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I picked up the parts from Mance Plating today. Not super happy with the appearance but I may have had unrealistic expectations.

The guy at Mance (his name slips my mind right now) said that the dichromate that makes it yellow is a coating on top of the cadmium plating and can be scratched off. He said some folks put a clear coat on it to protect the dichromate. Not sure if I buy that.

Anyway, here are a couple pictures....






Some of these bits will be visible so I may see what I can to to improve their look. But ultimately I got them plated for the protection and wouldn't have expected them to stay pretty for long since this will be a daily driver.

Next time I need plating done, I'll go back to East Liberty Electroplating for yellow zinc.
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