Chrome to works PC pipe

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Edited Date/Time 6/19/2014 11:28am
I guys. Just wondering if anyone has got the chrome blasted off their PC pipes to give them the "works" look. I tried getting this done however the end result was the pipe looking like it was painted with gal paint. It looks horrible!! I thought the blasting guy could get it back to bare metal but apparently that was the best he could get it. It's for a1996 cr250 and these pipes with a works finish are really hard to come across. So for now I'm stuck with this one. Any help would be great, thanks
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Digger29 12/16/2013 7:02am
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You're going to need to get a cpl of those foam sanding blocks. Get a rough one & a fine one. Sand the pipe down to the raw steel look & then take a torch to all of the welded area's & it will look fine. I've done it many times.
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Bono480 12/16/2013 2:15pm
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Digger29 wrote:
You're going to need to get a cpl of those foam sanding blocks. Get a rough one & a fine one. Sand the pipe down to...
You're going to need to get a cpl of those foam sanding blocks. Get a rough one & a fine one. Sand the pipe down to the raw steel look & then take a torch to all of the welded area's & it will look fine. I've done it many times.
Thanks Digger, can your remember what grade sanding block you used?
chuckdavies 12/16/2013 2:18pm
12/16/2013 2:18pm
Seen a few images of this done to a couple of PC pipes...ill follow this thread for some info tho if anyone can help!
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718 12/16/2013 7:07pm
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I can do it for you if you like.
I have an acid / stripper bath for removing plating.
Once it is stripped it I would thoroughly clean it and then heat treat the welds.

Here is a KHI works pipe that was rusted.




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718 12/16/2013 7:10pm
12/16/2013 7:10pm Edited Date/Time 12/16/2013 7:10pm
This pipe was plated. I stripped it in the acid / stripper bath, thoroughly cleaned it and heat treated the welds.

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Bono480 12/16/2013 8:05pm
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718 wrote:
I can do it for you if you like. I have an acid / stripper bath for removing plating. Once it is stripped it I would...
I can do it for you if you like.
I have an acid / stripper bath for removing plating.
Once it is stripped it I would thoroughly clean it and then heat treat the welds.

Here is a KHI works pipe that was rusted.




Hi 718. Thanks for the offer but I'm in Australia. Those pipe look great but!!
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NorcalVet 12/16/2013 8:36pm
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718 wrote:
This pipe was plated. I stripped it in the acid / stripper bath, thoroughly cleaned it and heat treated the welds. [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2013/12/16/39110/s1200_unnamed.jpg[/img]
This pipe was plated. I stripped it in the acid / stripper bath, thoroughly cleaned it and heat treated the welds.

hmmmm

Shoot me a pm/ email

I have a pc pipe plated pipe, would prefer the "works" finish

What do you do in regards to the pc badge?
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pete24 12/17/2013 6:36am
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brought this PC to the plater after i chiseled the tag off and had them strip it

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Spagina767 6/17/2014 5:02pm
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718 wrote:
I can do it for you if you like. I have an acid / stripper bath for removing plating. Once it is stripped it I would...
I can do it for you if you like.
I have an acid / stripper bath for removing plating.
Once it is stripped it I would thoroughly clean it and then heat treat the welds.

Here is a KHI works pipe that was rusted.




Where are you located and what kind of prices are we lookin at? I have an FMF gold series for an 03 CR 125 I'd like to have done. No dents, very minimal dings less than the size of a dime.
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dogger315 6/18/2014 9:00pm
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Bono480 wrote:
I guys. Just wondering if anyone has got the chrome blasted off their PC pipes to give them the "works" look. I tried getting this done...
I guys. Just wondering if anyone has got the chrome blasted off their PC pipes to give them the "works" look. I tried getting this done however the end result was the pipe looking like it was painted with gal paint. It looks horrible!! I thought the blasting guy could get it back to bare metal but apparently that was the best he could get it. It's for a1996 cr250 and these pipes with a works finish are really hard to come across. So for now I'm stuck with this one. Any help would be great, thanks
The easiest way is to strip the plating off with a 30 to 40% muriatic acid solution. If you're not a chemist, just take your pipe to
your local chrome plater. They have the baths to strip the old plating off and will usually do the job for a small fee. Once the
plating is removed, you'll be down to bare metal and you can then simulate the weld discolorations with a torch.

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smezmx 6/18/2014 11:29pm
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718 wrote:
I can do it for you if you like. I have an acid / stripper bath for removing plating. Once it is stripped it I would...
I can do it for you if you like.
I have an acid / stripper bath for removing plating.
Once it is stripped it I would thoroughly clean it and then heat treat the welds.

Here is a KHI works pipe that was rusted.




Great work,those pipe's look sick!
F150Motocrosser 11/11/2016 1:05pm
11/11/2016 1:05pm
718 wrote:
I can do it for you if you like. I have an acid / stripper bath for removing plating. Once it is stripped it I would...
I can do it for you if you like.
I have an acid / stripper bath for removing plating.
Once it is stripped it I would thoroughly clean it and then heat treat the welds.

Here is a KHI works pipe that was rusted.




I've got a DynoPort pipe that I've cleaned up and am ready to heat treat the welds... I'm not a welder and am no expert on fabrication, so advice on this?? Will a propane torch work, or is something hotter required?? Is this a process that's pretty hard to screw up; or best left to someone who knows their way around a torch?
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AK74 11/11/2016 3:25pm
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718 is persona non grata around here, so I wouldn't be expecting a response from him. That said, I'm sure of our upstanding moto brothers will have some thoughts on your pipe.
SmoothOperator 11/11/2016 10:11pm
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718 wrote:
I can do it for you if you like. I have an acid / stripper bath for removing plating. Once it is stripped it I would...
I can do it for you if you like.
I have an acid / stripper bath for removing plating.
Once it is stripped it I would thoroughly clean it and then heat treat the welds.

Here is a KHI works pipe that was rusted.




F150Motocrosser wrote:
I've got a DynoPort pipe that I've cleaned up and am ready to heat treat the welds... I'm not a welder and am no expert on...
I've got a DynoPort pipe that I've cleaned up and am ready to heat treat the welds... I'm not a welder and am no expert on fabrication, so advice on this?? Will a propane torch work, or is something hotter required?? Is this a process that's pretty hard to screw up; or best left to someone who knows their way around a torch?
If a fuel/air torch is all you have, get a can of Mapp gas. Much hotter than propane and you can use your existing set up.
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sticecube 11/15/2016 12:09pm
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From the horror stories i've heard. it is in your best interest to NOT, REPEAT NOT, send ANYTHING to 718. There is a pretty good chance you will not be getting your parts back.
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chump6784 11/18/2016 4:03am
11/18/2016 4:03am Edited Date/Time 11/18/2016 4:07am
This thread has some info on how to strip plating http://m.vitalmx.com/forums/Moto-Related,20/FMF-Factory-Fatty-RM250,1309636

Also I used a butane torch on my stock yz250 exhaust after using an angle grinder to remove the paint. Photo doesn't do it justice but welds came up nice and blue. I did a better job on the wife's yz125 pipe but don't have any photos

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