[DeTomaso] Nickle plating on suspension arms

[j g]

nickel plating is used as a way to easily tell if  one has a crack in the suspension member.
The nickel is much harder than the base metal and does not corrode , so the crack shows up as a rust witness line in the nickel plating (hairline). If nickel plating is done wrong it causes hydrogen embrittlement in the base steel  and makes things worst. So  I personally like zinc , a black oxide . or a  just a thin solvent based paint .
 
jg 
--- On Mon, 10/11/10, Thomas Tornblom <Thomas.Tornblom at hax.se> wrote:


From: Thomas Tornblom <Thomas.Tornblom at hax.se>
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Nickle plating on suspension arms
To: detomaso at realbig.com
Date: Monday, October 11, 2010, 7:38 AM


Can someone enlighten me on the attractiveness of shiny suspension 
parts? Or engine (room) parts?

Personally I like the more industrial look, with natural aluminum and 
painted steel parts. I would never polish the ZF for instance, and I 
prefer painted wheels instead of polished.

Thomas

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