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Title: Polishing off blistered/flaking chrome.........can you?
Post by: Taipan on March 13, 2016, 10:45 PM: I have a chrome DC seat clamp that was originally chrome finish,its blistering/flaking off......so my question is? can I polish it back/strip it off etc as apart from that its a nice clamp :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Polishing off blistered/flaking chrome.........can you?
Post by: NORTY40 on March 13, 2016, 11:58 PM: Think you will struggle to get all the chrome plate off it by polishing or sanding etc , you need to get it professionally stripped and then you should be able to polish it up. Shouldn't cost you too much to get a seat clamp stripped ;) :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Polishing off blistered/flaking chrome.........can you?
Post by: Taipan on March 14, 2016, 11:34 AM: thx who do I send it to?

PS Ady will know :)
Title: Re: Polishing off blistered/flaking chrome.........can you?
Post by: NORTY40 on March 14, 2016, 12:12 PM: Quote from: Taipan on March 14, 2016, 11:34 AM
thx who do I send it to?

PS Ady will know :)

Any chromers will be able to strip chrome , i had a set of chrome hubs stripped at Leigh metal polishers . Not sure where your based . :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Polishing off blistered/flaking chrome.........can you?
Post by: dancetothedrummersbeat on March 14, 2016, 07:30 PM: Depends who you use/how large the item is/and how quick you want it back. I used a place near Oldham for stripping a few items - cost £10 to strip a seat post and a set of forks. Unfortunately it took them about 4 months to do it! I use Leigh Metal Polishers now - they're spot on :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Polishing off blistered/flaking chrome.........can you?
Post by: Ady on March 14, 2016, 07:44 PM: Not far from you mate..
They could strip it and powder coat it mate.. fistblump

http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php/83721-Found-a-Good-Powder-Coating-Co-in-Swansea