Title: DE CHROMING Post by: FATBOY on May 01, 2005, 04:39:25 AM does any body kow how to take chrome off so that i can paint the bumpers and the haedlight surrounds
cheers fatboy Title: Re: DE CHROMING Post by: HARKO on May 01, 2005, 06:42:08 AM Hey Fatboy, Take it to a chrome platers and they'll strip it off for ya .
I had 73 Camaro bumpers stripped and nearly choked at the price ,Id guess more than half of rechroming ,Let me know how you get on . Maybe ask for a quote on chrome to compare to. Title: Re: DE CHROMING Post by: Chuck on May 01, 2005, 08:17:01 AM Why not get them sandblasted, thats what used to get done a few years ago when satin finish bumpers were all the rage - not that they are not the rage now ;D
Title: Re: DE CHROMING Post by: FATBOY on May 01, 2005, 09:43:08 AM tried sandblasting to day might need a bigger sand blaster
cheers fat Title: Re: DE CHROMING Post by: Glenn 'Stinky' Stankevicius on May 01, 2005, 11:03:59 AM Two links that might explain why it is hard/expensive to remove chrome chemically. I think anytime hazardous waste is mentioned it adds a premium to the price.
http://www.finishing.com/331/48.shtml http://www.nmfrc.org/crarchive/jun02b.cfm |