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rideOn
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any advice for removing the chrome off my fenders. i've heard muriatic acid or sandblast with a soft medium. don't want to spend a fortune.
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almarconi
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Sandblast or sandpaper, either will work.
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DanTheMan
Guest
Set the shiny pieces out in heavy salt air with no protection for about a year or two.........chrome should start corroding, bubbling and peeling, thereby making it easy to remove,,,,,
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Hammered
Guest
Sorry but there really isnt anything cheap about chrome removal. You can create a DIY pickle solution and let it soak but it will remove layer of base metal as well. You could have the piece blasted but once again, its gonna cost ya. You could try to see if you could have the piece "ganged" in with another job. Just if you do go the acid bath route, make sure its a 2:1 solution. And thats 2 parts water. Just with that, you have to dipose of the solution.
Just with that, you have to dipose of the solution.
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rideOn
Guest
well, i am fairly close to the beach......Set the shiny pieces out in heavy salt air with no protection for about a year or two.........chrome should start corroding, bubbling and peeling, thereby making it easy to remove,,,,,
nvr2old
Forum Sage
I agree with sand blasting. I've painted a lot of fenders. I've taken parts to have them "dipped" at a chroming place, didn't work worth a crap. I've tried sanding with 80 grit and that didn't work very well either. Chrome is a really hard surface. I sand blasted both sides and then primed and painted. Works great. The paint has lasted for six years now with no problems at all.
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rideOn
Guest
thanks so much for the re-plies. :clap: sounds like sandblasting is a winner
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DanTheMan
Guest
The beach could help you there too (sandblasting), along with using corrosion to loosen the chrome, you could anchor the pieces down securely for the next hurricane and by the time it's all over with they ought to be nearly ready......
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BlackStar
Guest
Be carefull you don't scrap your fenders by warping them when you sandblast.