Re: [CR]Plating on "ORO" / "GOLD" freewheels ??

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From: "Pete Geurds" <raleighpro@dejazzd.com>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <200503062355.PAA07456@cascade.cs.ubc.ca>
Subject: Re: [CR]Plating on "ORO" / "GOLD" freewheels ??
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 06:21:46 -0500
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From: "Donald Gillies" <gillies@cs.ubc.ca> Subject: [CR]Plating on "ORO" / "GOLD" freewheels ??


> Are ORO freewheels really plated in brass ?? If they are, then why
> don't they tarnish ?? I have never seen a green freewheel and this
> suggests to me that they are plated with something more stable than
> a pure brass finish.

If they were kept perfectly clean the brass probably would tarnish but since most freewheels have some oil on them the corrosion process is interupted. Hard to find greasy steel that's also rusty, right?

Pete Geurds
Douglassville, Pa