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Title: re. chroming Post by: Rods58 on July 20, 2004, 07:38:44 PM I picked up a couple spare fc blinker surounds how would i go about getting them re chromed I heard they are can be a bit hit and miss when re chroming cast bits and peices..
cheers Rod... Title: Re: re. chroming Post by: julius on July 20, 2004, 08:41:23 PM Hi
What you say is true however I had heaps of dicast done on Effie by Perfection plating in Albury and nearly 8 years on still looks great. Julius Title: Re: re. chroming Post by: Wayne on July 21, 2004, 01:10:49 AM Hi
I dont what area your in but I have just got some chroming done he did the front badge and bonnet spear and he is at the moment doing my head light rims did a good job the person I used is in Liverpool name is ultimate shine he is on the highway. If you want more details you can contact me. WAYNE Title: Re: re. chroming Post by: Rods58 on July 21, 2004, 01:27:40 AM Thanks wayne Im in gosford I spoke to a bloke up in cardiff I might give him a go.
Cheers Rod. Title: Re: re. chroming Post by: Glenn 'Stinky' Stankevicius on July 21, 2004, 03:17:11 AM It depends a lot on the condition of the die-cast, if there is a lot of corrosion and spots then the finish will be less than perfect.
There is also a process where the parts can be plastic coated first and then chromed, the Prez of the SA Club showed me a grille badge he had sone and it looked great. |