Rotus Project Build

Jamie R · April 13, 2022, 07:32:36 PM

Quote from: boosted on April 13, 2022, 07:30:47 PM
Electro plating kit?

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Yup yup zinc n gold passivate

Never used one before, I used to take them to a supplier of ours and they would never charge me.....

Can't keep doing it.....

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boosted · April 13, 2022, 07:37:46 PM

Dont know how i came up with that.. never seen 1 one or used 1..lol..
But it was all the buckets 🪣 that made me think of it.

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Jamie R · April 13, 2022, 07:45:43 PM

Quote from: boosted on April 13, 2022, 07:37:46 PM
Dont know how i came up with that.. never seen 1 one or used 1..lol..
But it was all the buckets 🪣 that made me think of it.

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I've used a battery charger to remove rust from the inside of a motorcycle petrol tank before

I'm hoping the principle is the same

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Casey · April 13, 2022, 08:57:46 PM

Those kits are great fun. I've zinc electro-plated quite a few FB parts now using a kit that looks just like that one.

Jamie R · April 14, 2022, 02:51:51 AM

Quote from: Casey on April 13, 2022, 08:57:46 PM
Those kits are great fun. I've zinc electro-plated quite a few FB parts now using a kit that looks just like that one.

I'll be asking you for advice when mine goes wrong then lol

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Jamie R · April 15, 2022, 02:18:51 PM

Looking fresh after a glass bead blast, etch primed and silver enamel.

Polybushed, just need to zinc plate the inner sleeves and bolts

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Jamie R · April 18, 2022, 02:40:35 PM

Today we're getting all scientific

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clive · April 18, 2022, 03:45:53 PM

Witchcraft, well it is to get it right, as I'm sure you will know

boosted · April 18, 2022, 03:52:07 PM

Anode n cathod...whers Emma

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Jamie R · April 20, 2022, 08:41:57 PM

Some days I doubt the route in which I took with the styling and lines of the rotus......

.... Then my confidence gets restored

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MattScott · April 21, 2022, 08:04:46 AM

Quote from: Jamie R on April 20, 2022, 08:41:57 PM

Some days I doubt the route in which I took with the styling and lines of the rotus......

.... Then my confidence gets restored

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I particularly like the wheel fitment

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Jamie R · April 21, 2022, 05:51:25 PM

These uniroyals are so grippy the gravel sticks on , outside of the tread

Nothing to do with the sticker at all lol

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Jamie R · May 01, 2022, 05:56:05 PM

So my first trial with my zinc plating kit with a gold passivate over the top.

Looks a bit straw coloured hmmmm dunno.

Suspension bolts are cooking for 2 hours at 200 degrees c to prevent hydrogen embrittlement. ...... allegedly

I just think that's postponing dinner being cooked

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Casey · May 01, 2022, 07:10:11 PM

I found I had to leave parts in the gold passivated for a lot longer than the instructions to get a decent colour. Looks good though!

Jamie R · May 01, 2022, 07:58:07 PM

Quote from: Casey on May 01, 2022, 07:10:11 PM
I found I had to leave parts in the gold passivated for a lot longer than the instructions to get a decent colour. Looks good though!

Yeah I did the bolts for about 2mins instead of 10-40 secs as per instructions.

It looks like strong wee

Somewhere in the middle I think.

Thankfully there all hidden and it's rust prevention that's all that required

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