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« Reply #285 on: January 06, 2013, 08:50:25 PM » |
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looks good to me too
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« Reply #286 on: January 06, 2013, 08:53:30 PM » |
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looks good to me too
Hmm, like it said, up close in the flesh its just Ok. I'm sure better prep will get a better result. Lets see what the risers / clocks support comes out like later  |
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« Reply #287 on: January 06, 2013, 09:13:24 PM » |
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Well I'll have a big box of trim parts from my truck to nickel plate at some point if you fancy doing a commission! What's the biggest size you can do in your tank?
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« Reply #288 on: January 06, 2013, 09:43:02 PM » |
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This tank, probably 8" x 7" - however, the electrolyte is 10 gallons, so it can be put into other things. I saw a long thin placcy box in poundland the other day, and guttering can be used for long thin trims etc. Happy to do it for you Andy once I am happy with my own skills. You cant plate onto Chrome or Nickel as for as I know - ally is ok with a pre coeat with zincate (whtever that is!)
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« Reply #289 on: January 06, 2013, 09:55:34 PM » |
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Checking my options, but this looks interesting.
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« Reply #290 on: January 07, 2013, 04:39:16 PM » |
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I hate when people compare Lemmy with God, i know he is great but he is not gonna be Lemmy, ever If your Dad hasnt got a beard, you've got two Mums there's no point it lookin' pretty if we can't drive it.
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« Reply #291 on: January 07, 2013, 05:09:23 PM » |
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Right, Zincate adds a layer of zinc to the aluminium to stop it reacting with air. Then it can be plated, and the zinc is replaced with the plating compounds.
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« Reply #292 on: January 07, 2013, 08:13:07 PM » |
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Kinda makes sense. Never tried home-plating, but it's one of those DIY jobs I'd love to see in action.
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« Reply #293 on: January 07, 2013, 08:53:44 PM » |
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That looks great Andy, I had the roll bar chromed for my kit car last year, and talking to one of the old timers at the plating works, sort of tapping him for info he said with respect to steel parts, the bulk of the cost is in the labour for polishing the steel to a near chrome shine, before any plating takes place, starting with a soft brass wire wheel and then on to using two different graded polishing mops. I have been sceptical about the diy process, until Ive now seen your success.  |
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« Reply #294 on: January 07, 2013, 09:22:38 PM » |
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Ok. Guys, it really is not that good, nice and shiney yes but lots of scatched from the base steel showing. Here is what I'll do - Im going to make a new clutch lever to attach to the gearbox. So, once thats fabricated I'll start a thread for the process, and take detailed pics, then we can see together what is / is not possible, before I plate it we will get it to a point there is a concensus it is ready to go in the tank - fair enough?  |
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« Reply #295 on: January 07, 2013, 09:26:36 PM » |
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Cool! We get to do science stuff!
So how long does it take & can you actually see the plating building up on the metal?
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« Reply #296 on: January 07, 2013, 09:34:01 PM » |
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Will take about 3 years to make the part, and 30 mins to plate it! I can arrange a shallow tank but with the agitation and the fluid being dark you still wont see much i'm afraid.
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« Reply #297 on: January 07, 2013, 10:29:49 PM » |
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Ohhh. So it might not be science then. Could be magic plating pixies hiding in the bottom of the tank.
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« Reply #298 on: January 07, 2013, 10:34:08 PM » |
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Ohhh. So it might not be science then. Could be magic plating pixies hiding in the bottom of the tank.
If it is they need quite a few watts of power up em to get them moving |
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« Reply #299 on: January 07, 2013, 10:36:11 PM » |
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Yeah, I work with a few people like that.
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