Curious,they charge you by the pound or item,looks like they did a great job platimg that stuff. Is it getting really expensive to do like every thing else these days? How much did the rocker shafts grow by plating?
David
The rocker shafts has
not been zincplated, nor has any other internal engine parts.
To zincplate a rocker shaft would be a really bad idea as the plating would not hold up for more than a second with a seized rocker as a result.
Also, all engine internals is covered in oil all the time so the rustprohibiting feature of zincplating is not needed.
Small parts up to 30 cm (12") are plated all together in a rotating drum which makes it quick and easy = affordable.
Longer parts will need to be hung and plated separately which makes it more labor intensive = more expensive.
This batch was a total of 4,5 kilos of smaller parts (run together in one drum), and one longer item that had to be hung separately.
Total cost of the zincplating (incl acid strip of old plating and postage to and from the platers 120 miles away) was 1150 sek, which is approximately $105.
Well worth it in my book
