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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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Sandblast or sandpaper, either will work. -
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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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.
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Just rough up the surface in some way, sand blasting is best, prime and paint. Chrome gone.Ed
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well, i am fairly close to the beach......Originally posted by DanTheMan View PostSet 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,,,,,Comment
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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.1979 GS1000S,
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Sandblasting, rough up the surface and get the shine off, so your paint will stick.
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thanks so much for the re-plies.
sounds like sandblasting is a winner
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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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Be carefull you don't scrap your fenders by warping them when you sandblast.Comment
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