel told me he uses a firm in Herts called

R C J (Metal Finishers) Ltd
Units 3 & 4 Pindar Works
Pindar Road
Hoddesdon
Herts
EN11 0BZ
Tel No. 01992 467931

He told me that they charge about £20 for a pair of forks, ive emailed him to see how much they charge for a frame and forks...  ill post back when ive heard back from him.

[bmxbert]

tar mate

[Bob_Acid]

that's it crooch, blame it on swivel   

[DIRTBIKER250F]

Will be posting my long awaited pics tomorrow after i pick the Haro up. 115 for stripping prep, Chrome and polish. Spoke to him Wednesday and he said it looks really good, fingers crossed 

[brass monkey!]

good thread,
I would be interested in getting a F&F and 2 pairs of bars re-Chromed - I'm in Essex too BMXBert, so  lmk know what prices you get, we may get a bulk discount ?

[thecrooch]

that's it crooch, blame it on swivel   

i didnt think that was too bad? it would cost you that to get them powdered by SBD...... i'm happy to pay that to get a decent job. but each to their own.

Swivel is doing their website so recommended them. 

dont know what Hockley charge, probably better for the essex boys as nearer.

[Bob_Acid]

20 quid sounds well reasonable for a pair of forks 

[neiljonarcus]

there  is  a  bloke  on  burnerworld  called buttsbike  shop his chroming  is  top class  i am getting a crank done  at the  moment  i will post pics  of  it  when its  done

[therock]

20 quid is reasonable , its cheap as fook , i payed £50 for some robinson forks chromed at willochrome in st helens and it aint what id call fantastic , wont be using them again 

[lazychubs]

and deffo dont use the one at manor trading estate in benfleet as they ruined my diamond back frame forks and bars

[thecrooch]

no word from Swivel today....

[hooga1975]

good thread,
I would be interested in getting a F&F and 2 pairs of bars re-Chromed - I'm in Essex too BMXBert, so  lmk know what prices you get, we may get a bulk discount ?

I have got a set of cranks I need rechromed, we should chuck the lot into together to get the best price. 

[hooga1975]

are you in Essex?

[lazychubs]

mm chrome azusa lol
i wonder

[bmxbert]

its looking like i may end up getting super bike dan to paint it for me if chrome is going to be sutch a pain.....
that will be a shame to lose the chrome but at least i will know it will turn out good

[lazychubs]

is it ya latest bike with dodgy drop outs
if so just paint them and leave the rest chrome lol

[bmxbert]

yeah i was thinking a couple of dropout savers would be enough but i want it mint... it deserves to be mint so if it means paying themoney and doing alot of research thats wat will be done...im going to make sure its worthy of a botm entry it needs moremid school

[thecrooch]

Heard back from Swivel (who you will be glad to hear has jumped back aboard the good ship RAD)

Frame and Forks £100 - though he says to do you own prep work and polishing. But its triple plated and well worth the money!!

So there you go - Herts/North Essex Boys you know where to go....