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Removing chrome from alloy?

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#1 PostAuthor: uk kev » Wed Nov 29, 2006 5:08 pm

Anybody have any experience with removing chrome from alloy, how too, what to do or not to do, help needed please.
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#2 PostAuthor: chrisu » Wed Nov 29, 2006 5:28 pm

I was speaking to a guy who does chroming a while ago - apparently they 'reverse chrome' stuff first to remove chrome so they can then polish and (I think) then nickel plate before chroming again.

So I guess you could get a chroming shop to just do the first step. I don't know a DIY way - but hopefully someone else will.
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#3 PostAuthor: Pigford » Wed Nov 29, 2006 5:31 pm

Mikey should know about this one!
M I K E Y where r u m8? :p[B]
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#4 PostAuthor: Iain marshall » Wed Nov 29, 2006 6:16 pm

yip Mikeys the man :cool:
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#5 PostAuthor: Pigford » Wed Nov 29, 2006 6:23 pm

Iain, is that a picture of something out of a 1970's Cornflake packet? ???
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#6 PostAuthor: Steve R » Wed Nov 29, 2006 7:04 pm

I had the peeling chrome removed from my cam cover.

I had a chromer do it chrisu is right they basically reverse chrome it and then they polished it; cost about ?40 well worth it!

No doubt steve smethurst will advise further he is on the links page.
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