Originally Posted by
horatio
Other than cosmetics, does anyone know the value of chrome plating a frame? Does it deter corrosion, or simply add lustre to a painted finish?
I am surprised you can even ask this question.
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Mmmmmm..........shiny.
Originally Posted by
repechage
Schwinn Paramounts should be chromed.
Or black with chrome lugs and "socks"
+1
Originally Posted by
T-Mar
Chromovelato is the generic Italian terminology for applying a transluscent colour coat over chrome plating. It was probably most popular in the early 1980s with several manufacturers (Colnago, Scapin, Moser, Bartali, etc.)but goes back further. I recall boom era Torpado with the finish. I believe it was orignally developed as an improvment on Legnano's transparante verde, which was their famous transparent green over silver paint.
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This Faggin is a variation on that. Fully chromed with a red
semi transparent overlay. The chrome is very polished and if
you even look at it funny, the paint flakes off.