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First Ever Build - Kuwahara Laserlite KZ-83

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buzzlightyear05:
Superb job on the dropouts!! thechrome is stunning very quick turn around on it to most places take well over a month.

bodamus:
Wow Rich that is looking lovely mate great chrome job :daumenhoch:

bodamus :)

Frosty:
Wow Rich

The chrome looks great, who did you get to do it and how much (if you don't mind me asking).

You now won't be disappointed in waiting for the oem parts - it is looking the bollocks :daumenhoch:

Paul

rhino_mac:
Hi Paul,

The bike is everything I wanted it to be now - I wasn't happy with the dropouts and if I'm honest, I hoped the chrome would come up better than I managed. It seemed crazy to build it up with NOS parts in the state it was in.

I got it chromed at Alderney Plating, Thrush Road, Poole. Web site is http://www.alderneyplating.co.uk/

I paid £200 cash to dechrome/ rechrome the frame, the bars and black chrome four parts of the Hatta headset (both cups, the top spacer ring and the top nut). He repaired the dropouts in house free for some reason - I didn't ask him to but he did me a favour so I was well happy.

He quoted me £300 for the whole job, but I offered him £200 cash. He warned me I would get what I paid for but to be honest the chrome is superb. The only small area not perfect (a little dull) is on the back of the bottom bracket between the rails where they can't get the mop). But it's only a 10mm patch tops and he had to point it out to me.

Honestly, I think all the chromers are really struggling at the moment but he turned it around pretty quickly (a couple of weeks). But I'm very happy and he seemed keen to do more business on frames like this - they specialise in one off jobs. He said to give them a bell to confirm prices but you can use my job as a guide - ask for Adrian.

southern andy:
Looking very very nice Rich.  :4_17_5:

You sorted cranks yet mate ?????????

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