correct spoke and nipple plating?

big-b · Post by **big-b** » Tue Oct 28, 2014 8:44 am

What is the closest to original look for spoke and nipple plating? I have a bunch of stuff being cadmium plated, i eas thinking that would be ok for the spokes, but yhe nipples have a yellowish look.

Brian

G-Man · Post by **G-Man** » Tue Oct 28, 2014 11:01 am

Spokes were originally zinc plated with clear passivation. (silver finish)

Nipples were either ...

steel with zinc plating and gold passivation OR
brass with nickel plating

Honda didn't use cadmium plating as far as I know. The stuff that most people call cad plating is actually gold passivated zinc.

G

G-Man · Post by **G-Man** » Fri Dec 12, 2014 8:05 am

Was that helpful?

G

big-b · Post by **big-b** » Fri Dec 12, 2014 8:10 am

Yes, thank you.

Brian

Rickytic · Post by **Rickytic** » Mon Jan 19, 2015 11:44 am

Brian, if the nipples have a yellowish tint to them, it is more likely that the plating is wearing thin and the brass is showing through.

bamacl · Post by **bamacl** » Tue Jan 20, 2015 9:29 am

Rickytic wrote:Brian, if the nipples have a yellowish tint to them, it is more likely that the plating is wearing thin and the brass is showing through.

Possible but most likley zink with yellow cormate.