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18r-g Rocker Cover - Chroming..What happens with scraches and chips?
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Mon, 03 November 2003 14:22
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Hey, i want to get my 18r-g rocker cover chromed but it has a few chips and scratched in it. Not just in the paint i mean into the ally. What do they do about this when you get it chromed? Is there a way of getting it fixed uP before chroming? has anyone done this that can give me guesswork price on it?
Thanx
Steve
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I supported Toymods
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Perth, Western Australia
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December 2002
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Re: 18r-g Rocker Cover - Chroming..What happens with scraches and chips?
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Mon, 03 November 2003 14:39
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They'll get filled up with weld (TIG), then smoothed. Get the cover polished, not chromed. That way, it can't flake off in years to come! Polishing alone will be around $80 I have been told.
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Sydney
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July 2002
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Re: 18r-g Rocker Cover - Chroming..What happens with scraches and chips?
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Mon, 03 November 2003 20:44
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myh question is will the polish fade over time?
is it worth getting some sort of clear coating on the polish?
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Eskilstuna, Sweden
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May 2002
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adelaide
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April 2003
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Re: 18r-g Rocker Cover - Chroming..What happens with scraches and chips?
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Tue, 04 November 2003 00:25
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| THE WITZL wrote on Tue, 04 November 2003 07:44 |
myh question is will the polish fade over time?
is it worth getting some sort of clear coating on the polish?
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yes
yes
polish it then chrome it for the best results
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Perth
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Re: 18r-g Rocker Cover - Chroming..What happens with scraches and chips?
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Tue, 04 November 2003 04:58
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Because its ally.........it can be anodised so you can choose your colour and it will last forever
Gabe
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I supported Toymods
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Perth, Western Australia
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Re: 18r-g Rocker Cover - Chroming..What happens with scraches and chips?
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Tue, 04 November 2003 05:50
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If you do consider annodising, get the cover polished first, as you will still see through the annodising to the bare aluminium alloy. I've seen this done on quite a few car and industrial pieces - the polished then annodised approach gives a much richer colour, and some say a better adhesion to the annodising.
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