Chrome spinner

Is it okay to chrome a spinner?

Otis Winslow wrote:

Is it okay to chrome a spinner?



NO,

persistant thread

Google it!

Is it okay to chrome a spinner

Ir sure is, Mine has been done for 5 years.
The trick is to find someone who will
or can Chrome Aluminum. The guy who
did mine said he would not do another one.

Bill Oparowski

Is it okay to chrome a spinner?

NO,

persistant thread

That said, we've got one -- and it's fine.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Otis Winslow wrote:

Is it okay to chrome a spinner?

Not usually. The plating process makes the metal more brittle.

George Patterson
This marriage is off to a shaky start. The groom just asked the band to
play "Your cheatin' heart", and the bride just requested "Don't come home
a'drinkin' with lovin' on your mind".

Regarding "chrome spinners" - it's probably better to *polish* the thing if
it's aluminum.
It'll get just as shiny, and no worries about hydrogen embrittlement, etc.
The Swift folks are reputed to put out good polishing information; also do
a Google
search on "Nuvite". From what I hear, it's one of the "magic compounds"
used.

HB

On 08 Apr 2004 21:25:02 GMT, (OSKI 3) wrote:

Is it okay to chrome a spinner

Ir sure is, Mine has been done for 5 years.
No it isn't. You'll change the hardness of the material and if it
lasts, it'll eventually peel like an old lemon. If it doesn't, pieces
may hit you as they're breaking off.

The trick is to find someone who will
or can Chrome Aluminum. The guy who
did mine said he would not do another one.

Bill Oparowski

I DID Google it. I didn't come up with much. So it must not be TOO
persistent because lots of searching hasn't turned up much. So instead
of just posting a "NO" .. quote some reference such as an AC or reg or
something I can go by .. or don't post a response. The purpose of this
group is to share information related to ownership issues .. not to simply
give a terse answer and tell owners to look somewhere else.

The aircraft I bought has a chrome spinner on it. Of the 5 aircraft I've
owned, none has had a chrome spinner. I have concerns about legality
and safety and so I asked for imformation. The spinner was chromed
11 yrs ago and shows no signs of cracks or other problems. But I am
aware that chroming alters the metal in the spinner.

OW




"MikeM" wrote in message
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Otis Winslow wrote:

Is it okay to chrome a spinner?



NO,

persistant thread

Google it!

Otis Winslow wrote:
I DID Google it. I didn't come up with much. So it must not be TOO
persistent because lots of searching hasn't turned up much. So instead
of just posting a "NO" .. quote some reference such as an AC or reg or
something I can go by .. or don't post a response. The purpose of this
group is to share information related to ownership issues .. not to simply
give a terse answer and tell owners to look somewhere else.

IF you don't like his advice, just refuse to pay him for it. This is usenet, man.


The aircraft I bought has a chrome spinner on it. Of the 5 aircraft I've
owned, none has had a chrome spinner. I have concerns about legality
and safety and so I asked for imformation. The spinner was chromed
11 yrs ago and shows no signs of cracks or other problems. But I am
aware that chroming alters the metal in the spinner.

Otis Winslow wrote:
I DID Google it. I didn't come up with much. So it must not be TOO
persistent because lots of searching hasn't turned up much. So instead
of just posting a "NO" .. quote some reference such as an AC or reg or
something I can go by .. or don't post a response.

Otis,

Call your FSDO, and ask them (hint, you wont like the answer)

Call your IA, and ask him (hint, if he's worth a damn, you wont
like his answer)

Do the following Google Groups search:

chrome spinner legal OR crack OR faa OR fsdo OR IA group:rec.aviation.*

(hint, after reading the 43 messages, you wont like the gist of these
postings, either)

So far, the postings in response to your question here have not added
anything that hasn't been posted on this topic since 1995.

Google groups search for "chrome spinner group:rec.aviation.*"
gets 170 hits.

MikeM