Recent content by Rider52

Me too!

I doubt anyone other than a "rivet counter" will notice the case paint!

Nice job on the hub. I've always hated those "ribs" and wondered why more people didn't give them a nip and tuck! Love the fork design, very original!

Excellent!!!

Yes! I wanted to keep the drum rear brake. I friend of mine sourced the wheel and I took a Space A flight to pick it up. Total cost $107 and we got to see some friends.

Second Scott S' 550

I had to go to Germany to get this damn wheel. 18 x 2.15 rear drum brake Comstar!

On a side note. I never had an ultrasonic cleaner until a few years ago and I have not used mine to clean any part prior to parkerizing or zinc plating. The other gizmo was also not available. My gold plating process consisted of 6 - 24 volt batteries, volt/amp meters, a reostat to adjust...

All will do the job, you just have to avoid leaving residue. Residue will inhibit the plating process and cause spotting. A good rinse in distilled water after using a cleanser will probably do the job. The most important part (IMO) about cleaning video was how to recognize the part was not...

Yes on the orientation of the object. You need to turn the item being plated periodically to get good coverage. It takes some effort to get good nickel coverage on nuts and bolts. Have you thought about doing a high polish zinc finish? I've been playing around with parkerizing and zinc on some...

Shit happens!

In the old days we copper plated steel before laying down the nickel. Copper smooths out the imperfections. The steel has to be super clean to get good results. We used Hydrochloric acid to clean parts prior to plating. I've seen some small plating operations that used brake clean. Soaps leave...

Love the front axle!

If changing pennies doesn't work, look very closely at your amperage. Plating is an oxidation/reduction process and conditions have to be right for the movement of electrons. Amperage, the temperature of your chemicals and even the size/quality of the anode are critical to good plating.

Great save!