Posted February 22, 201114 yr Moderator Decided to tart up some of the cycle parts on the old DT. Heres a sample of the finished product....FAIL
February 23, 201114 yr what did you use. like the zinc galvanzing spray stuff? have you ever tried rustoleum hammertone. ive tried it on some pieces and thought the look was real nice.
February 23, 201114 yr Moderator the parts do need to be prepped quite well. a bit of linishing does the trick, I know its not possible on bearing surfaces, so i think renewal or chrome is the way to go!
February 23, 201114 yr Author Moderator This is the work of a professional plating company, and as far as I can see it is chrome...not zinc as asked for. The finish was no way like this when I handed the parts over.
February 23, 201114 yr you'll never get good results if you don't do proper prep. This is why plating is so expensive to get decent job, the prep takes much longer then the actual plating.
February 23, 201114 yr Moderator This is the work of a professional plating company, and as far as I can see it is chrome...not zinc as asked for. The finish was no way like this when I handed the parts over. Umm professional what company !!!!!!
February 23, 201114 yr Moderator This is the work of a professional plating company, and as far as I can see it is chrome...not zinc as asked for. The finish was no way like this when I handed the parts over. Name them and shame them, that is really bad.
February 23, 201114 yr Have they been 'cold plated' in a nickel bath Paul?-they look feckin terrible -name 'em and shame 'em or at least threaten to when you give the company a call to ask for a refund
February 23, 201114 yr Moderator Anyone tried any of the plating kits from evilbay and the like? It can't be worse that this, can it?
February 23, 201114 yr Moderator TBH it looks like the work of South west galvanisers, no correction there hot dip on girders looks better than that merv
February 23, 201114 yr Author Moderator I havent sent them a complaint yet because I will go to another company first to get confirmation that it is all chrome plate. I cannot get to the other place until Friday at the earliest.
February 23, 201114 yr Moderator one thing you have to remember is. if you have something chromed and needs rechroming, the steel substrate can fizz away when subject to the cleaning chemicals. I thought you'd done them yourself via caswell kits. it does look very rusty inside the rear brake pin. At the very least they should have let you know the situation and let you decide how to proceed!
February 23, 201114 yr Author Moderator But they werent chromed and being re-chromed...they were zinc and in for re-zincing. I bet zinc is gone in a flash, some of this stuff looks like it was pickled in acid half the day. Looks like they have not done the slightest polishing and preparing and yes the photos are good and even show up the rust underneath that the naked eye (least mine) would struggle to see.
February 23, 201114 yr OG, put a bit of string through the heaviest part they heve done Walk into the shop and ask for the fella that done the work Swing the piece round your head and lamp him between the eyes with it What a mess thay have become,,,,,, I bet they werent that rusty inside when you brought them in to them,,,,,,,,, Barstwerts
February 25, 201114 yr Yikes, that looks awful. I cannot believe they returned it to you in that shape, did they think you wouldn't notice?
March 1, 201114 yr Author Moderator To add insult to injury I even took some spares in as well, thought I might as well get them done too while I was at it. On a brighter note I went to another company (Unity Plating) in Oldham, the chap there did a test and confirmed the were indeed chrome and agreed they were rough. I found a spare front wheel axle and he has plated it zinc, free of charge as a sample...it's the mutts nuts and just how I wanted my stuff to look. I am actively replacing as much of the first stuff both new and used, no prizes for guessing who gets that job. I am in discussion with the first place.
March 25, 201113 yr Hi do you have the web page /address for Unity Plating,tried google and could not find them ?and what are there prices like ?I am also doing up a DT175MX taken around 16 years at the moment !!!!!!and have just got a frame with V5 so fingers crossed will be on the road soon. Thanks Phil Skipton North Yorks
March 26, 201113 yr Author Moderator Hi do you have the web page /address for Unity Plating,tried google and could not find them ?and what are there prices like ?I am also doing up a DT175MX taken around 16 years at the moment !!!!!!and have just got a frame with V5 so fingers crossed will be on the road soon. Thanks Phil Skipton North Yorks Unity Plating Mount Pleasant St Oldham OL4 1HH 0161 287 8714
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