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thomen
 Post subject: Powder Coating
PostPosted: 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:
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any info about a good to get them done in sydney would be much appreciated!!!
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Mightn't be as shiny, prolly give it a pretty dull finish.

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i'd agree with Mick, wont be too shiny!
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u can have it electroplated , powder coating is OK , the silver is good but not shiny

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they look in alright nick.. why dont u get some metal polish onto them ?
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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).

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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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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) :idea:

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awesome thank you! i've never actually heard of the "plating" profession what do they do?
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Sorry, industry slang for electroplater.

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