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Good or bad idea to clear over old plated parts? |
doug_b_928 |
Dec 10 2017, 03:11 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 692 Joined: 17-January 13 From: Winnipeg Member No.: 15,382 Region Association: Canada |
One of my winter projects is refurbishing the pedal cluster. I'm going to paint or powder coat the black parts (probably paint because I don't have a glossy powder). I'm not planning to get the plated stuff re-plated. Just clean it very well with a combination of steel wool, sand paper and wire wheels. But I was thinking putting a clear over the plated parts might keep them looking nice a lot longer. Is this a good approach when not re-plating?
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McMark |
Dec 11 2017, 08:26 AM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
I could never get my zinc plating setup to work right. I think the power supply and power control were my issues, but I found the learning curve to be too steep.
It would be EXTREMELY handy to be able to do single pieces or small batches effectively though. Small batches at the plating shop are usually something like 'a box full' for $50. For a full box that GREAT, but for a few pieces thats expensive. |
bdstone914 |
Dec 11 2017, 08:32 AM
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bdstone914 Group: Members Posts: 4,531 Joined: 8-November 03 From: Riverside CA Member No.: 1,319 |
I could never get my zinc plating setup to work right. I think the power supply and power control were my issues, but I found the learning curve to be too steep. It would be EXTREMELY handy to be able to do single pieces or small batches effectively though. Small batches at the plating shop are usually something like 'a box full' for $50. For a full box that GREAT, but for a few pieces thats expensive. Plating is cheap if you can find a shop in your area that will do small batches. Or if you send me your parts throughly cleaned I can swap them you plated pedal set parts as I have a lot of them for a reasonable charge. I soak them in Evaporust then bead blast them to remove paint. I agree on the home methods are iffy to work well. Bruce |
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