The grill shell I bought for my 32 Plymouth has some chrome left on it and a lot of rust. I think that I want to paint the grill shell, so what is the best way to get rid of the remaining chrome so that I can paint it?
I, too, would like to know the best way to remove/paint chromed pieces? Anyone out there with advice?
I think chromers use and electrical charge to make it turn loose. if all you want to do it paint it then take some gl*** beads to it then use some zink chromate primer on it before you paint. the paint will stick just fine and any loose or flaking chrome will come off in the blasting process. Just found this on line: http://www.wikihow.com/Remove-Chrome-Plating as well as this on the HAMB: http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...XTwYAg&usg=AFQjCNFs9uphXvaXekreKuzLbcAqUTqsQw Maybe find an answer in one if thses places.
It will need to be blasted or really clean before they will strip it.If not it will contaminate their tanks so most will not deal with it.After stripping there may be some of the copper plate left on it.Just went through this on a grill I was going to use.
I had the chrome removed from several '39 chev grills a few years ago. They were rusty too and they didn't have a problem with it. I cost about $20 if I remember right. Came out great. They've been sitting for several years and are still clear of rust. Norm
Go to the hardware store and buy some Muratic (swimming pool) acid. Dilute it about 10 to 1 and leave it in there for a few hours. Then put it in a baking soda/water solution to stop the reaction.
If you don't have a chrome shop do the stripping, then blasting is the next best method. But don't be too aggressive, heavy blasting with sharp media will fracture the 'good' plating and if you don't get all the chrome off, you may have peeling issues.
FYI: some chrome shops won't strip your parts, unless you are having them rechrome them. seems it's not cost efficient
I heard soaking your parts in coke (cola) works, never tried it though. You should try it and post some pictures!
Yup, a few weeks back my buddy and I ran about 13 pieces of chrome over to a chrome shop to get a quote on rechroming. It was $1400 bucks so he had them just dechrome them for $75 bucks.
I have had aircraft mechanics that were in the Pacific theater during WWII tell me they used coke to loosen wing bolts. But they don't make like they used to. I don't think it would work for removing chrome. Reverse plating works best if you can find a shop to do it.
Unless I m wrong, the main reason about all the "magical" properties of Coca is just that the older recipe contains more phosphoric acid then now. And phosphoric acid is a well known product to remove rust. Muriatic acid, as said above, works.
My chromer sandblasted my bars to remove the scaley residue before placing them into his tank and reversing the process, drawing the remaining chromium off the bars. They were re nickled and coppered before being rechromed. Perfect now!!
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