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One of the Security guards at our building was talking about how he was nickle plating some pistols and that he was a gunsmith. Asked him if he had ever done any jigheads and he said he could try - also gonna trade him some turkey feathers (he uses them for arrows) for some lead.
If it works I'll post em up.
Please let us know how it works out.
Bobo
yes I'm very interested to see if it will work out please let us know for sure I wonder if he's able to do gold plated.
I would think any of the plating shops would be able to do it. Had a friend, since passed away, they plated all kinds if small objects. You may have to have one if the baskets to do it easily though .
I so much want a mirror chrome head so bad .... Just hit a wall didn't want to f go to plating. I'm all about money!!! I'm so deep into this now it's crazy!
Yes be sure to post pics. I think they should be killers.
I'm hoping!!!
Rosey's had a chrome pp, do you think that would work? Just askin
I believe the chrome plated jig heads would be a lot shinier than powder paint I have some jig heads in chrome we do have chrome powder paint but it is not the same.Quote:
Originally Posted by crappiepappa
I believe the chrome plated jig heads would be a lot shinier than powder paint I have some jig heads in chrome we do have chrome powder paint but it is not the same.Quote:
Originally Posted by crappiepappa
Crazy Angler carries some chrome plated!!
So do you think a guy could apply candy over the chrome pp?
Hmm, group buy maybe?Quote:
Originally Posted by Redge
I'm interested CPappa
Yes you can apply a candy color over chrome pp. The ones I'm going to have him try will be nickle plated if it works - he's never tried doing jigs before so we'll see what happens.
Okay if I can spur up some interest, well see what we can do!Quote:
Originally Posted by Redge
Let us know how it works out Fatman. I got a shop I deal with maybe they can help us out too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fatman
Sure will
You can surely put a candy top coat over chrome, or silver, or gold, not to mention all the vein powder's. They all look good!Quote:
Originally Posted by crappiepappa
Just for a visual, these are nickel plated with a candy color top coat. The left is Candy Green & the right is Candy YellowQuote:
Originally Posted by Fatman
http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/t...psb3ca76c5.jpg
:popcorn. Gary
Vern - since you have some did you notice any rough edges in the eyelets?? and were there any problems when you cured the powder paint on them??
I'm going to ask Skip if he had any problems getting the horseheads nickle plated as I'm going to have my guy here try a few of them.
Didn't appear to be any roughness both jigs pictured were cured @ about 325 for 20 min. They turned out pretty nice I think.
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Originally Posted by Fatman
Thanks Vern!! Skip says no problems with the swivel it just coats it and doesn't mess it up.
Skip would know. Hey, you outta see if he'll "Loan" you his key to Fort Knox so you can get some of that Gold plating!:Rofl
The plating some how just attaches to what it touches and applies a thin coat of the plating and the swivels are just as loose as before and makes absolutely no difference.
I've got a plating shop here that does electro-less nickel plating on some of our engine hardware. The shop foreman said that he would try to plate some heads for me next week. I just have to remember to take him some. This is not decorative plating. It's industrial but Im going to give it a try. Will post results AND pics.
Vern - if he loans me the key I'm gonna be taking a whole bunch of bricks with me!!!!!!LOL
crappiepappa - The stuff the guy who's going to try for me is what he nickle plates hand guns with. Don't know why the industrial stuff would be any different?? but I'm not sure on that. Post up what you get back.
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Originally Posted by crappiepappa
Let me know if you need some heads for testing.
Bobo
If you have some culls that would be great Bobo. otherwise I'll just have to take him some good ones but then, if he can do it then I would get a dozen or so done for free!:ThumbsUp
Trust me I have some culls. You know how picky I am about what goes out. I have all the culls you could want.
Bobo
[QUOTE=Bobo Greybeard;2561746]Trust me I have some culls. You know how picky I am about what goes out. I have all the culls you could want.
Well there goes my freebies:hatchet:
:biggrin What are friends for. LOL