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Title: brass plating
Post by: sawzall on April 11, 2006, 10:23 PM

does anyone know where i can get some brass plating done? any info appreciated :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: brass plating
Post by: MartyC on April 12, 2006, 01:15 AM

The guy that's chroming my forks and cranks does copper plating, I can find out if he does brass when I pick them up next week.  He's based near Uxbridge in Hillingdon, NW London.

Title: Re: brass plating
Post by: gmac on April 12, 2006, 10:26 AM

Hey Marty, that sounds like the mob that copper plated my Steetbeat. I'll get some pics up later  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: brass plating
Post by: MartyC on April 12, 2006, 05:24 PM

Jeez GMAC, how many bikes you got?  :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: brass plating
Post by: sawzall on April 12, 2006, 07:18 PM

thanks for that marty :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: brass plating
Post by: oberonspacefruit on April 12, 2006, 07:31 PM

Quote from: martyC on April 12, 2006, 05:24 PM

Jeez GMAC, how many bikes you got?  :LolLolLolLol:

feckin loads mate

Title: Re: brass plating
Post by: gmac on April 12, 2006, 07:57 PM

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/d158/gmac-01/streetbeat1.jpg)


(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/d158/gmac-01/streetbeat2.jpg)

Title: Re: brass plating
Post by: oberonspacefruit on April 12, 2006, 08:02 PM

interesting......

Title: Re: brass plating
Post by: dordymush on April 12, 2006, 10:07 PM

thats gonna look well cool when its finished.

Title: Re: brass plating
Post by: MartyC on April 12, 2006, 10:32 PM

Quote from: gmac on April 12, 2006, 07:57 PM

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/d158/gmac-01/streetbeat1.jpg)


(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/d158/gmac-01/streetbeat2.jpg)

Fecking Lush  :LolLolLolLol:

Bloody car saleman I bet  :LolLolLolLol:

GMAC, if you're close to Camberley, did you ever know the Preece brothers or Jason Nash?

Title: Re: brass plating
Post by: weston on April 13, 2006, 08:57 AM

that would look good hanging in an old farmhouse country cottage next to the pans, will we be seeing it on antiques roadshow :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: brass plating
Post by: Frosty on April 13, 2006, 09:06 AM

or if someone gets hold of one of them scorpion freestylers - get it coppered and you can make out your a plumber :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: brass plating
Post by: ORB on April 13, 2006, 09:35 AM

looks cool, but that will tarnish like a mo fo.

Title: Re: brass plating
Post by: gmac on April 13, 2006, 10:16 AM

Quote from: ORB on April 13, 2006, 09:35 AM

looks cool, but that will tarnish like a mo fo.

It's been laquered  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: brass plating
Post by: ORB on April 13, 2006, 10:20 AM

Good lad ;)

Title: Re: brass plating
Post by: toooldforthis on April 13, 2006, 11:13 AM

That bikes off its tats!!!! Nice one  ;)

Lacquered I hear you say?

I'd like to lacquer a street beat that I've got, one of them unpainted herberts - do ya reckon it can be done and would it be expensive to do??

Title: Re: brass plating
Post by: Waxintaxin on April 13, 2006, 11:19 AM

Lol strange but good , nice work fella i like it  8)

Rich :)

Title: Re: brass plating
Post by: gmac on April 13, 2006, 11:20 AM

Nothing to it, just clean it up and spray it with laquer, or get a pint shop to do it. Shouldn't be expensive  :)

Title: Re: brass plating
Post by: 2020mad on April 13, 2006, 11:36 AM

Quote from: gmac on April 13, 2006, 11:20 AM

Nothing to it, just clean it up and spray it with laquer, or get a pint shop to do it. Shouldn't be expensive  :)

         I love pint shops, i will be visiting one after work today ;)

Title: Re: brass plating
Post by: toooldforthis on April 13, 2006, 12:02 PM

Quote from: gmac on April 13, 2006, 11:20 AM

Nothing to it, just clean it up and spray it with laquer, or get a pint shop to do it. Shouldn't be expensive  :)

Cheers Guy.

Would this be the stuff?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/12-x-400ml-CANS-OF-HYCOTE-CLEAR-LACQUER-SPRAY_W0QQitemZ8049384351QQcategoryZ30923QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I do love a pint shop  :smitten:

Title: Re: brass plating
Post by: gmac on April 13, 2006, 12:06 PM

That's the stuff  :daumenhoch:

I love a pint shop too, that's why I can't spell and I'm stupid as a box of frogs  :idiot2:  :D

Title: Re: brass plating
Post by: sawzall on April 13, 2006, 05:38 PM

get it 2 pac laquered will be alot more resistant than aerosole laq :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: brass plating
Post by: MartyC on April 22, 2006, 07:45 PM

Sawzall

Just spoke to my mate whose getting my forks and cranks chromed and he said they definitely do brass plating.  I'll be getting my bits back on Monday and will get the phone number of the guy and will pm it to you   :daumenhoch:

Marty

Title: Re: brass plating
Post by: sawzall on April 22, 2006, 08:35 PM

thanks for that marty much appreciated  :daumenhoch: