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gimme5
04-03-2010, 16:46
allright i'm going to do it (ask a stupid question)
does it just have to be say brackets etc you can get coated or could you
do somthing like a alternator? as you can tell i have no idea of the process:confused:

rs250nut
04-03-2010, 17:09
allright i'm going to do it (ask a stupid question)
does it just have to be say brackets etc you can get coated or could you
do somthing like a alternator? as you can tell i have no idea of the process:confused:

I have only ever had steel zinc coated, I would have though that the alternator casing being aluminium would have to be anodized.

gimme5
04-03-2010, 17:17
right i see,next question then, could that be done without stripping any thing off

rs250nut
04-03-2010, 17:25
I very much doubt it:crap:

gimme5
04-03-2010, 20:04
just being looking into this plating buisness
and you can get clear,chromate pass (yellow tinge)
olive drap(green tinge) and black
seen your brackets and thats what im after
would you say thier are yellow

bodge it
04-03-2010, 20:11
chromate is what they are standard

gimme5
04-03-2010, 20:16
cheers mate thats what ill go for:p

Purple_rob
05-03-2010, 06:40
http://www.rtoc.org/boards/showthread.php?t=3395&highlight=zinc+plating

might help you mate. Havnt plated anything in a while but fire any questions if you have them.

gimme5
05-03-2010, 07:38
good post cheers for that:)