Junk shop find

[ren531]

Thanks Drago they seem to be in Kent but I will get an estimate ,but I will try as IIIaveago suggest and try and polish it up .

 

[Illaveago]

Thanks Drago they seem to be in Kent but I will get an estimate ,but I will try as IIIaveago suggest and try and polish it up .

I have managed to make brushed stainless steel shiny so you may be able to improve the finish that you have.

 

[biggs682]

Could you try a polishing mop ?

 

[simongt]

A wee tip. If you're going along the chroming route, ensure that a coat of copper is plated on first. This will prevent rust forming on the steel frame and eventually showing through the chrome. This practice was common many years ago with the better plating companies.

 

[midlife]

Rechrome vast wads.... spend it on a good wet finish leaving lug, dropouts, fork crown etc in chrome like the good old days

 

[Drago]

Thanks Drago they seem to be in Kent but I will get an estimate ,but I will try as IIIaveago suggest and try and polish it up .

Sorry bud, I'm a plum. Googled them on Mrs D's phone and thought they were in Lancaster.

Chroming isn't cheap, but isnt mental either. A chum of mine just had the roll bar on his Westfield stripped and reckoned and that was less than a one-er.

 

[carpenter]

Thanks Drago they seem to be in Kent but I will get an estimate ,but I will try as IIIaveago suggest and try and polish it up .

I think that they would do a good job, but I was quoted £140 for just a pair of forks - could be looking at £400 for whole bike?

 

[carpenter]

Sorry bud, I'm a plum. Googled them on Mrs D's phone and thought they were in Lancaster.

Not being a "plum", I thought they were in Suffolk
I think they come up un any search for "chrome plating near me" - possibly because they offer a collection and delivery service near to your home.

 

[Oldfentiger]

Yep - they quoted me £140........

To rechrome a rack

Had it chrome powder coated for 25 sovs instead.

 

[midlife]

Bob jackson is £500 to chrome a frame

 

[carpenter]

Yep - they quoted me £140........

To rechrome a rack

Had it chrome powder coated for 25 sovs instead.

How have you found the chrome powder coating?

 

[Oldfentiger]

How have you found the chrome powder coating?

Not quite as shiny as proper chrome, but I’m happy with it.

 

[biggs682]

Just dont forget it's only original once

 

[biggs682]

There's a Hill special frameset for sale on Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/groups/vin...7985288&notif_t=group_comment_reply&ref=notif

 

[raleighnut]

Bob jackson is £500 to chrome a frame

The expense is not due to the plating as such but more to do with the polishing needed prior to it being plated and then it really needs heat treating to avoid hydrogen embrittlement.