What anti-rust treatment?

[Knowledge]

I intend to make a batch of choke cables that will be adjustable in length for a variety of different carbs to compliment my existing range of choke and brake cables.

I've picked up some in-line cable adjusters which are fit-for-purpose, but they are plain steel and will rust. What coating could I have applied to them that won't foul-up the fine thread on the adjuster?

Yes, I am aware that grease does a pretty good job, but what are my other options? I am in deepest Suffolk, but these adjusters are post-able.

[jason frost]

I would zinc plate them

[Knowledge]

I was thinking much the same Jason, but where?

Are there zinc platers who do small batches of stuff?

[jason frost]

Try ringing round the place I use barrel plate them instead of wiring them together so can do small amounts.

[lee1984]

you can buy zinc plating kits from frosts heres the link for it,
http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.asp? ... tName=Zinc Plating Module (10 Litre)
theres about 3 diffirent kits

[vegansydney]

Don't know how it is in the UK but here most local electroplating companies will zinc a small box worth of scooter bits for beer change. Turn up with cash, tell them you don't need a receipt and chances are they'll throw it with a larger order and divvy up the cash for Friday afternoon beers--well, at least in my experience

[mark]

xenia had a load done in beccles m8 ,if i remember right

[Knowledge]

Don't know how it is in the UK but here most local electroplating companies will zinc a small box worth of scooter bits for beer change. Turn up with cash, tell them you don't need a receipt and chances are they'll throw it with a larger order and divvy up the cash for Friday afternoon beers--well, at least in my experience

I was searching google last night for "electroplating Ipswich" and it kept giving me an electroplater at Ipswich, Queensland. The annoying thing is, I was in Brisbane last month.

I'll try and find the Beccles place, though I have heard of another plater nearer me at Woodbridge.

[Doom Patrol]

Talk to Steve (Shocky) who can get zinc plating done cheap and double quick. We both use the same platers in Cheltenham. But he is more local than I am.

[Knowledge]

you can buy zinc plating kits from frosts heres the link for it,
http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.asp? ... tName=Zinc Plating Module (10 Litre)
theres about 3 diffirent kits

Interesting, but not really cost effective for a dozen adjusters. Perhaps it will be of interest to someone else.

Ta.