[Roadsters] Chrome processing--was Bumper

[Keith0alan at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/28/2008 8:12:21 AM Pacific Daylight Time,  
tputland at charter.net writes:

>From  Keith:              "Your parts will end up  paper thin. "

So.....

I am a little unclear on this point. I  under stand that the grinding will 
thin the metal. But doesn't the chroming  process add (layers of metals) to the 
part, making it thicker (and  heavier)?

Is the thinning from grinding still an issue even with new  metal being 
added? 

(read the last line on my signature if you are un  clear as to my mental 
abilities!) ;-)

Tim
Belleville, WI.
'70 SPL  AND SRL
Still clueless but always learning



They are removing steel, a structural material, and adding copper, nickel  
and chrome, a cosmetic coating. The amount of steel removed to get to the bottom 
 of the pits is a lot thicker than the amount of copper, nickel, and chrome 
you  want to pay for. Good question though, in some applications, like 
hydraulic  cylinder rods, they will build them up with chrome and grind them down to 
size. 
 
keith



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