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Cad/Zinc plating
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These are the guys who did my Cadmium plating. Great quality, expensive and very respected in the Hot rod society.
Check em out...http://www.artisticsilverplating.com/
Check em out...http://www.artisticsilverplating.com/
shawn57187
Finally riding a big boys bike
Don't know anyone in GA, but I did learn something interesting when I first had zinc and cad plating done.
Zinc plating is cheaper but it also has a blue hue and doesn't look legit for restorations - I think it looks cheap. Cad plating is what was typically used on older bikes, but until the 1960s they didn't use brighteners during the plating process. Today, most cad plating companies ONLY do cad plating with brighteners. When I had the fender stays on a bike re-plated, I had to find a company that also had military contracts. The military doesn't use brighteners on their gear for obvious reasons.
Zinc plating is cheaper but it also has a blue hue and doesn't look legit for restorations - I think it looks cheap. Cad plating is what was typically used on older bikes, but until the 1960s they didn't use brighteners during the plating process. Today, most cad plating companies ONLY do cad plating with brighteners. When I had the fender stays on a bike re-plated, I had to find a company that also had military contracts. The military doesn't use brighteners on their gear for obvious reasons.
TwoSchwinns
Finally riding a big boys bike
I'm looking myself, but didn't know about brighteners, do you have any pictures?
David
David
Freqman1
Riding a '37 Dayton Super Streamline
Thanks to cycling day and schwinndoggy I sent my stuff out today to Fine Quality Metal Finishing in Long Beach, CA. They also do work for the aerospace industry. I'll post pics when I get my stuff back. My chrome went to Proctors earlier this week. Hopefully both places live up to my expectations because I have about three other projects to do. V/r Shawn
silvertonguedevil
Wore out three sets of tires already!
When were you expecting your stuff back?
Freqman1
Riding a '37 Dayton Super Streamline
FQMF informed me today that I need to send a check (won't take cc) and a FEDEX shipping label for them to send my stuff. So probably the end of next week. The bill for everything was about $160 which was the min for cad and the min for zinc plus environmental fee. If I'd have known that I probably would have sent all my Five Bar stuff as well. I'll post pics and my recommendation once parts are recieved. V/r Shawn
Kevauxtonic
Look Ma, No Hands!
Did you ever get your parts back from the aerospace place in Long Beach? Id love to see some pics! What/ how many parts did you get plated for $160.00? Im not too far from LB, (in fact, moved back to Central CA., from Long Beach in 2008). Whoa....i just realized, that 2008 was a decade ago! I feel old, and Im only 39! Anyway, any feedback is welcomed!!!
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Freqman1
Riding a '37 Dayton Super Streamline
These people sucked--nothing but problems. Zero communications, plating was poor quality, had a billing problem that took two years to resolve, sent parts back twice, had to arrange my own return shipping to include calling FEDEX. A fick'n nightmare! V/r Shawn
Kevauxtonic
Look Ma, No Hands!
Man!!! Im sorry you has to go thru such an ordeal! Doesnt it make more sense for these places just to do the job right the first time? Im sure that after having to redo their work a few times, the thought mightve crossed their minds? Lol! Thank you for the follow up.
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