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Title: Chrome Rad shrouds? Need advice.
Post by: bnau267 on May 31, 2014, 10:33:22 AM

I hate the idea of polishing but desire a set of nice shiny rad shrouds for my Laeger build.  I'm considering buying a set and having them chromed along with some other items.  How well does chrome adhere to stainless steel or is this a bad idea all together?  What about aluminum?

Also, anyone know which shrouds work best with a PWRS rad?

Title: Chrome Rad shrouds? Need advice.
Post by: pinned250r on May 31, 2014, 12:15:17 PM

This is a great question! Curious to see the answer. But I know chrome I alluminum is doable!

Title: Chrome Rad shrouds? Need advice.
Post by: bnau267 on May 31, 2014, 01:57:07 PM

I suppose too may folks on here are partial to polishing....lol.

Title: Chrome Rad shrouds? Need advice.
Post by: Pumashine on May 31, 2014, 02:15:49 PM

Quote from: bnau267;35425

I suppose too may folks on here are partial to polishing....lol.

Doug, (OldschoolR) has his stainless shrouds chromed. So it can be done. Mine are polished stainless and have a darker tint to them than chrome. Chrome is more silver.
(http://i1162.photobucket.com/albums/q539/spiritaces/spiritshine/0EDBF1BD-ACEC-45A8-A0AC-68826AD6A25E.jpg) (http://s1162.photobucket.com/user/spiritaces/media/spiritshine/0EDBF1BD-ACEC-45A8-A0AC-68826AD6A25E.jpg.html)
In wet areas aluminum tends to oxidize under the chrome and look bad in a few years.

Title: Chrome Rad shrouds? Need advice.
Post by: bnau267 on May 31, 2014, 02:32:08 PM

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Title: Chrome Rad shrouds? Need advice.
Post by: F-Red on May 31, 2014, 05:33:21 PM

Polishing aluminum is definitely, a labor of love! Get some of your favorite beverage, and buff to your heart is content.
I personally like the look of the mirrored aluminum.

(http://i532.photobucket.com/albums/ee328/RideRed187/250R%20Pics%20Parts/6A716CE8-8920-4987-B329-2F154295A3B6.jpg)

Title: Chrome Rad shrouds? Need advice.
Post by: bnau267 on May 31, 2014, 05:37:39 PM

Nice.  I'm not much for keeping polished stuff looking good.  Two fine examples thus far.

Title: Chrome Rad shrouds? Need advice.
Post by: Pumashine on May 31, 2014, 05:52:35 PM

Quote from: bnau267;35442

Nice.  I'm not much for keeping polished stuff looking good.  Two fine examples thus far.

Your best bet is to chrome the stainless. I have never actually seen a chromed pair of shrouds myself. I think maybe a PM to Doug and he would get us a pic of those bad boys. He is having me make a set of stainless ones (plain) for his next build he is going to have chromed.

Title: Chrome Rad shrouds? Need advice.
Post by: bnau267 on May 31, 2014, 06:02:22 PM

That's the direction I'm leaning.  I've never seen a set either but I have a bunch of stuff that will need chrome so I was kinda thinking why not add the shrouds in with the batch.

Title: Chrome Rad shrouds? Need advice.
Post by: oldschoolr on May 31, 2014, 07:43:14 PM

I'll post up some pictures tomorrow, im out of town. I have some old rpm shrouds that I had chromed back in 97 and they still look good.

Title: Chrome Rad shrouds? Need advice.
Post by: Pumashine on May 31, 2014, 08:31:31 PM

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I'll post up some pictures tomorrow, im out of town. I have some old rpm shrouds that I had chromed back in 97 and they still look good.

And they look good on both sides.
(http://i59.tinypic.com/n2zhop.jpg)

Title: Chrome Rad shrouds? Need advice.
Post by: bnau267 on May 31, 2014, 10:42:07 PM

Quote from: oldschoolr;35455

I'll post up some pictures tomorrow, im out of town. I have some old rpm shrouds that I had chromed back in 97 and they still look good.

Those are the exact shrouds I'm thinking of getting.

Title: Chrome Rad shrouds? Need advice.
Post by: oldschoolr on June 01, 2014, 06:27:46 PM

(http://forums.trx250r.org/vbulletin_imports/29_2158_2017-04-18_459.jpg)(http://forums.trx250r.org/vbulletin_imports/29_2159_2017-04-18_1324.jpg)(http://forums.trx250r.org/vbulletin_imports/29_2160_2017-04-18_9554.jpg)

Title: Chrome Rad shrouds? Need advice.
Post by: Pumashine on June 01, 2014, 07:10:53 PM

Quote from: oldschoolr;35516

Is that over aluminum?

Title: Chrome Rad shrouds? Need advice.
Post by: oldschoolr on June 01, 2014, 07:19:26 PM

Quote from: Pumashine;35524

Is that over aluminum?

Tony those are the old stainless rpm ones.

Title: Chrome Rad shrouds? Need advice.
Post by: Pumashine on June 01, 2014, 07:25:56 PM

Quote from: oldschoolr;35529

Tony those are the old stainless rpm ones.

 Those would be hard to polish to a mirror finish. I buy 1 sided mirror finish stainless and polish the second side when its flat.
(http://i57.tinypic.com/2m4vkgh.jpg)

Title: Chrome Rad shrouds? Need advice.
Post by: bnau267 on June 08, 2014, 01:42:14 AM

Quote from: oldschoolr;35516

(http://forums.trx250r.org/vbulletin_imports/29_2158_2017-04-18_685.jpg)(http://forums.trx250r.org/vbulletin_imports/29_2159_2017-04-18_6580.jpg)(http://forums.trx250r.org/vbulletin_imports/29_2160_2017-04-18_8722.jpg)

Outstanding....thanks for posting.