I was just wondering if you could get things powder coated in silver as a cheaper alternative to rechroming? would it look shiny?
i was looking at getting these done:
any info about a good to get them done in sydney would be much appreciated!!!
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| Author: | thomen [ Sun Feb 26, 2006 7:42 pm ] |
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I was just wondering if you could get things powder coated in silver as a cheaper alternative to rechroming? would it look shiny? i was looking at getting these done:
any info about a good to get them done in sydney would be much appreciated!!! |
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| Author: | Mick [ Sun Feb 26, 2006 7:52 pm ] |
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Mightn't be as shiny, prolly give it a pretty dull finish. |
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| Author: | chopchop [ Sun Feb 26, 2006 7:58 pm ] |
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i'd agree with Mick, wont be too shiny! |
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| Author: | dodge [ Sun Feb 26, 2006 8:33 pm ] |
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u can have it electroplated , powder coating is OK , the silver is good but not shiny |
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| Author: | _666_ [ Sun Feb 26, 2006 8:37 pm ] |
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they look in alright nick.. why dont u get some metal polish onto them ? |
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| Author: | 1310/71 [ Sun Feb 26, 2006 10:04 pm ] |
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As others have said. Go for electroplating. But by the time you do that, you may as well have them rechromed. Powdercoating is akin to spray-painting except they are electrically charged paint molecules. I had some wheel done in silver metallic and they look good, but it hardly compares with electroplating or chroming. For rechroming - Astor metal finishes in Villawood (off woodville rd) For electroplating - try the yellow pages, the really good place I have seen is in Melb. For powdercoating - Link powdercoating in Kings Park (off vardy's rd). KB |
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| Author: | thomen [ Mon Feb 27, 2006 1:25 am ] |
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awesome! thanks so much for the info guys! ill try polishing them up and post that id go for the rechroming option! i saw some people had painted their leyland grills around where the mini is written and comming down on the sheild thingamo in red and blue etc... is there a paint you could recommend to redo the m's on the caps? |
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| Author: | awdmoke [ Mon Feb 27, 2006 1:33 am ] |
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Take them down to your local plater - rather than re-chroming they might just need electro polishing (cheaper as it just brightens up the original finish) 
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| Author: | thomen [ Mon Feb 27, 2006 1:34 am ] |
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awesome thank you! i've never actually heard of the "plating" profession what do they do? |
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| Author: | awdmoke [ Mon Feb 27, 2006 2:07 am ] |
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Sorry, industry slang for electroplater. |
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