I disagree, remove the chrome.
george argiris san diego, ca
-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of John Thompson Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 9:21 AM To: FeatherPluckin1@aol.com Cc: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: Re: [CR]chrome zeus fork
FeatherPluckin1@aol.com wrote:
> i have a question about my chrome zeus /gipiemme fork . The fork is
> what
> came on my Holgdo spanish bike which also has gipiemme dropouts . The
chrome isnt
> perfect and that is where my question comes in . If i sandblast the
fork will
> the paint then stick ?i cant have it re chromed , but i have a
sandblaster
Yes, the paint will stick, but be careful. If the chrome starts to peel when you blast it, you'll end up with an ugly surface and end up spending a lot of time fixing it up so it looks halfway decent for the paint. All you want to do is rough it up a little, not remove the chrome.
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-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
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