Chrome plating

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Lewes96
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Chrome plating

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Anyone have a good lead on places for getting some bits re-chromed?
3potjohn
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Re: Chrome plating

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https://dougtaylor.co.uk
They did a kickstart and a headlight rim (quite a thin item) in about 2008 and it still looks good.
John
pedro
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Where are you located?
Lewes96
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Located near Brighton
Mepstein
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Re: Chrome plating

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If your parts aren't too bad, try polishing with aluminum foil and water. My original silencers looked very rough but 15-20 minutes of aluminum foil polishing made them look 95% of new.
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jb666
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Re: Chrome plating

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I had some bits done by a firm in Folkestone -

http://www.chromerestorationspecialist.co.uk

Nice job and nice folks to deal with.

John.
Lewes96
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Thanks for the leads, and I have tried the foil route, but a bit too far gone.
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