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I hate stainless steel :-)
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<blockquote data-quote="Peter Holmes" data-source="post: 142124" data-attributes="member: 302"><p>I agree that back in the day cadmium plating did have a certain allure, well when it was new and pristine anyway, but sadly the process is no longer readily available due to health concerns, and in reality it is not a particularly durable a coating, which is probably why Mr Vincent favoured stainless steel in a few places on the original Vincent anyway, including the kickstart crank I believe. I believe some folks out there get rid of any lettering that is on the heads of stainless bolts and blast them with some medium to dull them down, with apparently fairly good results.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Peter Holmes, post: 142124, member: 302"] I agree that back in the day cadmium plating did have a certain allure, well when it was new and pristine anyway, but sadly the process is no longer readily available due to health concerns, and in reality it is not a particularly durable a coating, which is probably why Mr Vincent favoured stainless steel in a few places on the original Vincent anyway, including the kickstart crank I believe. I believe some folks out there get rid of any lettering that is on the heads of stainless bolts and blast them with some medium to dull them down, with apparently fairly good results. [/QUOTE]
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