Mike C. Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 11 minutes ago, Tom Geiger said: I use Mr Clean floor cleaner.. lemony fresh! That might be the other one I remember. I had the lemon too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctruss53 Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 I might be late to the game, and this might have been mentioned already.... I finally had to strip chrome the other day. I looked on Youtube and found a guy I follow uses this stuff called LA's Totally Awesome. LA's Totally Awesome is sold in a gallon jug at Lowes or Home Depot and it's only about $9 for the gallon. It smells a lot like Castrol Super Clean or Purple Power, but it is yellow. I soaked some chrome parts in this stuff and in 5 minutes the chrome was gone. Rinsed the parts off with water and they were ready to prep and paint. It worked great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 Yes, that has been covered. LA Awesome contains Lye, which is the chemical that actually "eats" aluminum "chrome" and can also soften the clear undercoat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TECHMAN Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 On 4/23/2020 at 5:42 AM, stitchdup said: Any household bleach should remove the chrome 😊😊😊 So I also thought..... Tried using some of the wife's "low odor/no splash" bleach, SIX WEEKS and still no de-chroming..... Went back out to WallyWorld and got a bottle of the "concentrated" bleach (where you can smell the ammonia), 90 minutes later, no chrome!!!!! Live and learn.... Hope this helps somebody else from repeating my error.... DJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaftygas Posted May 22, 2023 Share Posted May 22, 2023 On 9/7/2006 at 11:20 AM, KT EASTMAN said: As an alternative to CSC. I use Purple Power. Rumor has it that it doesen't last as long as CSC, but I personally have not noticed. I get it at the local Advance auto parts in 5 Gallon form for about $17.00. I also use it to scrub the oil stains off my driveway. As for chrome, it strips it off in a matter of minuites. It takes a lot longer to strip the laquer coat though. I usually like to leave the laquer coat on if I am going to use something like alcad II because the surface is already smooth. Just a coat of gloss black,than Alcad!!! For removing the laquer coat, it may be best to use oven cleaner if you are in a time crunch!!! KT Yep. I like the clear lacquer left behind for that exact reason. Alclad is hands down my favorite re-chrome. Their black gloss primer is the best. Purple power is also a great ultra-sonic parts cleaner fluid. Wait a minute! try the purple power in the ultra-sonic cleaner for chrome removal??!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan Dan Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 I use Krud Kutter. Works great on taking the chrome off right down to bare plastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobss396 Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 On 10/12/2023 at 11:39 AM, Rattlecan Dan said: I use Krud Kutter. Works great on taking the chrome off right down to bare plastic. I will have to try it. I have had some kit chrome (Salvino modified wheels) that oven cleaner, CSC, bleach wouldn't touch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoom Zoom Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 43 minutes ago, bobss396 said: I will have to try it. I have had some kit chrome (Salvino modified wheels) that oven cleaner, CSC, bleach wouldn't touch. Salvino's may not be using vacuum metallizing if the normal chrome strippers won't work. Trumpeter model car kits had plating that didn't respond to the traditional products used to strip kit chrome. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA Whitecloud Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Quote Can the Alcad be brushed on? Alclad II 4107 Chrome for Plastics 4oz On 9/7/2006 at 11:20 AM, KT EASTMAN said: As an alternative to CSC. I use Purple Power. Rumor has it that it doesen't last as long as CSC, but I personally have not noticed. I get it at the local Advance auto parts in 5 Gallon form for about $17.00. I also use it to scrub the oil stains off my driveway. As for chrome, it strips it off in a matter of minuites. It takes a lot longer to strip the laquer coat though. I usually like to leave the laquer coat on if I am going to use something like alcad II because the surface is already smooth. Just a coat of gloss black,than Alcad!!! For removing the laquer coat, it may be best to use oven cleaner if you are in a time crunch!!! KT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA Whitecloud Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Can the Alcad be brushed on? Alclad II 4107 Chrome for Plastics 4oz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 21 minutes ago, CA Whitecloud said: Can the Alcad be brushed on? Alclad II 4107 Chrome for Plastics 4oz No. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 39 minutes ago, CA Whitecloud said: Can the Alcad be brushed on? Alclad II 4107 Chrome for Plastics 4oz No Calvin, that will not work. Well, if you have a factory "chromed" plastic part and you just need to touch up a small area (like where you cut off the gate that held the part to the parts tree), then you could dab some Alclad II Chrome to that area using a very fine brush. But not if you want to brush paint the entire part. You shouldn't tack on questions in a thread which is covering different subject. Just start a new thread/topic. I know you are new here, that is why I'm trying to give you a hint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickfzr61 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 On 9/6/2006 at 8:24 PM, MrObsessive said: Easy Off works well for me........however if you use this, be sure to get the Easy Off in the yellow can! The Fume Free doesn't do a dang thing and it's a real waste of time! :x What I like best about the Easy Off is that it will also take off the clear lacquer that the model companies use in the plating process. I'm not sure the CSC or Westley's does that. As with all these products MAKE SURE you're wearing rubber gloves as each of these products are nasty to your skin! I also use oven cleaner and agree about not using the fume free version. I bought a can of the blue cap fume free thinking it would work and had to leave the parts soaked in a zip loc sandwich bag overnight. It did work but not as good as the normal cleaner. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 22 hours ago, nickfzr61 said: I also use oven cleaner and agree about not using the fume free version. I bought a can of the blue cap fume free thinking it would work and had to leave the parts soaked in a zip loc sandwich bag overnight. It did work but not as good as the normal cleaner. The original formula uses Lye (sodium hydroxide) as its active ingredient. Lye is what dissolves the thin aluminum "chrome" layer, and also softens the clear lacquer base coat. The no-fumes formula I believe uses another chemical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobss396 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 I decided to clean up a chrome grill from the Mustang AWB kit. I opened it up from the back so it could be seen through. I didn't even try anything else, I went to oven cleaner, gave it a 1 day soak, took it out and brushed all of the loose plating and got some of the under-coating off. I threw it back in and just rinsed/brushed it off. No sign of anything left behind. The trick was giving it a full 2 days in the oven cleaner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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