chrome removal tip!!!

[Blake Rogers]

i am building a 55 nomad el cameo style for a build here on the site and the fact i dont like to much chrome i was wondering how can i strip it off the rims with out damaging them well i seen some one said windex and it worked!!!!!!!!

[Guest JamesDE]

Pinesol works in about twenty minutes

Bleach works in about 10 minutes

Superclean works in about 10 minutes as well.

Just a few alternatives for you, so you dont have to wait so long.

[Blake Rogers]

Pinesol works in about twenty minutes

Bleach works in about 10 minutes

Superclean works in about 10 minutes as well.

Just a few alternatives for you, so you dont have to wait so long.

sweet thanks man but to tell you the truth i didn't really know how long cause i forgot to check it lol

[Guest JamesDE]

sweet thanks man but to tell you the truth i didn't really know how long cause i forgot to check it lol

No problem.

Glad to be of some help there.

[Zoom Zoom]

Easy Off heavy duty oven cleaner evaporates the chrome in seconds. Soak for a little while (depends on kit) to remove all the clear undercarrier. That said, if the clear itself isn't too thick, or has a run, or dirt, I've never had a problem with leaving it alone and refinishing over it. I usually spray, put in a plastic baggie, rinse off in 10-15 mins. and am ready to refinish.

[Jeff Sauber]

Testors Metalizers are pretty hot and will wrinkle the undercoat in seconds. i found that out by accident but have figured out how to use that as an advantage in some cases. Tamiya's spray lacquers don't seem to be nearly as "hot" and have not caused any wrinkling yet for me. still it's something to think about before you apply paint to the parts after stripping the plating.

most "new" or recent plated parts suffer from excessive amounts of the undercoat obscuring details. older plating isn't like that and in some cases it seems that the manufacturers didn't even use an undercoat at all.

Dave

I noticed that as well. I recently stripped some old and new chrome parts, and the older stuff didn't appear to have any sort of undercoating at all, just bare plastic, whereas the new items where obviously covered with heavy globs of a yellowish clear base coat.

[Blake Rogers]

well here's a update it took only took 10-15 mins i found out as i have plenty of parts to de chrome !!!!!!!

[Blake Rogers]

I noticed that as well. I recently stripped some old and new chrome parts, and the older stuff didn't appear to have any sort of undercoating at all, just bare plastic, whereas the new items where obviously covered with heavy globs of a yellowish clear base coat.

my stuff does have that yellow look to them ill try and paint them and see what happens

[tabsscale1]

I just use Super clean takes it all off in about 30 minutes or less

[adhesive tape]

I just use Super clean takes it all off in about 30 minutes or less

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