Zinc Plating - Beware!

[MonsterMadMarty]

As part of a custom job I'm starting soon on my '97 M900 I decised to get all the nuts and bolts zinc plated black after seeing what I thought was quite impressive on a plater website. Taking to the guy at the platers he assured me the results would look great!

The photo on their website:



The actual result:


Very disappointing 

[koko64]

That's terrible. 

[monsta]

did he offer an excuse - reason - apology --- refund?

[Skybarney]

looks like he spray painted them black and them hit them with a propane torch.  That stuff looks like it is little more than wrist rocket ammo (hint) anymore.  Can it be undone?

[Speeddog]

The plater made an error, he did the 'patina' process.
There's quite a few wanks who'll pay silly money for that.

Seriously, that's unacceptable.
It's plating, so it should be reversible/repairable.

[Nibor]

  hope you got your money back, then some!

[memper]

I swear dude, you have some of the worst luck when it comes to moto parts. You need to hire an assistant! 

[stonemaster]

there must have been a shipping mixup, those look like something taken off a bike thats been sitting awhile

[DucDucGoos]

maybe he thought you were building a rat rod lol

[Rudemouthsky]

I swear dude, you have some of the worst luck when it comes to moto parts. You need to hire an assistant!