Replate/Chrome?
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To plate in nickel I would just need to get some of the solution/salts, but it is doable.
The main reason manufacturers use nickel plating is because it costs about $2 to plate something, but takes about a hour of labor to actually put a mirror shine on something. WAY cheaper.
After thinking about this and going to check on a couple of my other "fading plating" old hand-wheels, it seems that Singer did this process of not fully polishing, then plating.
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thanks, and you are right, it was a crappy picture...
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I like the look of these wheels without the original nickel plating.
I REALLY like polished iron...
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I like the look of these wheels without the original nickel plating.
I REALLY like polished iron...
Last edited by SteveH; 01-04-2013 at 03:18 PM.
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