Originally Posted by
gugie
Chrome can also be masked prior to powdercoat, so I was unsure whether it was an issue or not. Obviously a chromed frame can be cold set, so I answered the only two issues I could think of - does chrome make it harder to cold set (no), and added my experience in reraking chromed forks on 70's era Raleighs. I highly doubt cold setting chainstays would cause chrome flaking, as the localized deformation is small compared to my experience reraking forks.
...I had an Italian bike with chrome on it, that seemed like if you looked at it funny, some of the chrome would flake off.
You think I'm joking, probably, but that's honestly how it seemed to me after a while. I finally just sanded it and painted over it.