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#1
07-12-2003, 03:53 AM
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Here are a few pics of a skid plate that did the honorable thing. (It took one for the team)
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07-12-2003, 03:53 AM
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Here are a few pics of a skid plate that did the honorable thing. (It took one for the team)
#3
07-12-2003, 03:55 AM
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Not only dented, but scratched pretty bad too. (or do you call that a gouge?)
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07-12-2003, 03:57 AM
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You'd hate to have this happen to a chrome job.
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07-12-2003, 04:01 AM
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I got to pull out the hammers today.
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07-12-2003, 04:05 AM
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Hammered out and a little left to go.
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07-12-2003, 04:08 AM
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Scratches-n-Dents are history (as was his-story). Off to polishing.
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07-12-2003, 04:10 AM
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The finished product.
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07-12-2003, 04:15 AM
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07-12-2003, 12:56 PM
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Aluminum, 6061 T-6 to be exact.
Much less $$ than a chrome job, and can be repaired, repolished if needed.(un-like chrome)
#14
07-12-2003, 01:39 PM
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Oh don’t be… sorry is the guy who paid 500$ to exchange his for a chrome one!!
James
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07-13-2003, 06:03 PM
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Keep an eye out for a new topic regarding chrome over aluminum. But very briefly, chrome is brittle and thin and therefore will not flex or bend with the aluminum which is a relatively soft metal. So if dented, cracking and flaking is immediate. The cost of doing a revision on chrome is very expensive because there is no such thing as a "touch up" with chrome....it's "all or none". The above pictured skid plate was about to be replaced with a new, unpolished one for the cost of 350$ (at least, that is what my dealer wanted to charge me). Instead it was repaired and polished to a mirror finish for about half the price of the new one. I hear some dealers are charging 500$ for a chrome exchange.In my next topic, I will go into depth why I feel polishing is better than chrome on aluminum (p.s. I started out in the chrome plating industry)
#18
07-13-2003, 08:31 PM
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Bright Lee - You polished mine 4 months ago and - I am telling the truth when I say it looks great and as good as the day I got it back from you!
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07-16-2003, 08:27 PM
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Here is a link to my e-bay offer,
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2423915874&category=33 654
The skid plate in the above pictures was repaired at no additional cost.
Polishing = 165$
Return shipping = 25$
Optional Extreme polish & sealer (for maintenance)= 25$
James
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