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Title: Smoke black finish on pro class.. Anyone in uk do it??
Post by: spadey99 on November 16, 2015, 03:29 PM: Hi guys

I know it's been asked a thousand times but does anyone in the uk do a good smoked chrome finish that was on the pro class???
Title: Re: Smoke black finish on pro class.. Anyone in uk do it??
Post by: Spen69 on November 16, 2015, 03:44 PM: Steve it can be done as a lacquer applied over the chrome but a decent fart next to it can often be enough to make it come off... I had a few done by the lad on Burner world up in Darlington who's name escapes me but I think was Mark. The company was Impressive Finishes I think?

Look on my page on me & my bikes and you will see them both. There was a guy on here who sent his to Australia to get the proper chemical process done but my god it was expensive. Looked out of this world though, so you get what you pay for I suppose :-\
Title: Re: Smoke black finish on pro class.. Anyone in uk do it??
Post by: spadey99 on November 16, 2015, 04:43 PM: Yeah thanks mate..... I have a survivor and it's awesome but did a citric bath to clean rust off and it seems to have stripped some off the forks but not touched the main frame :-[ it's not to bad just annoying
Title: Re: Smoke black finish on pro class.. Anyone in uk do it??
Post by: spadey99 on November 16, 2015, 04:44 PM: (http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/11/16/ed2f5bd3f036eadeec209c7234ab56e8.jpg)

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Title: Smoke black finish on pro class.. Anyone in uk do it??
Post by: Twenty inches of freedom on November 16, 2015, 05:04 PM: http://www.merridalepolishingandplating.co.uk/nickel-chrome/

Yes citric acid will remove some zinc And nickel plating . I'm sure there are other company's that do it in the UK aswell as the one above
Title: Re: Smoke black finish on pro class.. Anyone in uk do it??
Post by: Spen69 on November 16, 2015, 05:44 PM: That's a sweet survivor Steve :smitten:

Here's a couple I did but like I said, you had to look at them not ride them, so I sold them on :2funny:

(http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa149/Spen69/IMG_2378.jpg)

(http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa149/Spen69/IMG_2379.jpg)
Title: Re: Smoke black finish on pro class.. Anyone in uk do it??
Post by: spadey99 on November 16, 2015, 08:22 PM: Lovely mate :smitten:

Wish I had known about citric before dipping it... Strange it just effected the forks not the frame??? :'(
Title: Re: Smoke black finish on pro class.. Anyone in uk do it??
Post by: Twenty inches of freedom on November 16, 2015, 08:39 PM: Quote from: spadey99 on November 16, 2015, 08:22 PM

Wish I had known about citric before dipping it... Strange it just effected the forks not the frame??? :'(

Yes I don't know why. I thinks it's a passivate that goes over the chrome. I know people who leave new zinc plated bolts in cola or vinegar etc to strip the plating so they can be redone either black or olive green
Title: Re: Smoke black finish on pro class.. Anyone in uk do it??
Post by: spadey99 on November 16, 2015, 09:04 PM: everytime I click on link for the plating company it crashes..... ???
Title: Re: Smoke black finish on pro class.. Anyone in uk do it??
Post by: Twenty inches of freedom on November 16, 2015, 10:10 PM: Won't load for me either, not sure why. Check them on t'web think they're Birmingham based