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haynesjones66
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had a quick trawl but doesnt seem to be any dedicated thread so i thought i'd start one. any advice, pics, tips etc, which kit are you using and so on would be great.
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something id like to know more about aswell :thumbup:
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I've got a kit from Gateros plating. Not got round to using it yet. Got black nickel and anodising kits as well.
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done some research and the gateros kit looks pretty handy.
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Cleanliness is your friend when plating. I did some when I restored my GT250 and my sons FS1e.
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Kev L wrote: ↑Thu Mar 11, 2021 9:54 pm Cleanliness is your friend when plating. I did some when I restored my GT250 and my sons FS1e.
So you have to have clean pants then ?

Not the turn them inside out & that'll do for another two days... :lol:
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:lol:
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Flatline wrote: ↑Thu Mar 11, 2021 7:25 pm I've got a kit from Gateros plating. Not got round to using it yet. Got black nickel and anodising kits as well.
that is the story of that Ducati build :lol:

pull your finger out Man :D
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haynesjones66 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 11, 2021 5:00 pm had a quick trawl but doesnt seem to be any dedicated thread so i thought i'd start one. any advice, pics, tips etc, which kit are you using and so on would be great.
You might find some useful tips from these links :)

Buzzer did some electroplating, take a look here:- viewtopic.php?p=484964#p484964

Also Moto1818 did some too:- viewtopic.php?p=439542#p439542

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You can put together a DIY set up for pennies, get some bits of zinc from a roofer, and sugar and epsom salts, and I use either a battery or battery charger. I use an acid with drain cleaner, and a caustic neutralising bath after,cleanliness is very important, enen just touching parts with your hand.
https://www.triumphrat.net/threads/zinc ... me.160243/
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that looks really good. thanks for that
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