In a message dated 11/3/07 9:02:50 AM, hersefan@comcast.net writes:
> I'm not a paint expert, but paint if I understand correctly is not usually
> at its happiest when sitting over smooth chrome. It is more likely to c
hip
> off. Therefore on frames that sport full chrome under paint, the pai
nted
> areas have sometimes I believe had the chrome "burnished" (is this the rig
ht
> word?) - which leaves faint swirl markes that gives the paint something be
tter
> to grip onto. Therefore if one removes all the chrome, the surface is n
ot
> finish-grade chrome.
>
As with any surface you've got to give the paint some "tooth" to grab. that
means that the surface has to be roughed up in some way. Thus the "bad" chro
me
under many Italian paint jobs. It's easier to chrome the whole thing than ma
sk
it during the plating process. Among other things the painted portion isn't
polished nearly as well.
Phil Brown
Lots of chrome experience in San Rafael, Calif.
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