Added some shiney stuff to the 160

[massey 111]

A while back I had some zinc plating done so I also sent along a bunch of other parts to be plated also. I finally got around to installing some of them.

So out with the old

And in with the new

I also added some more of Terrys decals

I love working on these things.

[AMC RULES 36,961]

The bling looks great. Mind if I ask the cost involved? :thanks:

[rmaynard 14,945]

Looks terrific. In my area, they want about $250 to do that much zinc plating. What did you pay to have yours done?

[Kelly 1,028]

Looks terrific. In my area, they want about $250 to do that much zinc plating. What did you pay to have yours done?

WOW I can get that much done for about $50 small stuff that will fit your palm, nuts, clips, small brackets ect.... they will do 75 lbs for $50 I'm blasting a bunch this winter to have done sometime, after blasting I drop the stuff in a pail of old half open bottles of oil I poured in a pail, they run it through a degreaser, they told me to do it that way, just dump the oil first he told me, LOL.

[rmaynard 14,945]

Looks terrific. In my area, they want about $250 to do that much zinc plating. What did you pay to have yours done?

WOW I can get that much done for about $50 small stuff that will fit your palm, nuts, clips, small brackets ect.... they will do 75 lbs for $50 I'm blasting a bunch this winter to have done sometime, after blasting I drop the stuff in a pail of old half open bottles of oil I poured in a pail, they run it through a degreaser, they told me to do it that way, just dump the oil first he told me, LOL.

There are no small jobs shops around. Everybody wants 100lbs or more. I figure that they are charging me an inconvenience fee. My powder coater now has a satin-finish zinc color that he can do in either clear bright or gold toned. That's the route I'm taking on the Commando.

[Sparky-(Admin) 19,674]

How well does this stuff hold up to heat?

Mike.........

[Kelly 1,028]

The zinc plating I believe is the same as the factory used, as for heat, I can tell you I had a muffler done, the guy did it no charge but it stunk bad and lasted about a hour, but I figured what the heck it was free, I just need to blast and paint it now.

[massey 111]

The parts encircled below were done by the "barrel plating" process which is cheaper but can only be done to small parts. These weighed about 9lbs and cost $35, plus shipping to and from Iowa. The other parts had to be "rack plated" . These weighed about 40lbs and cost $150 plus about $47 each way to Ca and back. Bob, I know there has to be an economical plater in our area but I haven't found one yet either. But I would rather have a face to face meeting with them than a long distance one only, shipping really kills the deal and if you run into problems you can physically go to them and find a solution. If I find a local one, I'll let you know.

Ed

[rmaynard 14,945]

How well does this stuff hold up to heat?

Mike.........

Are you asking about the zinc or the powder-coat? My neighbor had his K321 head done with high temperature powder coat, and so far it has not discolored.

If I find a local one, I'll let you know.

Ed

Thanks. That would be great. In the meantime, I am going with powder coat.

[Trouty56 565]

It looks great Ed. That is one nice 160!!!

[rexman72 210]

very sharp looking

[Jake Kuhn 1,547]

Looks great! :handgestures-thumbup:

[Hydro 130]

Still Curious...love what you've done...saw the gallery pics....where's the Mud? :teasing-poke:

[massey 111]

There shall be no photographic evidence......yet.....

[Martin 2,130]

How well does this stuff hold up to heat? Mike.........

Are you asking about the zinc or the powder-coat? My neighbor had his K321 head done with high temperature powder coat, and so far it has not discolored.

If I find a local one, I'll let you know. Ed

Thanks. That would be great. In the meantime, I am going with powder coat.

most of the high temp powders available are good in the 500-700 degree range. we had some high temp stuff that we had to strip and the burn ovens wouldnt touch it. they run 800-850 degrees.normal powder coat turns to ash at 800 but is good in the 200-250 degree range all day long, with occasional up in the 300s. i just did my second kohler in standard powder so i guess we will see how long it holds up. on the 1054 i only used the valspar resto paint and thats holding fine, so im sure the powder will have no problem exceeding that.

[EdG. 5]

Looks terrific. In my area, they want about $250 to do that much zinc plating. What did you pay to have yours done?

WOW I can get that much done for about $50 small stuff that will fit your palm, nuts, clips, small brackets ect.... they will do 75 lbs for $50 I'm blasting a bunch this winter to have done sometime, after blasting I drop the stuff in a pail of old half open bottles of oil I poured in a pail, they run it through a degreaser, they told me to do it that way, just dump the oil first he told me, LOL.

There are no small jobs shops around. Everybody wants 100lbs or more. I figure that they are charging me an inconvenience fee. My powder coater now has a satin-finish zinc color that he can do in either clear bright or gold toned. That's the route I'm taking on the Commando.

rmaynard ~ Could you get any details from your powder coat guy as to what kind of satin-finish zinc color (bright or gold) powder he is using? I do some of my own powder coating at home and would be interested in where to get this color of powder paint.

[rmaynard 14,945]

I will try to get in touch with him this weekend. He does the powder coating as a sideline, and he is hard to make contact with at times. Not only does he have a full time job, but he farms as well. When he's not doing that, he is trying to get a little family time. I left a message for him to let me know what he uses for "linen beige", and I am still waiting. I will get back to you.

[HorseFixer 2,012]

Yep never hurts to add a little razamataz to these ole girls. And spruce um up a bit....

~Duke

[rmaynard 14,945]

rmaynard ~ Could you get any details from your powder coat guy as to what kind of satin-finish zinc color (bright or gold) powder he is using? I do some of my own powder coating at home and would be interested in where to get this color of powder paint.

At long last I finally got the info. The color he used for the zinc is White Aluminum, RAL 9006. The color for the Linen Beige rims is called Oyster White, RAL 1013.

[608KEB 794]

Looks really nice. On my B-80 worker I used a dremel drill with metal polishing bits. It came out really nice....but I don't know how long it will remain shiny.

[Wheel-N-It 2,967]

I agree with Craig. I love the " Bling"