ed
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Probably asking on the wrong site as there aren't many restorators on here, but does anyone know anything about nickel plating? Does it cost any more than chrome plating? Not been able to speak to any companys in the know yet as there isn't anyone very local to me who does it...
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Robin
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for what purpose? to prevent rust? or for things like brake calipers etc?
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ed
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To make things look pretty  Nuts, bolts, springs, e.t.c... Stuff that I'm not getting poweder coated or painted.
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Robin
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speak to broster, he had some brake calipers done for J1M. he's probably got pics, and knows the prices he was charged etc.
afaik, its cheap.
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ed
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Do you know if he was able to take the parts to the place dirty? I don't want to have to pay a lot for blasting at one place then the same again for the plating  
(I hate paying people to do stuff anyway on my car now)
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Robin
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i think they were new. bit of break cleaner on them all and a cleanrag would do
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ed
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On everthing though. My electroplating box is going to be quite full as a lof of the bare ally parts in the engine bay are going to have to be done 
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broster
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lad at work is getting stuff send to america to get chromed with a million layers
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chumbly_warner
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You can send the parts to them dirty as they will have to strip them anyway.
Nickel plating is cheeper than chroming as to chrome something you copper it then nickel it then chrome it.
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ed
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Hmmm, interesting. I like the idea of nickel. It's a bit more of a gold colour to chrome, plus I want to be different 
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STEvieXE
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u can get bolts etc recapped?? doesnt make them chrome r nething, just makes them look new again... cheap too. mate got all the suspenions bolts and everything really for underside of a mini for like 20 quid...
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ed
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Thats the sort of thing I want to do. Who can do that?
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Greg_M
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some else watched american chopper???
i think its more expensice as it a relativly old process and not many placesdo it, but its a completly different finnish to chrome, only suits older cars/bikes tho
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ed
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Don'thave Sky working Some guy recomended it to me at Uni. Looked at a few samples and thought it was quite cool. To chrome you have to nicle plate first anyway. THought that was only for wheels, but apparently not.
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Crutey
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quote:
Originally posted by Greg_M
some else watched american chopper???
Haha i was just thinkin the same thing myself
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Cosmo
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quote:
Originally posted by Crutey
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Originally posted by Greg_M
some else watched american chopper???
Haha i was just thinkin the same thing myself
Was going to ask the same.
Got to say though, it looks loads better than Chrome with that yellow/goldy tint.
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STEvieXE
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quote:
Originally posted by STEvieN.I.
u can get bolts etc recapped?? doesnt make them chrome r nething, just makes them look new again... cheap too. mate got all the suspenions bolts and everything really for underside of a mini for like 20 quid...
i would need to check for u mate...
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