I’ve used the zinc plating kit on my GT250, FS1E and step sons TS50x and was very pleased with the results. I started using them for the reasons as you, lost parts/crappy finish from some players.
I think you can nickel plate Tony but chrome needs arsenic if I remember right and the authorities aren’t keen on Joe public having that floating about!
Well you asked for another Ducati build
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Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero
F3, 954 USD front, K Tech springs, Braced swinger, Penske shock, Six spoke Mockesini wheels, Harris rearsets, QaT, Flywheel diet!, A&L stacks, stick coils, K&N, FP Ti jets, lashings of Ti & CF
F3, 954 USD front, K Tech springs, Braced swinger, Penske shock, Six spoke Mockesini wheels, Harris rearsets, QaT, Flywheel diet!, A&L stacks, stick coils, K&N, FP Ti jets, lashings of Ti & CF
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Excellent as I have some of that solder in my plumbing kit
I think I'll make up a little soldering pot so there is less chance of it wicking up the cable. Thank you for the INFO
Nice work with the platingbuzzer wrote: ↑Fri Jul 31, 2020 10:17 am One of the things I have always struggled to get done is plating... I have had some terrible jobs done in the past, and lost critical small parts to the bottom of someone's plating vat!
so about 4 years ago I bought a plating kit to do zinc... Have to say it's VERY good and I have used it time and time again! its a bit time consuming, but time is something I have, particularly at the moment...
Here are the results for my latest build. the kit can do clear and yellow passivation, you can see the difference.
There was another guy who did some of this, I was going to say recently
it was Feb 2017 
viewtopic.php?p=439542#p439542
Chris.
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Now for the nice bit… putting it all back together! the frame came back from the powder coaters and as ever its a superb job! I know its a 50 mile round trip to this guy but his work is worth it, especially after the poor jobs I have had done in the past at local companies… Must be the easiest engine to put in a frame!
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Nice for the engine to go in that easy
Chris.
Chris.
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More progress... no holidays, and no pressure to go out means more garage time... its a good job I have this project or I would be climbing the walls by now!
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You do know an awful lot of people would happily holiday in your workshop!!!!!
Cracking project
I am only a nut twiddler and overtightener, but just love to see this stuff. Especially for the skill level and end results are too notch.
Cracking project
I am only a nut twiddler and overtightener, but just love to see this stuff. Especially for the skill level and end results are too notch.
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Wow, you're certainly moving on with this project
Chris.
Chris.
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One of the benefits of having a blast cabinet is the ability to clean parts up easily... But I have always struggled to get that nice shiny finish the professionals manage to get with glass bead. I went to the bead supplier a while ago and said that I was having problems, and he asked what pressure I was blasting at, to which I replied 120 PSI. he said that's your problem... its too high and you are shattering the glass beads and the broken beads are giving you a matt finish! he said to turn the pressure right down, and then up until you got the finish you want! its so much better, you can see the difference in the reservoir caps! it also gives a closed finish that dirty finger prints just wipe off, on the matt surface they are difficult to remove!
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That's handy to knowsirch345 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 16, 2020 10:20 pmbuzzer wrote: ↑Sun Aug 16, 2020 2:38 pm One of the benefits of having a blast cabinet is the ability to clean parts up easily... But I have always struggled to get that nice shiny finish the professionals manage to get with glass bead. I went to the bead supplier a while ago and said that I was having problems, and he asked what pressure I was blasting at, to which I replied 120 PSI. he said that's your problem... its too high and you are shattering the glass beads and the broken beads are giving you a matt finish! he said to turn the pressure right down, and then up until you got the finish you want! its so much better, you can see the difference in the reservoir caps! it also gives a closed finish that dirty finger prints just wipe off, on the matt surface they are difficult to remove!
who would have thought that,Chris.
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Back in its wheels now...
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Looking very very good
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Looking very tasty.I want one.
SO WHEN DOES THIS OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW BETTER KICK IN
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Much as I love Ducati bikes... I would think long and hard before I bought a Ducati from that era of this bike... many have plastic tanks that are now affected by the ethanol in the fuel... they swell and distort out of shape! its a nightmare on some bikes and there is no permanent fix... its the reason I got the bike cheap, with the idea of changing to a metal tank.
some of the Monster guys have had alloy tanks made at £3000... but the manufacturer used none ethanol resistant rubber tube in them, and welded the tanks so it couldn't be changed! work that one out!
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True professionalism. Kudos to you!