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What will be the best chrome machine for bike parts

2005

Hi, there
I'm looking to chrome all my bike parts and don't know which machine will do a better job.
It is very important to find the best equipment for the job.

Thanks you all,

Jenny Geerman
Bike rider - Aruba

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Yes, it is important to find the best equipment for the job. A surgeon doing an appendectomy should certainly use the right scalpel. But more important is that an untrained person not attempt an appendectomy regardless of what scalpels they have available.

Chrome plating simply should not be done except by trained professionals in an industrial environment. Please see our Chrome Plating Tutorial. If you cannot find a plating shop to do these parts for you, you should settle for one of the "chrome-like" paints. The results will not really equal chrome plating, but they can be quite good, and even OEMs are using them.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
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2005

I want a kind of machine that is make chrome for metal in heavy duty way, and it can take big items. what do you suggest for the best machine that is suitable to my work? my special domain is cars parts and exhaust system.

Imad Wazzi
garage babel - Kuwait
2007

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Hello, Imad. "Chroming machines" do not exist in the sense of Chevrolets or Toyotas. Rather, a chrome plating factory can be built in the sense of a paper mill or a steel mill. Please express your question in terms of the answers already offered instead of starting over. Thanks!

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
Need quick confidential answers? $25
Need project assistance? $100/hr.
2007

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