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PRO CLASS - Smoke/Black Chrome
stidds:
--- Quote from: billstup on November 01, 2006, 12:46 AM ---I think Stidds done his himself, he just used some smoked lacquer (sp) and spayed it over the chrome, and it looks the bollocks :daumenhoch:
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Cheers Billy.
When I restored the smoked chrome finish on my Pro Class I used tinted lacquer, this is how the original Pro Classes were finished, they were not a chemical smoked chrome.
I went to a local car paint manufacturer and told them what I wanted and they made it for me. I asked for a light tint with a hint of brown (Mongoose used a hint of brown, Diamond Back used a hint of blue for the HL Turbo). I applied about 6 light coats until I had the shade I required.
What you need depends on the use, obviously powder coating is tougher, but as my bike is a show bike I wasn't so worried about the toughness of the finish.
This is the result.
AtariAger:
Hhhhmmm...in this lovely catalogue ad that was provided by Duncan...it says that the Black Chrome Pro Class was electroplated? Here is the catalogue page and a link to, "Electroplating".
http://www.finishing.com/faqs/howworks.html
Frosty:
Stidds I love that bike, and the finish as Billy said is awsome.
I guess what might help others would be if your guy still knows the mix he brewed for you!
gmac:
Steve, don't take the easy route. Wait and get the correct finish bud. I've got one I need doing as well, and I've been waiting months for my painter to get some 'black chrome' paint, which he says will do the job. I'll chase him up again. ;)
Steve P:
Cheers everyone . . . been looking at pics of your Pro Class Stidds and it looks superb :smitten:
--- Quote from: gmac on November 01, 2006, 09:46 AM ---Wait and get the correct finish bud. I've got one I need doing as well, and I've been waiting months for my painter to get some 'black chrome' paint, which he says will do the job. I'll chase him up again.
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LMK when you get an answer Guy and I'll make more enquiries in the meantime . . . cheers mate :daumenhoch:
Steve
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