Originally Posted by
Kilroy1988
My uncle sandblasted the original chrome off this 1972 Raleigh Professional in his shop and then sent it to a local chromer in Fresno a couple of years ago. Total cost to get the entire frame and fork chromed (after my uncle stripped it in about ten minutes) was $200.
-Gregory
impressive as even fine grit sandblasting leaves a rough surface to work with. Ten minutes to remove the paint points to me methylene chloride… effective and long gone now in California.
the plater appears to have done a good job, be interesting if they would do another one again for near the same price. Plating about the fastback seat cluster… treacherous.
was the entire frame plated at once? Or, processed front and rear separately?
the fork… reminded of the near catastrophe for [MENTION=46382]bikingshearer[/MENTION].