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Superkav:
For those of us who are too lazy, or who just can't get the right result with the fiddly little bits, I've been looking into sourcing the metal polishing services of some of the companies that deal with classic car and motorbike parts in the UK.

I've sent the same email to all of them asking for prices for stripping and polishing pedals, chainrings, levers and calipers, headsets, hubs and rims. It's early days yet but once I've has some positive responses I'll start listing them in this thread.

I'll be sending a piece to each company to gauge price and performance (as long as the quote is reasonable) so I'm hoping this will help us mail down a few good polishers now that we've lost (albeit temporarily) our in house services from CCA.

To give you an idea I'll be using the following items.

A pair of mashed up Hutch pedals
PPP power disc and chainring
NOS MX1000's in pink (Had a quick go at stripping the paint myself o no longer NOS)
A pair of bare metal ACS Stokers
A pair of SR 36h high flange hubs that I stripped myself but couldn't polish properly

A pair of UKAI rims
Tange LP125 headset

I'll edit this with pics so at least we'll have a before shot for the time being.

*Update* Sending both sets of pedals off in the morning.

*Update* 31/01 Posted the Hutch pedals off to A&D.

The pedals came back and they're lovely. If you look at the original pic the one on the right had been really harshly treated by god knows what. The guys at A&D were able to polish them back up to a good standard without removing the Hutch embossing. They're by no means show standard pedals due to the long and productive life they'd had before I got them but here they are now. £20 incl postage both ways is a good price I think.

sid1972:
sounds like a plan - but don't strip the pink nos mx 1000's  :'(

Superkav:
1st response from ADWebMetalPolishers

Hopefully we are able to help. We should cope with stripping the paint & anodising ourselves, otherwise we will have to send them away to be chemically stripped. Below is a rough estimate of cost, including the stripping of the paint & anodise ourselves.

The pedals (approx) £5 each - wheels £20 - £25 - hubs £5 - chainrings £10 - brake levers & calipers (approx) £5 per item.

Regards

Travis Noblet

Good prices so far, I'll be choosing a part to send and posting the results soon. Me thinks I'll go with the Hutch pedals

ED209:
'Travis Noblet'

... is this a wind up  ???  ;D

Superkav:
I was wondering who'd be the first to comment  ;) but it's definitely not a wind up, or a typo. I did chuckle when I saw it though  :LolLolLolLol:
Good prices ..

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