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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: rick1970 on June 17, 2011, 12:09 AM

Title: Rechroming a hinged dc mx seatclamp
Post by: rick1970 on June 17, 2011, 12:09 AM

Hi peeps can this be done ? i suspect it can't due to moving parts which wont split or do they  :-\  i purchased one a while back with flaked chrome for resto flattend it which was easy enough then painted which was a pig of a job as you could imagine  but turned out ok but not 100% happy so im thinking strip again and rechrome or anno any ideas ,thanks  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Rechroming a hinged dc mx seatclamp
Post by: ozone on June 17, 2011, 07:28 AM

Quote from: rick1970 on June 17, 2011, 12:09 AM

Hi peeps can this be done ? i suspect it can't due to moving parts which wont split or do they  :-\  i purchased one a while back with flaked chrome for resto flattend it which was easy enough then painted which was a pig of a job as you could imagine  but turned out ok but not 100% happy so im thinking strip again and rechrome or anno any ideas ,thanks  :daumenhoch:

Polishing it seems your best bet IMO.  If all of the chrome is gone, it would take 10 minutes to sort with a polishing wheel.