I've found that stripping/sandblasting chrome is not always necessary. I've done several parts on my bike (headlight, bars, horn cover) without removing and it's holding up fine after a couple years. Nothing wrong with beading the chrome off before coating though, which is what I usually do.

Planning to PC your spoked wheel? I hope you plan to disassemble first. If you don't, the coating will chip off right away where the spokes cross and at the nipples.

 

ah haaaa, I thought that sounded off. I would think that it would act like dipping a shiny piece in teflon, making a skin all the way around it but not adhering straight to the metal itself. I have a small sandblaster at work. Ive never run it, but maybe Ill start with somethin like my horn cover. Blast it, give it to the dude, say powder it, and see how it turns out. I also am thinking that I would want to go glossy on my struts, everything but my motor to avoid those different levels of black. Do those prices sound about right? This guy powdered a friends old low rider frame, it turned out nice, but it was also bare to start with.

 

Beading = blasting, or media blasting? I planned on disassembling my front and PCin the hub and rim then buying stainless spokes and re-lacing. So your headlight etc, went into the booth shiny? Maybe its not so crazy.

 

Glass-beading. Actually I use playground sand. It's very fine and you can get it at Home Depot. Yea I PC'd a few parts with chrome on it.

 

how do you feel about the ones that were chrome going in?

 

No problems. I even did the kickstand without removing the chrome. There's some chipping at the bottom but I expected that. I just touch it up with a spray can every so often. Most recent piece is the tool box. Brand new shiny chrome and it's holding up fine.

 

saweeet! I like the gloss. Sounds fairly good to me now. Ill still start with the horn cover or something small and make this guy show me he knows what hes doing.