A while back I was looking for places that do pot metal repair and chrome work and I found a place that could put real chrome on plastic parts like dash bezels, instead of that mylar film type stuff. They did black chrome work as well. I'll try to see if I have a bookmark, or can find them again. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
-----Original Message----- From: MOPARJOE <joe_angelu...@yahoo.com> Sender: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 10:45:16 To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!<nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com> Reply-To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Black Chrome exhaust pipes for 700-S (restoration) HI Graham (and others), Yes, looking for correct/stock restoration of the Black Chrome; nothing else even comes close. I have been in the classic car restoration thing for over 30 years, and there is no paint that is gloss black, and will stand the heat of the header part of the exhaust. ALL 1200 degree paints go on a flat black color, and many/ most/all will turn a lighter shade (looks grey) after the pipes get hot. Many are cheap, and will peel off, especially if pipes are not cleaned well enough. NEVER use primer, as primer does not have the high heat resistance to not burn off, and thus will take the top coat with it. The place that I found that DOES do Black Chrome is in Nashville, TN (I thought it was in NY, but I looked it up again), and their name is NITROPLATE. The guy told me $1800.00, and they needed to be a pretty nice set. They also cannot take out dings dents, and can only grind out minor scuffs/scrapes. I was told there may be a place in lower Michigan that does the Black Chrome, but I haven't been able to find them yet (even asked one of the fellow members on here, that lives in Michigan, and he didn't know). Maybe if we can have more people/members research this, someone will get lucky and find a good source to have it done, without costing a fortune. Put out the word,a nd let's see what we can find, and/or come up with. Thanks, Joe On Nov 29, 10:31 pm, Graham Rogers <graha...@ptd.net> wrote: > I've used to different brands of high heat paint on exhausts. Some > work really well, others not so well. Joe, I know, would rather not > use paint. He's a purest when it comes to his 700S's, right Joe? I > would rather try and restore the black chrome but if I can't I'll > paint them - which will be part of my next project, Graham > > On Nov 29, 2010, at 9:59 PM, HotrodMamma wrote: > > > I would suggest high temp black paint used in the automotive industry. > > It's application is specifically for parts that get over 1200 degrees. > > You can buy it in any parts store. I would try it on some scrap part > > first and see if the color is right. If not, look for another brand or > > another type of black. I've seen matt blacks that look dark grey and > > up to true black colors. HotrodMamma. Yes, it's me. Hi all! I miss > > you. > > > On Nov 29, 11:53 am, Javier Garcia <jajgar...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I have never done it myself, so I cannot really tell, but I've > >> seen many > >> adds on the web of places showing powder coated exhausts. I > >> assumed they had > >> an especial type for high temps. > > >> Javier. > > >> On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 1:26 PM, Kurt Nolte > >> <vturbine.po...@gmail.com>wrote: > > >>> Powder coating doesn't typically work for exhausts; the > >>> temperature to make > >>> the coat melt and smooth is generally around 250-350F. > > >>> -Kurt > > >>> On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 1:25 PM, Javier Garcia > >>> <jajgar...@gmail.com>wrote: > > >>>> What about powder coating? seems to be much cheaper than that. > >>>> Javier. > > >>>> -- > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the > >>> Google Groups > >>> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > >>> To post to this group, send email to > >>> nighthawk_lov...@googlegroups.com. > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>> nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<nighthawk_lovers% > >>> 2Bunsubscrib e...@googlegroups.com> > >>> . > >>> For more options, visit this group at > >>>http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.-Hide > >>> quoted text - > > >> - Show quoted text - > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > To post to this group, send email to > > nighthawk_lov...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers > > +unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/ > > group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. 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