Strip the nickel pistons before replating?
Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2023 3:22 pm
Hi,
I would like to replate the pistons on my 1981 Besson three-valve compensating Eb tuba. I want to make the pistons the best that they can be now. Where I live, there aren't highly trained technicians as there are in the US or UK and other countries.
Should the nickel be stripped from the pistons before replating? Why does the nickel start to flake off some pistons after replating (as I have read). Thanks for any suggestions. Bill.
I would like to replate the pistons on my 1981 Besson three-valve compensating Eb tuba. I want to make the pistons the best that they can be now. Where I live, there aren't highly trained technicians as there are in the US or UK and other countries.
Should the nickel be stripped from the pistons before replating? Why does the nickel start to flake off some pistons after replating (as I have read). Thanks for any suggestions. Bill.