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Rear drops on a Harry Leary Turbo?

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martylaa:
Ones i have seen have a silver/chrome protection on the rear dropouts, what are these and where can i get some?

pickle:
i maybe well wrong here.....but i'm guessing the original finish was deliberately masked off on the dropouts so it didn't get chipped or break when the wheels get tightened?

just a theory though as i know fook all about em  ;D

martylaa:
sounds about right, bollocks.......
cheers pickle the paint is very delicate as i found out yesterday

pickle:
isn't it a kind of laquer over chrome finish?  all finishing over the top of chrome comes off very easy i'm afraid....tis a very delicate finish which is why hardly any i've seen are pristine.  lovely looking though  :daumenhoch:

sparky:
The silver areas on the rear and fork dropouts is the standard Chrome base prior to the Smoke being applied (it was for effect more than anything else). A tacky substance was applied to the areas (type of masking) so not to create a too course edging because the coating (six coats of blue-black paint and four coats of clear, then baked) had a tendancy to chip. The masking could then be removed without impacting the smoke paint. :daumenhoch:

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