Solid foundation chrome

Posted by admin on April 18th, 2009 at 04:56pm

The first step in the process is preparation of the piece by removal of the grease, the seals, the gasket materials, the bearings (not bushings), bearing races and any and all paint. If these are removed before going to the stripping tank then the stripping acids do a better job and the chrome job turns out a whole lot better. Cleaning and stripping is one of the most im­portant steps in the plating process because the article’s final appearance depends primarily on a good solid foundation. If the piece is not clean then Three things can happen.

* The piece will refuse to plate
* The plating will be patchy or spotty
* The plating will prematurely peel

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