chumbly_warner
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I have just got my drums and claipers surround back from Kelvin @ http://www.minichrome.co.uk
They look so good, i am waiting for the actual caliper to come back as i have got 2 find out how to seal it b4 plating.
Here are the pics when i took them off the car.
Here are them now 
Comments welcome.
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antscorsa
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hmmm do look sweet, bugger to clean haha
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Marc
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 Very nice.
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Meat-Pie-SRI
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i wouldn't have the drums chromed, as they will stand out!!! which is bad!!
Calipers should look good tho!!
Also looks like a good job!
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geordie smurf
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may i ask how much
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Icy
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much it cost?
i wanted this done few yrs ago when saw it on belgium dark green corsa
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chumbly_warner
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The rear drums where £70 to polish and then had to be coppered, nickeled then chromed, so the drums where £120 and then the calipers where £120 as well. They are going to look sooo good when they are on the car, when it finally comes out of the bodyshop!
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Icy
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want some chrome dtm stickers for ur car to match then  
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chumbly_warner
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They are going to be a pain to clean though!
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myke
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that looks awesome.
shame it's so expensive.
you could of got them to a better finish yourself though before sending them away to save on the polishing cost couldn't you?
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chumbly_warner
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As the drums are castings, they needed over an hour on the polishing machine to get a smooth finish, so it was better to have them do it
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Claire Richardson
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Replied to your u2u mate.
I looked into this at the beginnig of the year and still want them doing.
It was a bit of a problem for me having the car off the road for 2 weeks cause I would have had to send them off to be done.
If I can fit it in between shows then I'll defo be getting front and rear calipers doing.
They look sweet mate.
Let me know how you go on with them.
Claire
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frenchcorsa@work
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you've got a very nice car and chrome with black will look very good!...
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starkmotorsport
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I dont think they'd be too bad to clean, a bit of Chrome clean and a good cloth will get them clean in no time. I think water marks will be a pain in the arse, but as above, one wipe clean and your sorted. The fact that they're smooth means less dirt will collect on them.
Looks great!
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mav
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they will look class................
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Drew
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why o why didnt you buy new drums, and send them?
they hardly cost alot new, and would have saved a hell of alot of time on the polishing machine
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kerzo
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you will have to take the wheels off right and regular to keep these clean surely?
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mike_1.2LS96
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quote:
Originally posted by Drew
why o why didnt you buy new drums, and send them?
they hardly cost alot new, and would have saved a hell of alot of time on the polishing machine
Yeah was thinking this, cos drums don't last forever unlike the calipers... £20 each drum new
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Ian
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I need to do this to some things, let me have a think what I can send
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myke
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quote:
Originally posted by Drew
why o why didnt you buy new drums, and send them?
they hardly cost alot new, and would have saved a hell of alot of time on the polishing machine
the polishing wasn't to get them clean, it's to give them a smooth finish.
they could have been plated i'm sure with just a rub down, but it would look crap with the rough cast finnish even from new drums.
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Nismo
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
I need to do this to some things, let me have a think what I can send
be different , send him ya bonnet 
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kerzo
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or the windscreen 
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A1EX
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your tyres
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Daimo B
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Don Fulfords. I want it done toooo 
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M2RTY
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IMHO i would have spent 50 quid on getting rear disks put on first and sending 2 sets of calipers away
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