marine1896
2 posts
Mar 19, 2015
4:04 PM
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Has anyone in the UK ever got their bullet mic Chrome plated in the UK and if so what did it cost?
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Joe_L
2581 posts
Mar 19, 2015
4:17 PM
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Those things look super cool, but they get slippery. Something to think about if using a crystal element.
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Kingley
3862 posts
Mar 19, 2015
11:13 PM
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Personally I wouldn't get it done, as Joe says they do look cool, but they can get very slippery. If you're going to get it done though bear in mind it won't be cheap. Most likely around £50-70 and maybe even more.
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marine1896
3 posts
Mar 20, 2015
3:23 AM
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Hi,
Thanks for that guys. I have in fact owned a Chrome astatic before but due to financial issues I sold it on many moons ago and I never suffered the sweaty hand/chrome thing!
If anyone else has ever had a shell chromed in UK would like to hear from you?
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Greg Heumann
2971 posts
Mar 20, 2015
5:16 PM
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I had some shells chrome plated here in the States. I say shellS because it was only economical to do several at once. (And that turned out not to be so economical after all.) Paid about $300 for 6 shells and grills, but it wouldn't have been any less to do 1. That was the shop minimum.
IF you have this done, consider nickel plating, which is a stop between raw metal and chrome. Nickel plating looks SO MUCH nicer in my opinion. Chrome has a blue tint. Nickel has a yellow tint and looks much more "old school.". The drawback is that it tarnishes so has to be polished once in a while.
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marine1896
12 posts
Mar 21, 2015
3:05 AM
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Hi Greg,
Thanks for that and wow that's a fair few bucks, don't know why but I was thinking that maybe stateside you might have got that done cheaper...but hey, what do I know.
The nickel plate sounds a great idea actually, I really like to see that on bobbers and some vintage cars so that's pretty appealing to me.
I'll contact some companies here in the UK and see what I come up with.
BTW, cool site and mics!
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Kingley
3863 posts
Mar 21, 2015
3:51 AM
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You could try contacting some local garages, bike shops, etc and ask if next time they do some you can add your mic shell(s) to the job. It might help keep the cost down a bit. I saw pics of the shells that Greg had done and the nickel plating is far nicer than the chrome in my opinion.
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marine1896
13 posts
Mar 21, 2015
4:01 AM
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@Kingley....Great minds think alike! That is exactly what I was planning, I've found a few online so will email pics ad info and see what they say.
Thanks.
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