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Old 01-27-2004, 05:39 PM
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WANT TO GET FRAME CHROMED AND SWINGARM AND A -ARMS DONE. HOW MUCH AND WERE TO GET DONE AT I LIVE IN OHIO
 
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Old 01-27-2004, 06:04 PM
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DO YOU NEED A NEW KEYBOARD? I GOT A SPARE!
 
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geez man there is no need for caps[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]
 
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HIS KEYBOARD IS FINE...... I WANTED TO GET MY FRAME CHROMED ALSO BUT I HERD IT WAS VERY EXPENSIVE...
 
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If you got that much money to play with, try donating some to your local food bank.
 
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It will be very expensive. First it has to be sandblasted to remove every speck of paint and primer.
Then it will have to be fine hand polished, a very time conuming procedure. Without the polishing, every nick and scratch with show thru the chrome, and the sandblasting dimples will show too.
I can't give you an exact dollar figure, but I would guess around $1000.

You can check with Mills Metal Finishing, (614) 252-0078. Ask for Brian. They do custom chrome work
for bike shops, but I do not believe they do any of the prep work, just the plating. They are on McAllister
Ave, just off Nelson Road, about 1/2 block south of E. Broad St.
 
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Old 01-27-2004, 06:19 PM
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? I RIDE MAINLY IN THE SAND AND DRAG RACE AND I HAVE SEEN ONE AND IT LOOKS SWEET. NEED $ IDEA
 

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Old 01-27-2004, 08:03 PM
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just gave it to you.
 
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Old 01-27-2004, 08:05 PM
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It's alot cheaper to cover it in mud.
 
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Old 01-29-2004, 06:08 PM
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It will cost about a jillion bucks. Thats the easy part. Reassembly will be a nightmare because clearances will be too tight and some threads will require retapping. And have you ever tried to wash & polish a frame? good luck!!
 


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