Re: [ST] Polishing wheels

["Cameron" <camckay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

First they sandblast all the paint off the wheels, then they plate them with
copper and then with nickel and finally the chrome.  The key is the copper
plate. It sticks to the aluminum and the nickel sticks to the copper.
Cam
'00 ST
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil" <philbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 12:49 AM
Subject: Re: [ST] Polishing wheels


> How did you get yours chromed? I thought that conventional chroming
wouldn't
> take to aluminium. Your chromed wheels look really awesome though. I think
I
> prefer the appearance of chrome to polished aluminium too.
>
> Phil
> '00 ST
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cameron" <camckay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 3:23 AM
> Subject: Re: [ST] Polishing wheels
>
>
> > Yes, you have to polish them all the time to keep the hazey coating off
> > them.  It's a lot of work where Chrome is no more work than you put into
> > keeping your bike shiny.  Plus, polishing cost about the same as chrome.
> > Chrome is the way to go.
> > Cam
> > '00 ST
> > '01 "S" Type
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bird, Garry" <BIRD@xxxxxxx>
> > To: <st@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 9:07 AM
> > Subject: [ST] Polishing wheels
> >
> >
> > > So, once the wheels are polished and looking like chrome...what's the
> > upkeep
> > > like?  More than a wipe and a dry with a shammy I would presume?
> > >
> > > __________________
> > > Garry
> > >
>
>
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