For those of you that are curious and to answer some misnomers about chromed springs and such.
The process that I use or do is called Nickel Buff Chrome (aka triple buff chrome).
First, the part is stripped to bare metal and polished to a mirror finish. Its then plated in nickel. Then polished to a mirror finish (2nd time), then plated in Chrome and polished a third time.
For parts such as shock springs, I then hang them in the powder coat oven at the end of the day when the oven is cooling. The reason for this is Hydrogen is created during the plating process and sometimes small lil micro pockets are formed. You cannot see them with the naked eye. By heating the metal up to say 250 degree, the hydrogen finds away to escape and when the part fully cools, there is NO air space left, making the plated surfaces almost welded together.
I have shock springs on street bikes, race cars and MX atv's that over 15 years old. Never once have I had chrome crack, peel or flake.
Even if that day does happen, I guarantee all my chrome work from doing so for the life of the part. As long as you are the original purchaser and you havent damaged the part....Ill keep it looking shinny forever.
However, a part that cannot be polished cannot be fully plated. So the insides of your foot pegs can and will rust eventually. That is why I powder coat the centers if you like.
The process that I use or do is called Nickel Buff Chrome (aka triple buff chrome).
First, the part is stripped to bare metal and polished to a mirror finish. Its then plated in nickel. Then polished to a mirror finish (2nd time), then plated in Chrome and polished a third time.
For parts such as shock springs, I then hang them in the powder coat oven at the end of the day when the oven is cooling. The reason for this is Hydrogen is created during the plating process and sometimes small lil micro pockets are formed. You cannot see them with the naked eye. By heating the metal up to say 250 degree, the hydrogen finds away to escape and when the part fully cools, there is NO air space left, making the plated surfaces almost welded together.
I have shock springs on street bikes, race cars and MX atv's that over 15 years old. Never once have I had chrome crack, peel or flake.
Even if that day does happen, I guarantee all my chrome work from doing so for the life of the part. As long as you are the original purchaser and you havent damaged the part....Ill keep it looking shinny forever.
However, a part that cannot be polished cannot be fully plated. So the insides of your foot pegs can and will rust eventually. That is why I powder coat the centers if you like.
