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<table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" width="99%" align="center"> <tr bgcolor="#000000"><td> <table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0"> <tr bgcolor="#000099"> <td colspan="2" align="left"> <font size="2" color="#ffffff" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>T O P I C R E V I E W</b> </font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>essasin</b> <br /><small>Member # 4741</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2009,8,7,15,2,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> I have authentic chrome Saleens that need to get refinshed. I was going to get them powercoated with a color matched lip but was told that the "Saleen" stamp would be stripped. I would hate to remove that stamp.<br /><br />I think I may just get them done in black chrome but does anyone know if the rechroming process will removing the stamp as well?<br /> <br /> <small>[ September 07, 2009, 03:04 PM: Message edited by: essasin ]</small> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>SydeWaySix</b> <br /><small>Member # 3596</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2009,8,7,15,29,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Hey brian ( it's ian...bought your boss wing a while back)...why would the stamp get stripped off? I would think at worse it wouldn't be as prominent as before, but not completely stripped away. When powder coating or chroming, do they remove material? <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>venomous99</b> <br /><small>Member # 1917</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2009,8,7,16,5,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> shouldnt be affected since they should be stripping to the base then rechrome the layers.<br /> <br /> <small>[ September 07, 2009, 04:50 PM: Message edited by: venomous99 ]</small> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>SlowFiveOh94</b> <br /><small>Member # 2404</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2009,8,7,16,43,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> I had a set of Saleen Speedlines that were horribly bad...originally chrome...they had been sitting somewhere damp forever. I had them sandblasted and powdercoated. The Saleen stamps were slightly worn off...but not as bad as I would have expected.<br /><br />Before...<br /><br /> <img src="http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b223/JRNorCal85/sale017.jpg" alt=" - " /><br /><br />After...<br /><br /> <img src="http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b223/JRNorCal85/Picture003.jpg" alt=" - " /><br /> <img src="http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b223/JRNorCal85/Picture009.jpg" alt=" - " /><br /> <img src="http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b223/JRNorCal85/Cruise1.jpg" alt=" - " /><br /><br />Was done at US Powdercoating in Rancho Cordova...I think he charged about $300 for the set. A lot of the cost was due to how F'ed up they were before. They did a fantastic job. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>JohnCM</b> <br /><small>Member # 1076</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2009,8,7,18,9,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> man those wheels look good <img border="0" alt="[patriot]" title="" src="graemlins/patriot.gif" /> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>essasin</b> <br /><small>Member # 4741</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2009,8,7,19,8,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by SydeWaySix:<br /><strong> Hey brian ( it's ian...bought your boss wing a while back)...why would the stamp get stripped off? I would think at worse it wouldn't be as prominent as before, but not completely stripped away. When powder coating or chroming, do they remove material? </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Hey Ian I remember. The wheel repair shop said they could not 110% guarantee that the stamp would be preserved. You are probably right that it won't be competly stripped away but I just don't know too much about it and the shop won't guarantee it. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>essasin</b> <br /><small>Member # 4741</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2009,8,7,19,11,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Thanks for the pics slow! Those turned out beautiful. I bought a set of Speedlines on ebay and they where not as advertised. I really wanted those wheels! <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>PugOwner</b> <br /><small>Member # 8404</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2009,8,9,15,3,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Hey Joe, still bangin V? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="tongue.gif" /> <br /> </font> </td></tr> </table></td></tr></table> <br /> <br />
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