ME AGAIN!
I WONDER IF ANYONE HAS USED A CASWELL ZINC PLATING KIT AND CAN REPORT HOW GOOD THEY ARE.
i'VE TWO GT380'S TO REBUILD AND A FEW PARTS FROM MY KETTLE COULD DO WITH REPLATING, BUT
BEFORE I BUY ONE, I NEED TO KNOW IF THEY WORK!
CHEERS, aNDY
CASWELL ZINC KIT; WORTH THE MONEY?
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wardy
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CASWELL ZINC KIT; WORTH THE MONEY?
Andy;
1976 gt750A; 86 FZ750
1977gt380A
1982 z400j
1981 z650f.....1988 Sufolk punch 14"
"look;it's my bike; when you own it ,you can paint it any colour you like!"
(I once painted my Z650 PINK and had the pink panther logo on the tailpiece)
1976 gt750A; 86 FZ750
1977gt380A
1982 z400j
1981 z650f.....1988 Sufolk punch 14"
"look;it's my bike; when you own it ,you can paint it any colour you like!"
(I once painted my Z650 PINK and had the pink panther logo on the tailpiece)
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BAZ
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Re: CASWELL ZINC KIT; WORTH THE MONEY?
Zinc plating is so cheap I wonder if it’s worth buying a kit! You can get a Bucket full done round here for about £25 and the finish is great. Just remember to polish or smooth the important bits first for the best finish. Cheers BAZ
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mark.read3
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Re: CASWELL ZINC KIT; WORTH THE MONEY?
forget the kit mate, been there tried that.lots of nasty chemicals pain in the arse to prep before hand and very time consuming. plus your limited to the size of stuff you can plate... no wheel spindles etc etc
Like the ol fella says its cheaper to take it to a platers and the finish is a lot better than trying to do it yourself
Like the ol fella says its cheaper to take it to a platers and the finish is a lot better than trying to do it yourself
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wardy
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Re: CASWELL ZINC KIT; WORTH THE MONEY?
o.k. thanks for the replies guys.
i'll stick to the platers
quite an investment for me anyway!
cheers
i'll stick to the platers
quite an investment for me anyway!
cheers
Andy;
1976 gt750A; 86 FZ750
1977gt380A
1982 z400j
1981 z650f.....1988 Sufolk punch 14"
"look;it's my bike; when you own it ,you can paint it any colour you like!"
(I once painted my Z650 PINK and had the pink panther logo on the tailpiece)
1976 gt750A; 86 FZ750
1977gt380A
1982 z400j
1981 z650f.....1988 Sufolk punch 14"
"look;it's my bike; when you own it ,you can paint it any colour you like!"
(I once painted my Z650 PINK and had the pink panther logo on the tailpiece)