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Title: Black Chroming?
Post by: Mr GHPEE on February 24, 2013, 06:51 PM
Does anyone know where I can get black chroming or powder coating that looks similar done? Need a Mongoose Pro Class and Harry Leary Turbo doing.
Title: Re: Black Chroming?
Post by: deeman on February 24, 2013, 10:13 PM
I have a thread in tech and resto called 'SUPER TUFF BURNER GOLD?'.there is a phone number for Mark at Impreziv finishing.He does it.It is a translucent powder coat over chrome.you will need to get it back to chrome first before you send it.Hope this helps :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Black Chroming?
Post by: Mr GHPEE on February 25, 2013, 09:40 PM

 Mongoose is going to need a new new coat of nickel first, thanks.
Title: Re: Black Chroming?
Post by: kungfunky on February 26, 2013, 09:18 AM
Is'nt the HLT more a blue black than just a black chrome though...There was a member on here a good while ago that had managed to replicate the finish but he's not around now.
Title: Re: Black Chroming?
Post by: stidds on February 26, 2013, 09:42 AM
Is'nt the HLT more a blue black than just a black chrome though...There was a member on here a good while ago that had managed to replicate the finish but he's not around now.


The HLT is definitely a blue/black and the Pro-Class is a brown/black finish.

I replicated the Pro-Class finish a long time ago, using tinted clearcoat from a local car paint dealers.  The original Pro-Class frames were tinted clearcoat over chrome.
Title: Re: Black Chroming?
Post by: Rabdul06 on February 26, 2013, 03:46 PM
Is'nt the HLT more a blue black than just a black chrome though...There was a member on here a good while ago that had managed to replicate the finish but he's not around now.


The HLT is definitely a blue/black and the Pro-Class is a brown/black finish.

I replicated the Pro-Class finish a long time ago, using tinted clearcoat from a local car paint dealers.  The original Pro-Class frames were tinted clearcoat over chrome.

Do you have any photos or a link to photos of the bikes finish?




Title: Re: Black Chroming?
Post by: stidds on February 26, 2013, 04:23 PM
Is'nt the HLT more a blue black than just a black chrome though...There was a member on here a good while ago that had managed to replicate the finish but he's not around now.


The HLT is definitely a blue/black and the Pro-Class is a brown/black finish.

I replicated the Pro-Class finish a long time ago, using tinted clearcoat from a local car paint dealers.  The original Pro-Class frames were tinted clearcoat over chrome.

Do you have any photos or a link to photos of the bikes finish?






Here you go...

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v518/stidds/PCNEW1.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v518/stidds/PCNEW2.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v518/stidds/PCNEW6.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v518/stidds/PCNEW4.jpg)
Title: Re: Black Chroming?
Post by: TIMMO1966 on February 26, 2013, 05:19 PM
I had my GT Pro done by SBD,powder chrome over 20% transluscent black which i imported from Rosie`s in the states.
Title: Re: Black Chroming?
Post by: Mr GHPEE on February 26, 2013, 08:39 PM
Looks sweet Stidds, was it a rattle can of tinted clear coat or did you have it mixed up by a paint shop?

Title: Re: Black Chroming?
Post by: stidds on February 27, 2013, 12:00 AM
Looks sweet Stidds, was it a rattle can of tinted clear coat or did you have it mixed up by a paint shop?




I had it mixed up by a paint shop, I went in and basically messed around until the shade I wanted was produced.
Title: Re: Black Chroming?
Post by: Spen69 on February 27, 2013, 06:13 AM
As stated at the beginning of this thread, Mark at Imprezive finishes in Darlimgton did both my ProClass f&f's and the colour was bang on. He does all the Burnerworld forum lads gold and smoke chrome finishes so has been doing it a while now. If you look in me and my bikes under my name both my ProClass bikes are in there.

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=104773.0

The Minigoose was done by Neil who got the HLT finish done but he's not into BMX anymore and last timeno spoke to him he wasn't taking n paint work either unfortunately...... ;-(
Title: Re: Black Chroming?
Post by: Rabdul06 on February 27, 2013, 04:14 PM
Thanks guys for posting the info and pictures - nice job!
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