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brett

Post subject: What was Gold Zinc Plated and what was Silver Zinc Plated?

Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 4:20 pm

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Hi guys, I am pressuming everything was zinc plated Silver, ie bolts, hydro brake lines, and masterhead cylinders,
And the undercarage Hydro line bash plate was gold plated..
Anything else Zinc Plated Gold??

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drmini in aust

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Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 6:15 pm

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I've never seen a `gold plated' hydro bash plate on an original car... they were all zinc silver. :wink:

Anyway back then anything that looked gold, was usually cadmium plated, not zinc.
Cad plating has pretty much gone now due to OHS concerns (cadmium is a poison).

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brett

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Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 11:13 pm

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So it was all silver its just gold coloured plating is a personal preference then :-)

Thanks Doc

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