Phil H Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 A chrome T-Rex - could it ever work? Im not sure but I like the idea.Has anybody got any pictures of a chrome t rex? I remember seeing one ages ago on TF and liking the look.Could look so wrong though.Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoNnY__Mc Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 but it looks so right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil H Posted January 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 but it looks so rightYou really think so?Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoNnY__Mc Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 hell yeah, a mate of mines done it to his ask krisboats on here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil H Posted January 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 hell yeah, a mate of mines done it to his ask krisboats on here Allrite man just with my black and red forks could look abit shoddy. Then again I could eventually go for a chrome and red colour scheme. Thing is I dont want it to look like a wanna be echo or anything . Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Smith! Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 My mate Maurice has one, I'll get a piccie sometime, looks f**kin awsome. .Mat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil H Posted January 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 My mate Maurice has one, I'll get a piccie sometime, looks f**kin awsome. .MatAh awesome a piccie would be great I'll have to think about doing it then!Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixed Pants™ Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 Them flames = wank.Chrome or some other colour would look good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 Why the hell would one want to chromium plate a frame? Just a 20 µm layer is enough to make it heavier than any other trials frame on the market. Surely it's better to just polish it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun H Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 Mine when I had it built up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future orange 660 Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 as has been pointed out..it is faily pintless in chrome plating an aluminium frame. it adds a hell of a lot of weight to the frame. even paints weighs a fair amount.polish all the way. when you dent the frame it will not flake away but just dent neatly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil H Posted January 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 Mine when I had it built up.That looks awesome! Settles it in my mind the whole thing just seems like alot of hassle!Philas has been pointed out..it is faily pintless in chrome plating an aluminium frame. it adds a hell of a lot of weight to the frame. even paints weighs a fair amount.polish all the way. when you dent the frame it will not flake away but just dent neatly.Im slightly confused by the 'chrome plating' because as far as I can see Onza took a fully chrome bike and painted some decals on the front, hence why the back is chrome. Due to this all I would need to do is strip the paint at the front of the bike.Im sure this discussion doesn't belong here and I have a thread concerning it in the Trials chat section.In the meanwhile would love to see any other pics people have of their chrome T-Rex's.Cheers, Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZZA Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 its not crome plated! just aluminum that has been ball burnished (other words polished) then maybe clear lacquered over to stop corrosion.this is a toxsin that has been polished up, not crome platedif u get it like this, very nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt rushton Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 This is my brothers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 Came up shiney-er when it had had a polish, This is hw it was with fingerprints etc lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 Strip the paint with nitromoores (I think!) use something that will just take the paint off, don't sand it as it will scratch the metal and make it look shite.Then get some Autosol, from any DIY shops or similar metal polish, then really work it in and buff off with some cloths, comes up like glass, Either do the forks the same or have then black its the only way... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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