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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: mcnab916 on January 25, 2006, 09:48 AM
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does anyone know if there is a chromers in the north west area ??
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Leigh Metal Polishing Services Ltd
Harcourt Street
Worsley
Manchester
M28 3GN
Lancashire
Tel: 01204 861022
this is where i go......beautiful work
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nice one matey just called them and no probs, result :daumenhoch:
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Scary,
You got any before and after pics of their work and an idea of costs?
Just thinking it may be worth building up a database of trusted/good suppliers that we can send our valuables to!
Thanks
Paul
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Heres some of there work..
Bare in mind this is chrome over alloy..
(very hard too polish before chroming, as u don’t want the writing rubbing away)
This lot was £55
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v605/scary_leary/Picture3353.jpg)
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i dont have before pic's..but believe me they were shagged.
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Did they do the prep work aswell or did you have to spend hours rubbin'?
They look great. I have sent a set of crank arms and some manky brake calipers to the folks at Clevedon Chroming, once I get these back I'll compare with the stuff I had done at castleford Chrome and post pics etc. I may well send the next batch of bits to Leigh's.
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have you had a quote for f+f mr leary?
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yeah they do all the prep..
never taken a f/f..but you will have too take parts in, they dont really quote over phone.
jezza off here and the burner forum has used them..and was well pleased.
i once took a set of steel pro class rims in for matt ..aka, mattgaybeat and was quoted £120 :shocked:
they said alot of work had too go into polishing around every little hole, so i reckon a f/f set should be around £150 maybe £120
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yeah, i have had problems with rims, they have to be carefull, otherwise the big polishers they use widen the spoke holes. thus it takes a lot more time, thus it cost a lot more.
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gonna take my f+f into leigh polishers 2moz if i ever get this stem out :knuppel2:
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let me know how much they say.
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gonna take my f+f into leigh polishers 2moz if i ever get this stem out :knuppel2:
have you tried hitting it with a big hammer?
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yeah but dont wanna knacker the it cause its a good genuine pro class one
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Are you not going to post pictures if the work's bad then? ;)
Do you know the cost yet?
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TRYING TO POST PICTURES OF THE FRAME AND FORKS BUT ITS SAYING UPLOAD FOLDER IS FULL? IM AS CRAP ON A COMPUTER AS I AM ON A BMX, :wtf: ANY IDEAS FELLAS :idiot2:
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www.photobucket.com
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SORRY ORB, ITS ALL DOUBLE DUTCH TO ME, :idiot2:
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NO GOOD, STILL CANT SEND THE FOOKIN PICTURES, TOO DAMN COMPLECATED FOR ME, ANYWAY FRAME, FOFKS AND BARS COST £170, 10/10, TOP JOB, :daumenhoch:
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:wtf: had a frame fork and bars done at cas chromers for £60
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y52/suedehead_1/DSCF1257.jpg)
:idiot2:
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B*LL*CKS, IVE BEEN STUNG AGAIN :knuppel2:
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WHERE ABOUTS ARE THEY ???
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castleford, west yorkshire, not far from me....they do a top job but havent got a rush inem
i would deffo use again if need be
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Rad Dad ,
that stuff looks good , are there any blemishes or shitty bits ?. I need show chrome ?.
Matt
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Heres Andys pro class..Looking real good
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v605/scary_leary/leigh.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v605/scary_leary/leigh2.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v605/scary_leary/leigh3.jpg)
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Very Nice...i will look them up :daumenhoch:
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Hi matt, i wouldnt say it was perfect, there was a couple of spots that they didnt seem to polish rite around the bottom bracket area but andys pro class seems to have the same problem (top of bb bracket between the two tubes)
The bars and forks however are perfect....the frame was real shot anyway with deep rust on the rear triangle which show a few blemishes, i think maybe he couldnt be arsed :LolLolLolLol:....thought about getting it powdered black and calling it a pro class which some do (it was a supergoose 3).
if its perfection you want ive never seen it on a restoration good luck
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Was it nickel coated first?
Maybe that was why it was £170 rather than £60.
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plus be carefull with most chromers make sure they
guarantee there work as its hard to chrome frames
as it arks around the bottom bracket
and is not as thick of chrome
ie yellowing .and will rust there first
hence y i havent got mine done yet
ive been quoted £70 for
frame forks and bars
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scary look at the brake bridge on that pro class ;D
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Yeah matt...and look at the quality of the finish!
still using biagio? :2funny:
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no complaints with biagio and his chromer, it won best race bike at bournemouth, and his price for a frame and forks was cheaper than your chromers price for a pair of wheels :D
i love ya really mr lee :-*
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;)
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The brake bridge.....It just looks like lens flare on the picture... ???
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TIS LENS FLARE, I THINK MAT WAS WINDING LEE UP ABOUT THE 3 HOLES IN THE BRAKE BRIDGE ;)
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yep i was pointing out to lee that he has an expert ;D
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by the way the pro class looks sweet, what colour parts are going on it ?
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RED I THINK, CUASE MY OTHER BIKES ARE CHROME AND BLUE.
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cool, get some pics up when she is finished, pro class is my fav bike by a mile ;)
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my pro class landed today... :daumenhoch:
yes it is one matt :P
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cool, get some pics up when she is finished, pro class is my fav bike by a mile ;)
YEAH I WILL IF I CAN WORK OUT HOW TO USE THIS PHOTOBUCKET THING, SHOULD BE DONE NEXT WEEK, CANT WAIT, :daumenhoch: