| Author | Message | ||
     Old_mil |
I've been eyeballing my S3T and it's getting ready for some serious offseason surgery. I'm wondering if chroming the frame is something within the realm of possibility... | ||
| Spiderman |
Yeah, but prepare to spend some loot!!! Rocket nickled his, not sure the cost. I have a website of a place that has a good turnaround time, but I belive they are in Ky. I will post the website tomorrow. | ||
| Tramp |
I got an estimate of $1600- from a place in Jersey | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
Jay from Sheldon's has a wonderful S1. Its frame is nickel and it looks sick! He did a lot to that thing. | ||
| Old_mil |
Wonder if there's a picture of Jay's S1 with the nickel frame somewhere? | ||
| Sportsman |
I've had a X1 frame at Baltimore chrome for 6 months. Apparently with all the tubes it's a pain in the as# for them to do. Something about running wires from tube to tube to get it to stick right. I know absolutly nothing about the process, but it's more than dropping it into a vat. $1,350.00 and my fingers are crossed. | ||
| Tramp |
and hence my stock gunmetal frame and extra $1600- in me pocket.... | ||
| Denfromphilly |
I always wanted to chrome an entire bike, tanks, pegs, exhaust, frame, everything. I love the sound of a chromed frame but am wayyyy to lazy to take my bike apart. | ||
| Bomber |
how does a chromed frame sound, Den? izzit louder than stock, or just deeper? | ||
| Shazam |
I had the frame chromed on my X1(see profile) for about $400 at a bumper plating/repair facility. finish was excellent. never had any problems with flaking. very much in the realm of possibility. | ||
| Spiderman |
Never mind Browns doesn't do frames any more, sorry! | ||
| Denfromphilly |
Well Bomber, it is louder than stock but the real advantage is the reflectivity. Seeing how light moves at 186,000 miles per second reflecting all that mass in motion can boost speed. You will want to ride away from the sun or tack to the sun like a sailboat. It just seems to me that chroming an entire bike would be the most obnoxious thing I could do. It would make the perfect statement here in Philly. I won't do it to my Buell, maybe my Goldwing or my kids CB200. | ||
| Bomber |
roflmao, den -- ya gatta watch out for the red-shift, though, when travelling in the right direction ;-} was it Motorcyclist that chromed their bike of the year a while back? | ||
| Rocketman |
My S1W frame was nickel plated in 1999. The finish today is slightly yellowed and that's what I expected. Call it seasoned if you will. If you look really close up and concentrate a sort of cloudy effect is noticeable 'under the skin'. This is no detriment to the finish or appearance, just a consequence of what can happen I believe when nickel plate ages. More important, the nickel is not peeling or corroding. Not even in the hidden depth of some of the bracing around the headstock or the tubes it's more or less impossible to polish or prepare thoroughly around and under the battery tray area for example. I think if I did it again I'd probably go for a chrome plate though. Either way it's better than paint. That said, if every tube frame Buell left East Troy with a plated frame I'd have probably stove enameled mine red! Rocket | ||
| Formerslimjim |
There are several manufacturers that make a powdercoat that is chrome like. Here is one of them that I am considering using. http://www.eastwoodco.com/jump.jsp?itemID=14712&itemType=PRODUCT&path=1%2C2%2C45 8%2C844%2C848&KickerID=313&KICKER | ||
| Old_mil |
Interesting idea with the Powdercoat there Jim, but I don't know that it will work. I'm going to be painting the rest of the bike...maybe silver metallic and so the frame is almost going to have to be chrome to outdo that. I suppose I could go black and chrome. Anyone have any other thoughts on the direction to take this bling? | ||
| Tom_b |
a friend had a sportster frame chromed for about 450.oo. 1600.oo sounds way high, i think i would check at some other places even if you have to ship it. I had an estimate on my honda rigid frame I'm building for a nickle plate, was only 600.00. the hardest part of plating is the polishing, the strip prep is not complicated. | ||
| Mmmi_grad |
what a deal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had my triple tree chromed at i think browns and they wanted almost 250 bucks. Tom please tell us what company does plateing this cheap? | ||
| Bruce_bueller |
Powder is cheap, lasts a long time. You could probably do frame, swing arm, and tubes for what ya'd pay for chromium plating on just the frame. Biggest problem I find is, getting someone to deliver show quality.  You should check into some of the new colors and textures. REALLY COOL SHNIZZIT. | ||
| Mmmi_grad |
enlighten us Brother where are the cool colors and textures? You got linkeys  | ||
| Shazam |
I used a company here in Kansas City for the chrome by the name of: Electro Bumper Plating 7100 E. 50 hwy (816) 921-5965 I am still in their debt as they also found me a rear bumper for my 1967 El Camino for about a third the cost of a dented one off E-bay (only looked for one for six years). | ||
| Spiderman |
Here is the chome-like powder coat that FMJ is talking about. I had it done on my frame this year and it is holding up pretty well.   | ||
| Mmmi_grad |
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| Ceejay |
Spidy-who did that, cause it looks damn good. Do you know if they offer a black chrome and what their rates are. I have seen prices from 150 if I stripped to 600 if they did it all for PC. Every guy I talked to about Nickel wanted at least 900. | ||
| Tom_b |
River City Plating in wichita, KS . they take forever, but do a good job. 316-262-5220. also silver ceramic coat is a good chice, EXTREMELY durable a looks like aluminum | ||
| Spiderman |
Ceeee Jayyyyyy Thats not chrome, that's powder coat. The guy who owned the shop I got that done at used to race Buell's so he gave me the cousin Bueller discount. To powder coat and jet coat the exhaust was 250. 175 for the frame and 75 for the exhaust. | ||
| Shazam |
spidey that looks phenom! | ||
| Ceejay |
spidey I remembered you posting when you got it done it looks damn nice. Who was it that painted it as I grew up just south of where I think your at. My brother lives up that way and I can't seem to find any good PC's around here. | ||
| Spiderman |
My buddy Adam, aka Buell Black Belt's friend Barry. He lives in Clio area and has been paitnig for like 15 years. I forget the name of the PC place, I think it is Classic coatings or sumptin. There is a local guy who just started around here (Metro). He PCed a Norton Commando frame I am restoring and various other Norton parts and the look AWESOME! | ||
| Denfromphilly |
Spidey, your bike is awesome, beautiful. I would lose that Jessie James sticker though..JJ can't build a bike with suspension and he's such a whiner.... Sandra would have to rub his heiny if he had to sit on a Buell seat. | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
So that's powder coating? It looks great! | ||
| Spiderman |
Den, That isn't a JJ sticker. It is a sticker that says Daytona 2004. I try to get a sticker from every event I go to and put it on the forks. You soulda seen my old Conventionals! BTW, JJ is a awesome fabricator, and he aint no where near as whiney as those pansy a55 OCC biiatches | ||
| Tom_b |
Spidey, is your frame and exhaust powder coat or ceramic coat? Looks great either way, I had just heard powder coat didn't hold up well on exhaust. My x-1 header is ceramic, coated, i clean it with steel wool and 409, still looks great. | ||
| Spiderman |
I actually Jet coated the exhaust | ||
| Tramp |
$175 for THAT powdercoat job is fantastic....dang! ...now you've got me thinking..... | ||
| Rosko |
performance powdercoating in columbus, ohio........jason is the owner and specializes in bikes and custom cars....plus he rides a '97 S1....614-207-4705....great prices and fast turnaround.. | ||
| Ceejay |
Rosko, where did you get that? not knocking you in anyway, it just has been a royal PITA to try and find a good PC'er in the area and you give me one right under my nose? I'll look it up and thanks! | ||
| Rosko |
i've known the guy for 20 years....has a shop off of James RD in Columbus....has been in business for 6 years and just moved over there 6 months ago....does work for alot of the shops around town....give him a call....PM me a i can send a pic of the shovelhead when it was under construction...Jason powdercoated everything including the fenders and then we sanded and polished them....looked like paint, but no chipping....i wish i had a pic of the completed bike on Cd, but I don't and no floppy in this computer. | ||
| Rosko |
also has alot of buell colors, including nuclear blue...did the tail section on my old X1 in nuclear blue fading to flames in the rear with the polished alum. tailsection showing at the back... |
