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shinyribs

Eastwood's tin zinc plating kit- Any experience?

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Anyone ever used one of these deals?

http://www.eastwood.com/eastwood-s-tin-zinc-electroplating-system.html

I've got several things I could use it on,just wondering if it's worth the expense.

cdaiscool

Re: Eastwood's tin zinc plating kit- Any experience?

In my thread, regarding the carbs, TOOLS recommended it. Also saw various other good reviews on other threads when doing other looking into it.

No personal experience thus far, however.

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Re: Eastwood's tin zinc plating kit- Any experience?

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I'm pretty sure I read a thread on the DOHC F site about a guy that used it on his rebuild. Things turned out amazingly well. Bike ended up looking cleaner than when it rolled off the assembly line.

As for it being worth the expense, I guess that is up to you. It's really just cosmetic right...

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shinyribs

Re: Eastwood's tin zinc plating kit- Any experience?

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Cosmetic and corrosion resistance,too. It'd be nice to have a bike with all brand new looking hardware. It just seems that the coating would build up in the threads and cause issues.