yella

New Member

• Mar 9, 2006

• #1

can aluminium be chrome plated?

 

ormus

New Member

• Mar 9, 2006

• #2

no.

 

yella

New Member

• Mar 9, 2006

• #3

are you sure

 

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Wanted D90

New Member

• Mar 9, 2006

• #4

Why would you put chrome on a 4x4 in the first place.

 

yella

New Member

• Mar 9, 2006

• #5

its not on a 4x4 but if i wanted to(and i don't) i would put chrome on a 4x4 cos it would be my prerogative

 

ormus

New Member

• Mar 9, 2006

• #6

afaik you cannot chrome ally.
if you really want some ally to look like chrome, then get someone to make you a copy of the item in summat like dural. you can polish that all day long and itll come up nice and shiny!

 

blackrandomapple

New Member

• Mar 9, 2006

• #7

ALI can be highly polished!!! looks very nice you wudnt know the difference between polished ali and stainless!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hope this helps

 

GRUNT

Well-Known Member

• Mar 10, 2006

• #8

You can chrome ally. I've had it done.

The problem is with the condition of the ally as to the quality of the finish and its durability. Have a word with a chrome plateing company to get the real story.

 

ormus

New Member

• Mar 10, 2006

• #9

there is a method called zincate dip. for ally. its expensive and no gaurantee of success. its difficult to do well.


alternatively, try this!

http://alsacorp.com/chrome.htm

 

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slob

Well-Known Member

• Mar 10, 2006

• #10

glue a mirror on the flucker

 

yella

New Member

• Mar 11, 2006

• #11

the problem with polishing aluminium is that you have to keep polishing it otherwise it looks like unpolished aluminium, i DO NOT want to polish it, so therefore i asked if it can be chrome plated.thank you for your replies,
GRUNT, where are you , is the platers that done your aluminium near yu, let me know , thanks

 

GRUNT

Well-Known Member

• Mar 11, 2006

• #12

It was 30 odd years ago somewhere in Leeds. I'd trashed the engine up on my Bonnie and got a replacement engine. It was the T140 Jubilee which had chrome casings, the primary chanecase was missing so I got a standard ally one and had it chromed along with the fork legs which were also ally.

Try the yellow pages (electro platers), there are five places in Hull so I imagine there will be plenty in more civilized places.