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nickel plating will wear off, you'll have to lacquer it afterwards
I'd never even thought about this but I'm quite taken with the idea of polishing a steel frame until its got a mirror like finish - anyone done that or recommend anyone ?
A friend of mine used to work in a metal platers in Wednesfield, he had a rather horrible story about one of the guys there jumping into the arsenic bath. He left soon afterwards.
Not such a good idea. Those unfamiliar with the term "hydrogen embrittlement" should do a quick google. Here's an interesting link.
http://www.finishing.com/1600-1799/1747.shtml
Those unfamiliar with the term "hydrogen embrittlement" should do a quick google
Or just ignore it and do what the hell they like.
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Let me see, a chromed Inbred frame, that would be something like this then:
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Didn't take long for this to happen...
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Which is worse than the standard virtually non-existant Inbred paint.
Saccades, no offence, but that doesn't look like a very good chrome job in the first place.
Most chrome plated BMX frames are triple plated.
I was thinking of getting a BMX frame chromed soon and was recommended a place called South Coast Chrome (or something like that) as they used to do the chroming for Rickman and MRD in the 80s.
It wasn't (don't have a brand new photo so both are 12 months old), but all 2 chrome frames I'e owned looked gash very quickly, there is nothing to hide any blemishes.