Restoring Merrimen Pedestal Control Levers

[Kevin O'Neal]

Well, I've got the wheel off the pedestal, and pedestal hanging from my bike stand.I went ahead and quickly removed the control handles (1983 h27).Any ideas how to restore the chipping crome/silver coating on the controls? It looks like brass underneath?Kevin in VT

 

[Steve Dion]

Find a plater.

Kevin:Find someone that does chrome plating. You may not like the price, so if that is too expensive you can have them powder coated in the color of your choice.

 

[Alan Johnson]

Polished mine!

The control levers on the pedestal of my H37C were in poor condition. My solution was to buff off the chrome plating to a bright finish and then I clear coated it with lacquor. It look great, very nautical and unbelieveably CHEAP.

 

[Sam Lust]

Coatings

Lacquer on bronze in salt air will last 1 to 2 years. Powder coat, once chippedmight go 3 to 5. Good triple chrome (copper, then nickle, then chrome shoukld get you 20 to 30 yesrs. Annapolis plating (Which I believe might be in Annapolis) specializes in marine equipment and what I saw of their stuff at the Annapolis show looked real good.