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Title: plating info
Post by: sawzall on May 31, 2006, 04:07 PM
does anyone know where i can get brass plating done,not chrome on brass ,but brass on steel, for a mongoose gold stem ,as i have been told they used this method,then they lacquered any info much appreciated :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: plating info
Post by: stuey on May 31, 2006, 05:55 PM
not sure on that but gold plating doesnt cost much more than chrome may be worth considering...
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Post by: lazychubs on May 31, 2006, 09:08 PM
the same people who do the chrome will brass it first
Title: Re: plating info
Post by: sawzall on May 31, 2006, 09:33 PM
i think its copper and not brass thats used prior to plating :-\ :-\
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Post by: lazychubs on May 31, 2006, 09:40 PM
same colour tho lol
Title: Re: plating info
Post by: sawzall on May 31, 2006, 09:49 PM
 :D ;D
Title: Re: plating info
Post by: selfpreservation on June 05, 2006, 12:45 PM
doug taylor in weston super mare  does all sorts of plating mainly for classic cars and bikes really good quality too chromed some bars for me but it was £45 look on the interweb thingy for his name
Title: Re: plating info
Post by: sawzall on June 05, 2006, 07:52 PM
 :daumenhoch:thanks
Title: Re: plating info
Post by: selfpreservation on June 06, 2006, 07:00 AM
when they did my bars the nickel plated them first then chrome
Title: Re: plating info
Post by: MartyC on June 06, 2006, 12:36 PM
Sawzall, finally got the number of that chroming guy in Hayes, Middx - 0208 573 1359, apologies for the delay, I forgot all about it and then went on holiday!

Marty  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: plating info
Post by: sawzall on June 06, 2006, 07:35 PM
cheers marty i will give them a call ;)
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