I've just replaced the cracked and chalky rub rail on my Ericson 27. In order to do this I had to remove the bow and corner caps. As I'm sure is common, they're corroded and sad looking and I'd like to refinish them while they're off.
My first thought was white- either powder coat or paint. I already have some one part polyurethane that I could use. Then I thought, what about chrome or nickel plating? Has anyone else tried this? How do you think it would look? Anyone have any idea how much it would cost? Ideally I would get it to be a close match to the rest of the stainless on the boat. I've already ground them down and slightly rounded off the edges. There are still some small corrosion pits and grinding marks. Would the plating look terrible unless they were perfectly smooth to start with? How about powder coating?
Any pictures of already refinished pieces would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
My first thought was white- either powder coat or paint. I already have some one part polyurethane that I could use. Then I thought, what about chrome or nickel plating? Has anyone else tried this? How do you think it would look? Anyone have any idea how much it would cost? Ideally I would get it to be a close match to the rest of the stainless on the boat. I've already ground them down and slightly rounded off the edges. There are still some small corrosion pits and grinding marks. Would the plating look terrible unless they were perfectly smooth to start with? How about powder coating?
Any pictures of already refinished pieces would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!