From: "David Bilenkey" <dbilenkey@sympatico.ca> Subject: RE: [CR]Yet another chrome question - Raleigh Pro
> I'd guess that the chrome has been worn off (or was never chrome plated)
> and
> what you've got left is the nickel plate. My chrome '65 Frejus is the same
> around the BB shell, you can polish quite continuously and come away with
> a
> black cloth. The nickel plating is more yellow than chrome. Is there a
> difference in the colour of the lower fork vs. the crown?
David, It did have a bit of a yellow tint. It polishes up pretty nicely, clear and shiny. The crown is different. Looks like you'd expect chrome to look. The metal polish just cleans chrome but doesn't turn black on rag. That's an interesting idea, that they might have forgot last step in plating.
Pete Geurds
Douglassville, Pa