- 1. Eastwood Tin Zinc Plating kit (score: 1)
- Author: "jaboruch" <jaboruch@netzero.net>
- Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2001 08:19:49 -0500
- I am refurbishing my front suspension, since it probably has not been apart for 20 + years. Rather than painting the A-arms, I am considering plating them. That way, they will be easier to check for
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- 2. Re: Eastwood Tin Zinc Plating kit (score: 1)
- Author: Justin <jmwagner@greenheart.com>
- Date: Sat, 03 Nov 2001 13:33:03 -0800
- Some food for thought... I've always been concerned about weakening the metal (as you have obviously shown the same concern.) . See this question and answer link: http://www.finishing.com/2200-2399/
- /html/fot/2001-11/msg00038.html (9,379 bytes)
- 3. Re: Eastwood Tin Zinc Plating kit (score: 1)
- Author: WEmery7451@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2001 09:32:54 EST
- << And plating in Zinc is not nearly as expensive as chrome plating. >> I use to have some of my crankshafts chrome plated in the past. Does anyone have experience with the effects of this process, o
- /html/fot/2001-11/msg00046.html (7,690 bytes)
- 4. Re: Eastwood Tin Zinc Plating kit (score: 1)
- Author: "Kas Kastner" <kaskas@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2001 09:42:45 -0800
- I zinc plated several cars suspension componets without any problems at all. Easy to keep clean and looks great. When you buff it a little with a course rag it gives a nice luster. CHEAP too. -- Orig
- /html/fot/2001-11/msg00048.html (10,266 bytes)
- 5. Re: Eastwood Tin Zinc Plating kit (score: 1)
- Author: Justin <jmwagner@greenheart.com>
- Date: Sun, 04 Nov 2001 11:41:09 -0800
- I'm curious to hear what Kas has to say about this... I took a crank to my back in the 80's... Bishop and Buehl Engineering... (They were heavy into building Formula 1 motors...) And they sent my cra
- /html/fot/2001-11/msg00049.html (8,323 bytes)
- 6. Re: Eastwood Tin Zinc Plating kit (score: 1)
- Author: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
- Date: Sun, 04 Nov 2001 12:52:47 -0700
- Admit it, Justin. The crank just looks too pretty to put inside an engine!! :) Joe(C)
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- 7. Re: Eastwood Tin Zinc Plating kit (score: 1)
- Author: Justin <jmwagner@greenheart.com>
- Date: Sun, 04 Nov 2001 14:18:45 -0800
- Actually, I did receive rental fees in association with using the crank, a cam, some connecting rods as props on a Z-MAX info commercial! And I'm also the guy that make the little aluminum and glass
- /html/fot/2001-11/msg00052.html (9,203 bytes)
- 8. Re: Eastwood Tin Zinc Plating kit (score: 1)
- Author: WEmery7451@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2001 23:11:33 EST
- << And they sent my crank out and had it "ground undersized, chromed oversized, ground to standard and polished." >> I also used chrome to restore the size of one journal of a standard size crank aft
- /html/fot/2001-11/msg00055.html (7,860 bytes)
- 9. Re: Eastwood Tin Zinc Plating kit (score: 1)
- Author: WEmery7451@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2001 09:07:09 EST
- << I predict that going to standard would work best 99% of the time and would leave the opportunity to turn it down to .010 on a later date... >> I appreciate the opinion, Justin. I spun another bear
- /html/fot/2001-11/msg00058.html (8,168 bytes)
- 10. Re: Eastwood Tin Zinc Plating kit (score: 1)
- Author: "Kas Kastner" <kaskas@earthlink.net>
- Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2001 08:45:02 -0800
- I first think that it should be clear that the CHROME used to build up a crank is HARD CHROME not decorative chrome. BIG DIFFERENCE. It was and probably still is quite common to hard chrome the journ
- /html/fot/2001-11/msg00059.html (9,310 bytes)
- 11. Re: Eastwood Tin Zinc Plating kit (score: 1)
- Author: "jaboruch" <jaboruch@netzero.net>
- Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2001 20:23:42 -0500
- As far as chrome embrittling steel components, it can happen. The parts must undergo a low temp heat treatment to avoid hydrogen embrittlement. It is just one more thing to worry about with chrome pl
- /html/fot/2001-11/msg00063.html (7,723 bytes)
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