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Chroming... Why so expensive??
diesel:
Lets remember that new products about to be chrome plated do not need as much if any polishing, but also most of the stuff that you have talked about is 'Bright Zinc plated' not chrome as its much cheaper, but it dulls very quickly. You might also notice that you can see brush marks under the plating on cheaper stuff and this is because it hasn't be polished very well if at all before or between processes.
However the plating we are talking about is triple plated 'Show Chrome'.
Therefore your frame for example has to be:
Stripped - Polished - Copper plated - Polished - Nickel pated - Polished - Chrome plated - finally Polish again. (* Don't forget to advise the Chromer 'not' to polish the welds out)
That's 8 processes...... If its done properly
Do it on the cheap and it won't be polished between processes.
Many people have come here saying that they can get it cheaper, but usually the results are far from perfect. (ie. corners have been cut to reduce the cost)
Conclusion:
You get what you pay for
Hope that helps
Dan
Mattdub:
--- Quote from: diesel on February 13, 2008, 02:11 PM ---Lets remember that new products about to be chrome plated do not need as much if any polishing, but also most of the stuff that you have talked about is 'Bright Zinc plated' not chrome as its much cheaper, but it dulls very quickly. You might also notice that you can see brush marks under the plating on cheaper stuff and this is because it hasn't be polished very well if at all before or between processes.
However the plating we are talking about is triple plated 'Show Chrome'.
Therefore your frame for example has to be:
Stripped - Polished - Copper plated - Polished - Nickel pated - Polished - Chrome plated - finally Polish again. (* Don't forget to advise the Chromer 'not' to polish the welds out)
That's 8 processes...... If its done properly
Do it on the cheap and it won't be polished between processes.
Many people have come here saying that they can get it cheaper, but usually the results are far from perfect. (ie. corners have been cut to reduce the cost)
Conclusion:
You get what you pay for
Hope that helps
Dan
--- End quote ---
Spot on bro ;)
I'm happy to pay for good quality chroming , pay peanuts you get monkeys ::) .
Another thread on here made me smile the other day about peeps wanting cheap powdercoaters , it ain't expensive to have a good job done to start with ! ;D .
Why cheap powdercoaters ? , are you actively searching for a crap job ! :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol:
MartyC:
--- Quote from: Mattdub on February 13, 2008, 05:55 PM ---
--- Quote from: diesel on February 13, 2008, 02:11 PM ---Lets remember that new products about to be chrome plated do not need as much if any polishing, but also most of the stuff that you have talked about is 'Bright Zinc plated' not chrome as its much cheaper, but it dulls very quickly. You might also notice that you can see brush marks under the plating on cheaper stuff and this is because it hasn't be polished very well if at all before or between processes.
However the plating we are talking about is triple plated 'Show Chrome'.
Therefore your frame for example has to be:
Stripped - Polished - Copper plated - Polished - Nickel pated - Polished - Chrome plated - finally Polish again. (* Don't forget to advise the Chromer 'not' to polish the welds out)
That's 8 processes...... If its done properly
Do it on the cheap and it won't be polished between processes.
Many people have come here saying that they can get it cheaper, but usually the results are far from perfect. (ie. corners have been cut to reduce the cost)
Conclusion:
You get what you pay for
Hope that helps
Dan
--- End quote ---
Spot on bro ;)
I'm happy to pay for good quality chroming , pay peanuts you get monkeys ::) .
Another thread on here made me smile the other day about peeps wanting cheap powdercoaters , it ain't expensive to have a good job done to start with ! ;D .
Why cheap powdercoaters ? , are you actively searching for a crap job ! :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol:
--- End quote ---
Amen :coolsmiley:
Peter J:
Spot on Dan, I used to work with some platers and they work for every penny. Its a dirty job with loads of nasty chemicals if you want cheap "hong kong shmutter" then go for it if you want a good job then pay for it.
double chevron:
Agree on above.
Quality has a price, it's quite a nasty and time wasting job, especially one frame at a time.
kirk, would you really prefer to get everything you buy from abroad ?
"Think globally, act locally", mate.
and please no nasty politics, we're talking about chrome.... (well, just my two cents, eh!)
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