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Old 18th Jan 2012, 8:31 pm   #21
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Default Re: Ekco AD65 chrome bars

I don't know if this is of any help. It concerns alternatives to chrome plating.

http://www.thintri.com/chrome-plating-report.htm
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Old 18th Jan 2012, 10:18 pm   #22
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Hi,
I'm looking for a chrome bar for my Ekco AC76, and I'm considdering making it out of stainless steel, then polishing it up, not chrome plating it, just leaving it as a polished surface. Does anyone think this would be a viable alternative to brass then chrome plating?
I do still have the original chrome bar, but one end had been knocked off before I got the set!

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Old 18th Jan 2012, 10:45 pm   #23
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Default Re: Ekco AD65 chrome bars

It's certainly worth a try Lloyd. If you really buffed it to a high shine I could see it being a good alternative and more than acceptable to the eye.

In any case it is easily replaced should the unlikely happen and an original bar come along in the future.

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Old 21st Jan 2012, 9:23 pm   #24
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Default Re: Ekco AD65 chrome bars

This might be of interest, particularly as they sell the electrolyte at £8.00 for 50ml, and I suspect the equipment could be improvised quite easily (a 'wand' costs only £3.00 anyway).
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Old 14th Jul 2012, 10:49 am   #25
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Default Re: Ekco AD65 chrome bars

Just an update, I took the three brass bars and the semicircle bar to another chrome plater he charged me £25. The 3 Bars look like new, the semicircle bar bubbled a little and looks more its age. I am very pleased with the results.
I now need details of the metal pate behind the scale, as I will have to make one.
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