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Mustang928
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I have been debating about having my polished under the hood stuff chrome plated. Is there any pitting or are they filled in during the plating process and I wonder if they will cut me a price break because the parts are already polished?
They should, Marc, because half the job is done. However, that's provided the surfaces are all flat. I know we can get a shine out of pieces that aren't perfectly flat, but to be chromed it needs to be worked over a bit more. Again, that's for best results. Anything can be plated and it's just a matter of what it's going to look like when it's done.
As far as pitting in the metal and minor blems, the chroming process starts with a copper layer which I do believe handles them. After that is nickel, where the luster comes from, and then the "blue" tint chrome which gives it the depth. One of these days I'm gonna get a walk-thru at the chrome shop to see everything go on. I think it'd be real cool!
As far as pitting in the metal and minor blems, the chroming process starts with a copper layer which I do believe handles them. After that is nickel, where the luster comes from, and then the "blue" tint chrome which gives it the depth. One of these days I'm gonna get a walk-thru at the chrome shop to see everything go on. I think it'd be real cool!
89Notch said:
Don't think I didn't think of that
http://www.caswellplating.com/kits/triple.htm
Too steep for me to include a big learning curve into doing it, so no thanks.
payupsucka
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damn manson that car just keeps getting better and better. for all the hype over sirsureshots car i think your cars is just as bad ass if not better. sweet ride and good to see a fellow m******* with such a clean ride
Mustang928
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I have been really leaning towards having my TFS-R intake and Incon tube with other smaller pieces plated.... Have you had any mechanical/moving parts chrome plated, like the TB, IAB?
payupsucka said:
Thanks a lot, that's real good company. He has a badass car for sure.
marc said:
I have the tensioner & pulley, and blower tensioner pulley chromed. Those pieces would look great chromed
89Notch said:
Yea, it's scary to think about. I am not going to be doing any of my own work even though it'd be really cool
DMAN302
My mom says thanks for the pearl necklace.
Spent two yrs as an electrical apprentice in a chrome shop....you don't want to work in a chrome shop.
04sleeper
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That's gonna look amazing..
My opinion on chrome vs. polished....well i think polished does look better, but only if it's SERIOUSLY polished, and i mean like as good as it gets, and then you have to keep it at that level. With chrome you don't have to maintain it as much as you do polished, so that's def. an advantage. If i had a show car that was driven frequently, i'd go with chrome. My only fear is that chrome flakes, and then you're screwed. You can always repolish.
My opinion on chrome vs. polished....well i think polished does look better, but only if it's SERIOUSLY polished, and i mean like as good as it gets, and then you have to keep it at that level. With chrome you don't have to maintain it as much as you do polished, so that's def. an advantage. If i had a show car that was driven frequently, i'd go with chrome. My only fear is that chrome flakes, and then you're screwed. You can always repolish.
pb_paulie_b
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There's me, a yellow Vortech banner, and most of all my halogen light glaring against it. Tough lighting in there!
Tough lighting in there!
pb_paulie_b
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Yea right 
Did you forget the newly-chromed pics of it on Page 1?
Almost done. Painted a new brake booster today and putting it in Tuesday.
Did you forget the newly-chromed pics of it on Page 1?Almost done. Painted a new brake booster today and putting it in Tuesday.
pb_paulie_b
Founding Member
Hehehe Hey if it was a mural you can believe some peeps would be painting theirs next week 
Hey man how do your polished pieces look among your chrome pieces?
The reason I ask is because I was looking at getting some valve covers that were chrome but I'm worried it will clash???
Hey man how do your polished pieces look among your chrome pieces?
The reason I ask is because I was looking at getting some valve covers that were chrome but I'm worried it will clash???
Look at the blower head (what you can see of it) compared to the PowerPipe. Not too bad. The IAC and all that stuff fit right in. Not as deep but nice and shiny. It's obvious they're not the same but to me it all looks great together. The intake stood out being polished because it was such a big piece and was connected to the perfectly polished high quality aluminum (and flat, lol) EGR spacer from Accufab. It just couldn't compare, whereas the chrome now looks much better.
I always had chrome valve covers and they never looked out of place.
I always had chrome valve covers and they never looked out of place.
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