Another build thread - Ducati 1000

[walkingpictures]

Originally Posted by Mr Gazza

+1 for home plating.
I've got a set up for bright nickel plating.
I have dedicated mops and soaps for steel, so I polish bits up to a mirror finish and then Nickel plate them. The finish is barely distinguishable from Chrome and pleases me immensely.

Hi Gaz,have you ever polished stainless headers?I had some on my 916 many years ago and being polished just set them off nicely.

Kimbo

[crust]

Been mulling this over as a result of my rustoration project. There's a lot of fasteners and brackets looking very manky, I'm not really a get someone to do it person, especially if there's an opportunity to buy tools and do it myself.

Kind of narrowed it down to a couple of kits:

https://classic-plating.co.uk/produc...l-plating-kit/

or

https://www.gaterosplating.co.uk/ind...&path=59_60_91

The second one has been recommended but the first appears to have more of the necessary parts.

Hmmm, back to mulling and awaiting other peoples thoughts.

[Mr Gazza]

Originally Posted by walkingpictures

Hi Gaz,have you ever polished stainless headers?
Kimbo

Do Bears live on the Norfolk Broads? Of course! I have polished the headers on all my Ducatis. I also like to take the anodising off the silencers and polish the sleeves.

Best to use the right soaps for the different metals and have dedicated mops for each soap.
I get my metal polishing supplies from https://www.metalpolishingsupplies.co.uk/

I got the 5L kit from Gateros https://www.gaterosplating.co.uk/ind...product_id=207

In addition I bought plastic tubs for the etching and rinsing chemicals. I think I got 3L tubs and then 5L ones. The chemical goes in the small tub and then that sits in the bigger one which is filled with hot water so the inner tub is warmed.
I also bought shed loads of de-ionised water.
I thought the current regulator that was supplied with the kit was a recipe for disaster, so I also bought one of their "power box" thingies so I have a better handle on the current.
Come to think of it I also got some polyester filter bags for the Nickel ingots, so bear in mind that the kit is a basic starter.. I still recommend it though.
You get through quite a bit of copper wire striped from domestic cable too.

Incidentally I also bought a small bar of pink soap for Chrome. This does actually work very well at bringing up old chrome, so long as it hasn't started to flake. The bonus is that will also really set off the fresh bright nickel plating with a light buff and make it even more like Chrome.

As Buzzer said, it's all rather time consuming, but very absorbing and rewarding.

[walkingpictures]

Originally Posted by Mr Gazza

Do Bears live on the Norfolk Broads? Of course! I have polished the headers on all my Ducatis. I also like to take the anodising off the silencers and polish the sleeves.

Best to use the right soaps for the different metals and have dedicated mops for each soap.
I get my metal polishing supplies from https://www.metalpolishingsupplies.co.uk/

I got the 5L kit from Gateros https://www.gaterosplating.co.uk/ind...product_id=207

In addition I bought plastic tubs for the etching and rinsing chemicals. I think I got 3L tubs and then 5L ones. The chemical goes in the small tub and then that sits in the bigger one which is filled with hot water so the inner tub is warmed.
I also bought shed loads of de-ionised water.
I thought the current regulator that was supplied with the kit was a recipe for disaster, so I also bought one of their "power box" thingies so I have a better handle on the current.
Come to think of it I also got some polyester filter bags for the Nickel ingots, so bear in mind that the kit is a basic starter.. I still recommend it though.
You get through quite a bit of copper wire striped from domestic cable too.

Incidentally I also bought a small bar of pink soap for Chrome. This does actually work very well at bringing up old chrome, so long as it hasn't started to flake. The bonus is that will also really set off the fresh bright nickel plating with a light buff and make it even more like Chrome.

As Buzzer said, it's all rather time consuming, but very absorbing and rewarding.

Hahahaha,that's you bookmarked for future use