F: Frame How to re-chrome an oil cap

[Rob H]

Any tips on how to re-chrome these, I am guessing they need to be disassembled?

I heard there was a thread on this but can't find it

regs

 

[stumpy lord]

Any tips on how to re-chrome these, I am guessing they need to be disassembled?

I heard there was a thread on this but can't find it

regs

see mph444 item 139 page302 of forty years on

 

[chankly bore]

It is very easy to tear the thin brass shield under the spring. Therefore it is possibly better to remove the cork seal, which is available as a spare and send the cap with spring and shield intact to the platers. Nothing will be then damaged. Beware of platers that polish too much, (don't ask me how I know), and fit a new seal afterwards with "Wellseal" or similar. I'm desperately chasing a cap with central OIL in larger text and "ESSOLUBE RACER", ", "PATENT CASTROL XXL", "AEROSHELL", "MOBILOIL D" and one other brand, I think, around the periphery. I have a genuine summer grades (U.S.A. Shadow) Vincent cap to swap, or a brand new T27L cap.

 

[Rob H]

see mph444 item 139 page302 of forty years on

How would I find that?

 

[davidd]

David

 

[vibrac]

Of course you could always get out the Brasso (NB the Brasso lids make a good quick and dirty cover for the bearings if you use a sprocket carrier )