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Chroming header pipes

I have a set of header pipes for a 1962 BSA motorcycle which have gone a blue/straw colour
on the bend due to the heat. Can the plating process be tweaked so as to eliminate the discolouration and what is the recommended thickness of the copper,nickel and chrome.

Roy Redelinghus
Consumer - Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
2007

Basically, no. Some shops do a better job than others, however.

James Watts
- Navarre, Florida
2007

A good heavy nickel plate before the chrome can minimize the burning somewhat. But they are going to turn blue regardless.

Frank DeGuire
- St. Louis, Missouri, USA
2007

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