Plating a shock absorber Home › Forums › Members’ bikes › Plating a shock absorber This topic has 1 reply, 3 voices, and was last updated 8 years, 10 months ago by Radar. Viewing 3 posts - 1 through 3 (of 3 total) Author Posts June 16, 2013 at 11:25 am #15079 lucky rookieParticipant Can anyone tell me it they have had a shock absorber chrome or zinc plated assembled (spring off)As I need to get the lc one plated Andy June 17, 2013 at 10:07 am #66269 imperialdataKeymaster No idea here Andy, I’m guessing the platers would know but it’s worth checking elsewhere first as they are not all mechanics! From your frame pic I can see it’s a monoshock. What parts would you chrome plate, there’s not that many on it is there? July 4, 2013 at 6:31 pm #66270 RadarModerator You just need to be sure that the processing would not have any impact on the properties of the steel in the spring. Let us know how you get on Author Posts Viewing 3 posts - 1 through 3 (of 3 total) You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In