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Anyone had one done? I just need a rough idea of how much it might cost and how bad the rim has to be before it can't be saved! I'm restoring an old bike, the brakes have worn a fair bit of chrome off the face of the rims.
PeterPoddy started a similar thread last week - quick search might be enlightening.
Cheers, interesting thread but he's really looking for a new rim. I think my rims might be just as difficult to replace as they are 1.5" wide!!
re chrome is very difficult but if you Google parkside metal finishers OL14 they should be able to give you a good idea
Some weird and wonderful ones [url= http://classic-cycle.de/index.php?cl=search&searchparam=rim ]here[/url] including chrome. Maybe something suitable
A classic car mag' such as Practical Classics may yield a few useful companies too.
What sort of rims? [b][u][url= http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/westwood-28-x-11-2-635-36-hole-chrome-rim-prod22138/?src=froogle ]Westwood?[/url][/u][/b]
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S and t in Yate will do it for you. They quoted me about £60 But it does depend on the damage to the rim. They chromed a set of chater lea cranks for me.
I'll see if I can post some links to the work they did.
Was that £60 each or for the pair? I'd like to keep the bike as original as possible hence re chroming rather than replacing.
Yes i think they are Westwood or the other similar name which escapes me right now!
The chrome has completely worn away from one half of the rear rim but as a whole its all fairly smooth. I still need to strip the black paint of the front rim but feels like is badly corroded under the paint.
Each. But it does depend on how much prep needs to be done to the rims before chroming.
Here's some before and after pics.
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/quantocks/3159671491/ ]P1020101[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/quantocks/ ]hopster007[/url], on Flickr
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/quantocks/4165840713/ ]Finished Fixed Wheel 012[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/quantocks/ ]hopster007[/url], on Flickr
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Thats very nice!
Trouble is now that £120 just on the wheels is a fair percentage of what the bikes worth.......
The price was just for the crank arms as well not the chainring which I managed to polish myself. I found they were the cheapest in the Bristol area and they have an excellent reputation.
£60 per wheel is a very rough guide. S and T would need to see the rims before they would offer you a price for the work.