Urchinhead asked me to redo some linkage for him.
The piece is too large and more importantly with the shadows and stuff it'd be really hard to plate evenly. Plus black dichromate is a bit of a pain, the coating needs to be perfect and even then I need to redo easy parts 3-4 times to get them perfect.
So I did the sensible thing and bought a kit for black oxide. The only annoying part about this stuff is the "off color" is rusty brown (it's not rust). Anyway here is my attempt, the throttle rod is zinc plated and dipped in a blue dichromate, the large part is dipped in a black oxide.
IMG_0616 by
Drew Pojedinec, on Flickr
IMG_0617 by
Drew Pojedinec, on Flickr
IMG_0618 by
Drew Pojedinec, on Flickr
It's a weird material to work with.... unlike old school black oxide it is a cold dip. You media blast and clean the parts, set them in the liquid and let them sit for 30 minutes. When done you dip them in a penetrating sealant, and once dry you kinda polish it with a rag and reseal it a few times as the stuff soaks in. It looks nice, but I have ZERO clue as far as how it'll do in the long run.
Either way, hope you like it Urchinhead.