Marine Hardware Source; Chrome Plating
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2022 7:53 pm
by W22Outrage
Give me a source for stainless cleats that match the hole pattern of the original Wilcox-Crittenden cleats.
Can marine hardware made from Marinium be chrome plated with a good outcome and good durability?
Re: Marine Hardware Source; Chrome Plating
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2022 6:22 am
by jimh
Read these four prior discussions on your topic found in the archives:
Refinished Marinium Protectionhttps://continuouswave.com/ubb/Forum3/HTML/014656.htmlPolishing Mariniumhttps://continuouswave.com/ubb/Forum3/HTML/003272.htmlHardware: Replace or Re-chromehttps://continuouswave.com/ubb/Forum3/HTML/020130.htmlChrome Platinghttps://www.continuouswave.com/ubb/Forum3/HTML/016059.htmlBelow is an example of professional refinishing work done in 2009 at a cost of $180 by
Greenwich Metal Finishing
300 W Main St.
Stamford, Connecticut. 06903
203-927-0494
- Fig. 1. An OEM Boston Whaler combined sidelight and mooring post, before refinishing. Photo credit: jamesmylesmcp
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- Fig. 2. The same components after refinishing. Photo credit: jamesmylesmcp
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