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Rechroming exhaust pipes
Q. I have a set of 2 1/8" cobra drag pipes for a VTX 1800C Honda. I tried to get some melted nylon off of them and damaged the chrome finish in doing so. It looks like it dulled the finish or something. I was wondering if they could be repaired or would it be cheaper to by a new set of pipes? Also would you need to rechrome both pipes incase of a difference in the chrome?
Thanks,
Hobbyist - Ripley, Tennessee, USA
2005
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A. You took the chrome right off the pipe by removing the nylon; what you are probably seeing is the bare metal or the nickel plate underneath the chrome. Now,can it be fixed? Yes,it can be fixed,how much it will be,I can't answer that,you'd have to get in touch with a local plating shop in your area or send them via mail to a plating shop that plates that sorta thing. Do you have to get both chromed? I would no,not necessarily,but ... will they both match -- probably not, I would pay the extra money and have them both re-chromed. Brian C. GayletsMcKinney Mfg. Assa Abloy North America - Scranton, Pennsylvania 2005 A. The exhausts can be repaired, but I suggest you take it to a professional chroming shop. If your exhausts have been plated using a hexavalent chromium bath and the shop uses the same, there should not be an issue with colour, but if it is trivalent chromium, or if the shop uses trivalent, there will be a difference in colour. Trivalent chromium is very difficult to get consistent colours over time.  Trevor Crichton R&D practical scientist Chesham, Bucks, UK 2005 |
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