Topic: Re-chroming

[stevenmgrr]

What would be the approximate cost to re-chrome my fenders?  Does anyone have a good source?  All of the used fenders that I have seen are in worse shape than mine.

[Magpie]

Rechroming here cost nearly the same as buying new. I bought new ones.
Cliff

[stevenmgrr]

Rechroming here cost nearly the same as buying new. I bought new ones.
Cliff

Where can I purchase new ones?

[bryanj]

Honda

[Johnie]

Depending on what your plans are for your bike, factory chrome is OK but having a good chromer will be a better looking fender.  I had a lot of parts rechromed here in WI by a guy and there is no camparison to the factory chrome.  I paid $80 for the rear fender chrome on my 750KO.  The front was damaged so I had to buy a new one of those on eBay and I got it for $250.  If you want the name of the chromer here in WI I posted that in the "good vendor" area.

[c_kyle]

What about powder-coating them?  There's some nice looking powder-coat that looks like polished aluminum or ss; it's almost as mirror-like as chrome.

[750K2]

what year is your bike? i've got some fenders hanging around here i'd let go cheap.  i bought them off ebay and they were usually listed incorrectly as the front mounting bracket changed about 2/3rds of the way through '72.  i can send pics if you wish
frank

[Markcb750]

I am looking for a good chrome shop in the Charlotte NC area,

any leads appreciated.

Fenders, License plate bracket etc '76 CB

[Markcb750]

I delivered 9 parts to "It's Finished" in Indian Trail NC. 

$730 for a chrome finish about like new.  I asked to match the one new lower right pipe I purchased while I was eBaying for pipes.

Looking forward to tuning the 750 when it is not running pipes that have 5 inch rust holes in them.

Chrome is due back to me around 15 Oct, which gives me 20 days to prep and paint the parts I want Black and Aluminum. I have been using an assortment of scotch brites, emery paper and polishes...going to be interesting how long this holds up.

[pablo78cb550]

my front fender and bracket was $150 to re chrome.

[Markcb750]

I am paying 175... for the front fender and the two brackets

[Thfireman]

I am paying 175... for the front fender and the two brackets

I am in Charlotte and I havent contacted them yet but a fellow Firefighter says there is a chromer over off Atando near I-85.  Did you say you had some pipes chromed?  I am not familiar with what is required but my 750 had black pipes and I would like to get them chromed.  Can they do most metals like that?

[nedtheviking]

Hey I dont mean to thread jack, but i was going to ask a similar question about re-chroming fork tubes. Mine are really rusty. Has anyone here done this before? if yes, do you know a good chroming place near Albany NY? thanks guys. Ned.

[MCRider]

Hey I dont mean to thread jack, but i was going to ask a similar question about re-chroming fork tubes. Mine are really rusty. Has anyone here done this before? if yes, do you know a good chroming place near Albany NY? thanks guys. Ned.

Fork tubes are a little trickier for a few reasons. The chrome where the business takes place is hardened machine chrome like on any hydraulic cylinder, like on a bulldozer or backhoe. It is a higher quality and finished to the proper diameter for the seals etc.  Many show chrome shops won't do them for that reason.

If you just mask off the business chrome from the rusty part you may get away with it.

I would suggest Forking by Frank or some such. You'll get machine quality chrome the whole length of the tube, in the proper diameter.

Having said all this, before I knew what I've just said, I had a pair of CB750 tubes done full length at a local show chrome place and they worked just fine.

[Johnie]

If you take your time you can do a great polish job on fork tubes and can get rid of the rust and get a pretty nice finish...

[Really?]

You spent a lot of time sanding those things and plenty of time polishing.  Those came out super nice!

[Johnie]

You spent a lot of time sanding those things and plenty of time polishing.  Those came out super nice!

To be honest, no sandpaper at all.  Just my Sears buffing wheel and red, green and white rouge.  Granted, it does take time and patience.  You can not rush it.  I would maybe do 1 color 1 day and then another at a later date.  It gets kind of tiring doing that for a few hours.  But thank you, I do like how they turned out on the KO.

[pablo78cb550]

red scotch bright drill pad.
then red rouge.
mirror like. not show, but it does look the business.

[Really?]

One day i will figure out the rouge thing.  I have always scotch brighted, 1200 wet, 1500wet, 2000 wet, 2500 wet and then mothers with my hand and/or a dremel tool with a buffer on it.

[rbmgf7]

if a plate job is cheap, most likely it's an immitation chrome finish like cobalt. if it costs an arm and a leg, it's probably the triple plate show quality. there's different levels of plating to acheive a similar chrome-like finish. shop around and ask to look at their work. if a part has encountered a lot of pitting, the price may go up. good platers will fill the pits and polish the piss out of the part before even laying the base copper layer.

but just might as well get new parts. you may get lucky and save a few bucks but the time taken to buy new parts over waiting to have your stuff turn-around is a plus.

[Markcb750]

I am paying 175... for the front fender and the two brackets

I am in Charlotte and I havent contacted them yet but a fellow Firefighter says there is a chromer over off Atando near I-85.  Did you say you had some pipes chromed?  I am not familiar with what is required but my 750 had black pipes and I would like to get them chromed.  Can they do most metals like that?

I have heard there was a guy on Atando, did not contact him.  met the owner at Chrome East in Concord, a lot of people at local bike shops, and by email a shop near Nashville.

It's Finished was recommended by several shops.  Including Iron Horse in Monroe which has some good people.

Black Pipes-As long as the base metal is solid they should be able to clean polish and plate any metal.

I am having my fined exhaust clamps electroless nickel plated.  We used this process a lot on machine tools; good durable surface, duller then chrome, but the nickel will plate in between the fins as it is not based on electrical potential as the name electroless implies.   

[MRieck]

Honda

Hey Bryan....could you be a little more to the point?