Originally Posted by
Road Fan
I dunno, don't see it. What I usually see on my headset rebuilds is a distinct and narrow roughish track in the race area, where the balls progress one after the other. Maybe it's my monitor, but that's not what I see. If the chrome and copper layer are worn through, I'd expect to see a track, with a gray center, a copper border, and the chrome outside. I just see chrome all across the race.
You really don't see it? Let's try a close-up: