Nickel plating tank and mudguards
Having hummed and hawed over whether or not to sell my Enfield Bullet (my first bike) I am now planning to tart it up in order to have a fun ride for about town and down the coast. It is currently SORN'ed and needs a bit of TLC.
I'm thinking about nickel plating the steel tank and mudguards. I understand this can be tougher than chrome plating and has a different look. A softer, deeper sheen? I hear it can also patina quite nicely.
Anyone done this before? Any issues I should be aware of?
I'm aware nickel plating needs a fair bit of work to keep shiny, but I'm probably going to let it patina to a dull metallic colour, to give the feel of age (I understand some vintage bikes had nickel plated parts) - although I'm not planning to make it a 'faux vintage' bike. I'm going to go for a slightly retro custom look. (Also going to make a custom seat, shorten the mudguards, fit a trials custom rear subframe, strip off as many extraneous parts as possible).
Interested in any constructive views.
Cheers,
Matt
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