Originally Posted by
Blue Order
One comment-- it's really hard for me to get the full effect of the copper when it's against a red background. I see shiny metal, but it would show as copper better against a more neutral background (or even against something contrasting, like green grass).
But other than that, it looks sharp!
I wonder if chrome plating would cost the same. or if it the metal chosen affects the plating cost?
(...suddenly remembering that Diamond Jim Brady had a dozen Columbia's gold-plated back around 1895 or so...)
I'll try to find a more contrasting background--how about a white garage door?
--but there is no such thing as green grass in Nebraska this time of year, not for a few more weeks anyhow.
I was given a quote of $200 to chrome plate the same frame, and $165 to copper plate it with no polish beforehand follwed by chemical treatment to enhance the 'aging' of the copper, all with a final powder clearcoat.