Subject: Re: (MGCL) chrome shops???
Author: Bruce Daniels
Date: Feb 16, 2005, 4:16 PM
Post ID: 1718404255
MessageThanks for the tip Paul - really appreciate it.
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Actually I haven't even re-assembled mine yet. My bushings were still fine,
but I'm sure any machine shop could make you some. I use Hanlon Plating
here in Richmond, VA. It's closer (15miles) to me than Norfolk.
Paul
73 Eldo "Elvira" 949 conversion
74 Eldo "Daisy" undergoing a full police restoration
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Paul - I stand corrected about the hole in the bushing - thanks. I knew that
too, must be slipping :>)
Royal Silver is the plating Company in Norfolk, VA. Further down in this
message is a write up from Rich Maund - that is when and how I found out
about it.
So, were you able to buy a ready-made bushing or did you fabricate it?
Bruce
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Bruce,
The hole is not for a setscrew, it's for a grease fitting. And yes the
bushing must come out prior to plating. I tapped mine out before I took it
in. Who's in Norfolk?
Paul
73 Eldo "Elvira" 949 conversion
74 Eldo "Daisy" undergoing a full police restoration
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You piqued my interest Rich. I am a newbie - I bought a 70 Police Ambo about
two years ago and have been working on some rusted parts - been using 'never
dull' cuz that is what the PO had been using. But, you need to keep using it
often, so I thought I would try preparing one part for chrome plating and
see how it comes out before plating anymore parts. Your story is encouraging
and Norfolk is not that far from Raleigh.
I started on the Brake Pedal for two reasons, (1) it had a rough finish and
(2) the bushing needs to be replaced - pedal wobbles from side to side. So,
having never ventured into something like this I need to ask some questions.
I assume the bushing has to be removed before plating the pedal - by that I
mean to ask if the bushing can be masked someway and then deal with removing
and replacing it after plating? The reason I ask is that the plater needs a
way to hold the pedal while dipping it into the tank and the thought
occurred to me that maybe if I leave the bushing in, a hook could be
inserted through that hole and then mask it somehow. But, then maybe I would
screw up the plating when I knocked the old bushing out to replace it. These
questions are probably for the plater, but I thought you might have some
experience with this.
Does the bushing have to be fabricated or does anybody know if they are
available somewhere? The bushing has a hole in it to allow a set screw to
bottom out against a steel shaft to hold the pedal on.
I put some time in polishing - got a kit from Caswell - but I have been
wondering how much is enough? Except for logical thinking that the more you
work on it the better the part will look. I attached two photos to give you
an idea what it looks like now and a close up of that hole for the set screw
(through the bushing).
Bruce Daniels
NC Tarheel
70 Ambo 14720
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Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2005 11:15 AM
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Nine years ago I used "Royal Silver", a plating company here in Norfolk Va.
I was warned to expect high prices, but I'd get what I paid for.
They charged me $150 to replate a Guzzi luggage rack for my Mille' GT. The
rack only cost $125 new, but it's factory plating was very poorly done. I
added some hard points to it to attach some hard bags to and had them
re-chrome it. They also did some "U" shaped fender stays for me which were
quite pitted. $40 each.
I was told 2-3 weeks to do the job.
NINE weeks later, when I am going out of my mind worrying if they lost my
pieces, I finally get the call that they're done. I drive over there and
whattaya know? They can't find my order. Yeesh! I have to stand there for
half an hour while they search around. Then they find them. They're
carefully wrapped. I unwrap them for inspection. OH MY GAWD! They look
incredible. The factories never made parts like this! Absolutely beautiful.
I think the guys are right. You will get what you pay for in chroming. It's
labor intensive work and expensive to do. I would beware of any shop that
quotes too cheap a price. You'll wind up with Guzzi factory style chroming
(i.e. No polishing, no copper or nickel beneath the chrome and the first
time the part flexes, the chrome will peel.) That would be money wasted.
Rich Maund
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Andy wrote:
| anyone have a good, but cheap, reference for chroming? supposidly, there is a shop in buffalo, ny, |
Tim's idea of just replacing small parts is a good one. Chroming is
expensive. I just dropped off some antique car parts at an industrial
plater in Syracuse, NY to get chromed. "HMQ Metal Finishers". I'll let you
know how they are in a few weeks. Industrial platers are usually cheaper
than show quality chrome shops but, as usual, you get what you pay for.
Upstate Mark
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