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re-stamping 401's!

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wildon:
OK i recently took a few things to be chromed.  I specifically told the guy i wanted all the lettering left on everything i gave him.  I took in 3 sets of 401's and 2 sets come back 100% .. great chrome job and all lettering left untouched and still sharp.  Then i looked at the third set (my faves i may add... NON pinch type!), and he'd polished off the lettering .. like all gone, both arms smooth!
Anyway, is there anyway.. or anyone, who can stamp back the "Redline 170" that was once there.  I want this to look og.... anyone have any thoughts?
Cheers, Terry

Mattdub:
Somebody will be able to re-stamp them I'm sure , that or some kinda engraving .

Glynnyboy:
Do you know for sure from the guy that he polished it out?
Reason i ask is that sometimes you can become a victim of nickle fill. If he didn't and you use a chromer that can chemically strip the nickle and not blast it off, the detailing may still be underneath.
I have two chromers close to me and both operate totally differently. The 1st one , you can keep detailing on previously un chromed items when they are chromed but risk losing it haveing previously chromed items re-chromed.
The 2nd one chemically strips the nickle, keeping the detailing when re-chromed. Needless to say the 2nd one is a bit dearer too.
I should imagine you could have them re-stamped but you don't know how far he has linished them down after loosing the original stamping. You could end up with a stamp being punched straight through the arm if it's too thin.

wildon:
I'm really not sure what he has done, i'll have to go speak to him.  All three sets had to be stripped of the og chrome and the re-plated.  I cant really understand why he did 2 sets fine and did this to one set. 
Think i'd take the chance of having them stamped as i dont see the arms being so thin that it would go through.
Just need to find someone prepared to do this ... and who has the correct font type and size etc

rooski:
stamping may distort the arms,as quite a lot of force is required.
they were probably stamped with a mandrel inside the arm to prevent distortion then the bosses welded on. ;)

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