MINI WORKSHOP MIRROR FINISH
Aug 20, 2019
5 minutes
Words and Photography Gerard Hughes
“The finish has to be flawless or it will show in the finished job”
If you’ve spent a fortune restoring the bodywork on your Mini, the last thing you’ll want to do is re-fit pitted and tired looking chrome and brightwork. On many models, you can still buy bumpers and the majority of bright finished components brand new off the shelf. But for those working on early or rarer models, or where it’s vital to the car’s integrity that all original components are retained, the parts may need to be repaired and replated.
Chrome plating is a very skilled operation. It requires industrial levels of equipment and an enormous volume of various chemicals, but the electro chemical process of plating the metal is the last in
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