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laidback:
Hello chaps,

I took delivery of these early Kneesavers for my Team Master build today:


Although straight, they are a bit scabby in places:



There's no deep pitting, but the chrome is shot and that rust will not be polishing out :'( ;D

I plan on stripping them and getting them cleaned up and then re chromed.  They will then be sent off to SBD to powder/paint the lower section up to the cross bar (this lower section is the worst part, so a good job they'll be painted).

Does anyone have any tips for stripping/cleaning them up, or is this best left to the chromers to do the whole job?
Also, would you suggest getting the whole bar chromed, or just the sections that will be visible after paint?
And finally...can anyone recommend any good chromers in the N London/Herts area, and a guideline price i can expect to pay for bars/seat posts etc?

Thanks, Paul.

stidds:
The chromer will do it all for you as all the old chrome will be removed and then the bars cleaned,  polished and chromed. 

The new bars will be minty when they come back from the chromers as those bars are in pretty good nick.

I would say to get the whole thing chromed and then ask SBD to powder the bits you want.

rex:
As stidds said, your plater will take off the old chrome leaving the raw metal,  let the plater do his work,   :daumenhoch:

stidds:
Also you say the lower section is the worst so good job they will be painted/powdered.  Well they won't be a bad section after plating, so you will not need them pained (unless that is what you need).

Gary72:
I reckon an Oxy bath would make the world of difference to them.
If you get them stripped, polished and re-chromed you could lose lots of weld detail and the Haro Chevron detail.
Have a look in the sticky section for some guidance.

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