Les Henson Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Anyone any experience of chrome spraying - as opposed to plating? I've never heard of it myself, but I fitted new swivel balls to a S3 yesterday and Bearmach supplied them - saying that they are chrome sprayed, which is better than chrome plating. The finish isn't as shiny - sort of satin finish really. Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest diesel_jim Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 It certainly puts the rest of the rusty axle to shame! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted October 30, 2008 Author Share Posted October 30, 2008 The whole of the rest of the truck is like that Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Attryde Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 A quick Google came up with this. Clicky Pete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Smith Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 We were doing this on military stuff back in the late 70's It should be much tougher than normal chrome and should also be thicker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sparkes Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 A quick Google came up with this. Clicky Pete. Interesting article; I was struck by the last sentance "The advances in thermal spraying over the past 10 years, ...". Just below that it says the article was written in 2000, so we can expect more advances to have taken place in the last 8 years, which is why they have finally got round to Land Rover swivels :-) My immediate reaction on reading the original post by Les was to conclude that a satin finish is naturally microscopically rougher than a hard chrome surface, and thus the surface might well hold more lubricant (whether oil, or grease) and thus give a longer life to seals. I don't know if those conclusions are correct, but I just thought I'd share :-) The fact, from the article, that spray chrome doesn't have micro-cracks, letting water through to the substrate, and allowing rusting to start, must surely be good news, and answer some complaints from recent years about premature failure. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 What it probably means is it's now cheaper than plating probably through the reduced prep for spraying and speed of production. What happened to the teflon coated ones that were around for a while? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted October 30, 2008 Author Share Posted October 30, 2008 Teflon is a good, smooth finish, but can easily be scratched and then it's goodbye swivel ball. Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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