[CR]Renovating/ replating old chrome

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From: <CPOTZ@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2007 07:39:30 EDT
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]Renovating/ replating old chrome

Hi all I have an old early 80's Italian? road frame that is in general good condition but has chrome lifting in places, the whole rear end has been chromed from the seat tube backwards, it is I believe built from 531 or possibly 653, has anyone any experience or recomendations re getting a 'replate' on such a frame, can it be done,who's the best in the UK, would it be better to just to remove the flaky lifting bits and 'chip n fill' the missing areas which are quite small then etch prime and repaint the back end? Bob Jackson has been suggested to me?

Steve Chambers
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
England