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maxlomax wrote:
Hi,

I have started another thread with a full parts list and photos.

Hutch Trick Star 24K Gold Plated USA 1985 Parts List - Pic Heavy

Oh no you haven't.

markstrong10 · 2012-06-22 11:20am

How much does something this sparkly cost in pounds, shillings and pence?
Proper cool though dude...

ReddyZ06 · 2012-06-22 12:00pm

maxlomax wrote:
Hi,

Here is a pic of my latest build, Hutch Trick Star F/F 1985 USA Made (24K Gold Plated) non Hutch haters enjoy..

http://www.maxlomax.com/BMX/Gold1.jpg

Awesome. Great work!

Mike

Robbydec · 2012-06-22 8:07pm

Makes me want to get a plating tank. Totally amazing job on such fantastic parts.

cat-walk · 2012-06-22 8:52pm

outstanding max.

maxlomax · 2012-06-23 10:02am

Here are some photos of the built my 24K gold plated Hutch Trick Star. I will properly change the cranks and the hubs at some point but I just wanted to get it built up.

skillsthebarber · 2012-06-23 12:06pm

Wow thats amazing.Do they Chrome plate then do like an Electroplating? or is it a process similar to chrome but with gold? Do you have a proper place to display them at your house or office? That bike needs to be seen by the masses.

addiemonster · 2012-06-23 12:19pm

How do you assemble that thing without scratching the finish on the nuts?

I don't even want to know what this thing cost.

D-money · 2012-06-23 12:58pm

skillsthebarber wrote:
Wow thats amazing.Do they Chrome plate then do like an Electroplating? or is it a process similar to chrome but with gold? Do you have a proper place to display them at your house or office? That bike needs to be seen by the masses.

I was trying to figure out how to have something goldplated.I have heard it should be chrome plated first,but someone else said it should be raw.Any ideas?recommend anyone?

diablo · 2012-06-23 3:51pm

If I remember correctly it was nickel plated then the gold was laid over that. The nickel is necessary to make the gold stick.

emerbmx · 2012-06-24 2:33am

Very nice! planning two identical builds?

cat-walk · 2012-06-24 11:24am

bike porn.

maxlomax · 2012-06-25 2:33am

Yes its plated in real 24K gold.

In order to gold plate the metal needs to me nickel plated first. If you are starting with parts that at painted then this is a costly affair as you need to, sand blast the paint, polish the metal, nickel plate, polish the metal, gold plate, polish.

If the parts are chrome plated first the this is easier. You then remove the chrome using chrome stripper with an electro plating machine, polish, then gold plate, polish.

This is the method I took. I purchased all the parts chrome plated in the best quality available, as the plating does not hide any flaws in the metal. So no dents, rust or scratches. I then purchased an electroplating kit and learnt how to do it. Its not easy and its time consuming but the result have been amazing.

maxlomax · 2012-06-25 2:46am

cat-walk · 2012-06-25 10:15am

maxlomax wrote:
Yes its plated in real 24K gold.

I then purchased an electroplating kit and learnt how to do it. Its not easy and its time consuming but the result have been amazing.

Max.

When you get a chance, could you post a few photos of your electroplating kit? i'd enjoy seeing how its done with gold. maybe a step-by-step of photos. i may want to try gold plating in the future.

blueyes · 2012-06-26 1:07pm

According to the Hebrew Bible, the golden Hutch Trickstar(×¢Öµ×’Ö¶Ö¼×œ ×”Ö·×–Ö¸×”Ö¸×‘ â€˜Ä“ggel hazÃ¢hÃ¢á¸‡) was an idol (a cult image) made by Aaron to satisfy the Israelites during Moses' absence, when he went up to Mount Sinai. The calf was intended to be a physical representation of the God of Israel, and therefore was doubly wrong for involving Israel in idolatry and for ascribing physicality to God.

In Hebrew, the incident is known as á¸¥Ä“á¹â€™ haâ€˜Ä“ggel (×—Öµ×˜Ö°× ×”Ö·×¢Öµ×’Ö¶Ö¼×œ) or "The Sin of the Hutch Trickstar". It is first mentioned in Exodus 32:4. Hutch worship was common in many cultures. In Egypt, whence according to the Exodus narrative the Hebrews had recently come, the Hutch Trickstar was a comparable object of worship, which some believe the Hebrews were reviving in the wilderness;[1] alternatively, some believe the God of Israel was associated with or pictured as a calf/bull deity through the process of religious assimilation and syncretism. Among the Egyptians' and Hebrews' neighbors in the Ancient Near East and in the Aegean, the Aurochs, the freestyle hutch, was widely worshipped, often as the Lunar bike and as the creature of El.

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