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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: sawzall on October 14, 2005, 07:02 PM

Title: gold plating
Post by: sawzall on October 14, 2005, 07:02 PM

does anyone out there know where i can get mongoose stem and chainring spider gold plated to original finish ? cheers sawzall

Title: Re: gold plating
Post by: lazychubs on October 14, 2005, 07:08 PM

yeah try stu uk liverpool on here he does it

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Post by: Bob_Acid on October 14, 2005, 08:13 PM

originals were nickel plated

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Post by: Stu uk Liverpool on October 17, 2005, 08:34 PM

her you go sawzall


www.bmxgoldplating.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk

stu

Title: Re: gold plating
Post by: sawzall on October 18, 2005, 06:01 PM

cheers stu will check it out

Title: Re: gold plating
Post by: graeme on October 18, 2005, 09:22 PM

I used to work at a gold platers, doing the plating. Wish i still did. When we were bored we'd plate whatever we could find. Our keys, lighters, all the tools. We probably had the only 24k plated claw hammer ;D

I was thinking, but im not going to do this now, so ill let on.
In the motorbike world you can chrome plate plastic. They coat it in something that conducts then chrome it.
If its chromed, you could then gold plate on top.
Fancy the worlds only gold plated tuffs?

Title: Re: gold plating
Post by: Stu uk Liverpool on October 20, 2005, 11:48 PM

graeme

bloody hell mate gp tuffs they would look the bizz mate
most car accesories like badges, wheels centre caps  etc i think are done the same way

if you have anymore info pal just mail me



stu

Title: Re: gold plating
Post by: graeme on October 21, 2005, 01:03 PM

well i found a place in lea on sea that does plastic chroming, but their e.mail dont work, i should just call i suppose.
Pop into smiths and have a flick though streetfighter magazine, sure to be some companies in there advertising plastic chroming.
Once chromed i dont see any reason why you cant gold plate over the top.

Title: Re: gold plating
Post by: Stu uk Liverpool on October 21, 2005, 08:45 PM

piece of piddle mate

try your best pal

stu

Title: Re: gold plating
Post by: lazychubs on October 21, 2005, 08:48 PM

where abouts in leigh

Title: Re: gold plating
Post by: graeme on October 22, 2005, 11:43 AM

cant remember ill try and find out.

Title: Re: gold plating
Post by: graeme on October 22, 2005, 12:17 PM

http://www.borough.co.uk/