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drail · July 4, 2011, 01:42 PM

I asked Bob Cogan of Accurate Plating the same question years ago and he told me that the hard chrome layer is typically .001" thick which is not enough to cause any fitting problems on any Gold Cup that I have ever seen. What I have observed is that moving parts with a bead blast finish under the hard chrome can tend to drag when you first assemble them but will smooth themselves out quickly after cycling for a bit. It's kind of like the surface has some "teeth" after chroming which will get knocked down. It will feel a little gritty at first but will smooth out and be slicker than you know what. Don't worry.

July 4, 2011, 01:42 PM	#3
drail Junior member Join Date: February 2, 2008 Posts: 3,150	I asked Bob Cogan of Accurate Plating the same question years ago and he told me that the hard chrome layer is typically .001" thick which is not enough to cause any fitting problems on any Gold Cup that I have ever seen. What I have observed is that moving parts with a bead blast finish under the hard chrome can tend to drag when you first assemble them but will smooth themselves out quickly after cycling for a bit. It's kind of like the surface has some "teeth" after chroming which will get knocked down. It will feel a little gritty at first but will smooth out and be slicker than you know what. Don't worry.