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Jan 24, 2006 | 01:30 AM

Tinker Bell

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re-chroming

Has anyone here had anything re-chromed? Or better yet, has anyone had any chrome stripped from rims etc.?

I have Arlen Ness Criss-cross wheels pulley and disc's $2800.00. The worst chrome that I have ever seen. Had them less than 2 yrs. Bike kept in a garage under a cover and never been put away wet or dirty. The wheels are pitting and you can actually see the copper thru the chrome and the pulley has strips of chrome peeling off. Ness refuses to do anything about it. As a matter of fact they even went so far as to say if the bike spent anytime in Florida it would not have been covered under warranty period. So I can either buy new stuff or try and have these stripped and polished since they are billet or have them re-chromed. If they have any corrosion on them will that have to be removed before re plating or will the removal process they use to strip the chrome take care of it?

If anyone has had any experience with this I would appreciate your suggestions.

Man, this really pisses me off!

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Jan 28, 2006 | 06:06 PM

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i know what your going thru. got a complete set of pm wheels, rotors, calipers, forward controls, chrome yellowed. i found a company named classic components out of santa ana ca. phone# 1-888-327-4189. had the wheels & pulley re-chromed, i cannot believe the show quality chrome finish they put on them. was not that expensive, plus they give a 2 year warrany. we just finished installing last week. i think the web site is www.classiccomponents.com... look um up i don't think you have anything to lose. i'm very satisfied. turnaround time was about 2 1/2 week

Jan 28, 2006 | 06:13 PM

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Did they say why they wouldnt warranty the chrome ? I have lived in fl all my life and never had a chrome problem on anything.

Jan 28, 2006 | 07:38 PM

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Yea, something about the salt air. Something else I found out was that HD extended warranty's won't cover chrome components after initial warranty in Fla. Go figure?

Jan 28, 2006 | 08:51 PM

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A lot of Arlen Ness parts get sent back to poor chroming. I have a friend the runs a bike shop and has sent back quite a few sets of Ness mirrors for bad chrome. And they were never put on a bike.
On a scale of 1 to 10, Ness's quality in parts and chrome has hit an all time low of about 3.

Jan 28, 2006 | 11:00 PM

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Chrome Masters here n Nashvlle does a fne job.....google them, they should be out there.

Jan 28, 2006 | 11:32 PM

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That 'salt air in Florida' line is a crock of $hiit

Unless you're dipping your rims in the ocean, pitting chrome is either a case of neglict (obviously not the case here) or a cheap @ss chrome job. If thats how Ness threats their customer, i'll wipe with their next catalog.

Good news there is a batch of good platers in Florida. One of the best is Mark Plating in West Palm Beach FLorida. They specilize in show quality bike stuff. I've had them do Harley, BSA, Triumph items and parts for my old GTO and they never fail to impress.