how to reproduce the ugly green nuts and bolts

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pepsi
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how to reproduce the ugly green nuts and bolts

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Hi, Anybody know how to reproduce the finish on the hardware used on alot of the Japanese bikes? That shiny army green looking finish?
375
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Post by 375 »

Do you mean the green passivate finish,

A lot of the people on the LC forum (Yamaha lc) have used plating firms to re-plate them but no one seems to to be able to get the correct finish, they often come out more of a black colour,
There is a few on here with Lc's that might know more.
Ernest borgnine.

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