Bert was kind enough (thanks Bert
) to give me his old pier (the one he used to capture all his great images in here over the years) and it was in a slightly rusty state, and the chrome parts were shot.
I immediately went into 'restoration' mode
I stripped it right back and Etch/Primered it all before giving it a few coats of Full Gloss Black. Then I polished all the rusty chromed parts.
The top adaptor wasn't included (Bert needed that part for his new pier) so Houghy was good enough to sell me one
Below are the pics of the restoration:
1. How the pier came
2. Etch/Primered
3. Gloss Black top coat
4. Restoration assembled
5. Close-up of polished bolts
6. Close up of polished adjusters
7. The Adaptor in place