Posted: 11/8/2005 11:54:41 AM EDT
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Any chrome plating shops in the Phoenix area worth a damn? I looked into buying a set of replacement chrome valve covers from the Harley dealer and Oi, Caramba! I'm really not interested in selling my house just to make the top of my engine shiny. Thanks in advance. SD |
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I have used Metro plating since 94. they do great work but are extremely slow. why? because they do good work. American Plating in central Phoenix does nice work, but recently have ran into complications, last I hear they were still trying to straighten them out. Stay away from Papago. |
Not sure what engine you have, so I ask; Are your current covers aluminum? |
... +1 (they do fantastic polishing work as well) ... If you have an aggressive schedule, I would suggest offering an "expedite fee". I once needed some work done, and "tipped" the person taking my order $10 to complete the job to my time-line ETA: Did you know, there was a time about 15 years ago they adamantly refused to do any work that involved any Harley Davidson motorcycle parts whatsoever. There were some odd rumors floating around as to why but I never found out exactly the reason. |
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My buddy works at a polishing shop in Deer Valley, I'll see what he can do. What is your time frame? Around mid January the engine is going to come apart for bigger bore, cams, etc. I was thinking that as long as the engine is disassembled anyway, I may as well have the jugs powder coated and the top end sparklied up a bit. Thanks. SD |
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SD, are you breaking it down and putting it back together? I hallucinate about doing that to my V-Rod; powder coating the frame some color besides that ugly silver, new billet wheels, etc. If so, how long to take it down and put it back together, excluding engine build, etc? Thanks, Jim |
No way. I'm letting a pro do that. I really don't want to be sitting alongside the road 26 miles southwest of Squa's Cunt, Arizona looking at a bunch of stuff hanging out the bottom of the engine. |
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I talked to my buddy. He said his boss would let him run them through the shop no problem. Price will depend on current finish. Are they rough, coated in something, a picture would help. Basically the less belting/hand tooling required to get a smooth surface for polishing the cheaper it will be. If they are fairly smooth he said he'd shine up those rocker boxes for $50. |
Way cool! Right now, they are polished aluminum. They polish up pretty nicely but, I am slowly replacing all the polished aluminum on the bike with chrome. I really don't like to be polishing when I could be riding. How do we go about consumating this? Thanks much. SD |
Um, sh!t, I think we may have a mis-communication. I thought they may be rough aluminum with paint or something. He doesn't chrome, just a polishing shop. If they are already polished it would be mucho cheap to get them to a near show polish. There should also be a heat resistant coating for them so they stay shiney. If ya want them polished up I'll pm ya my phone number. |