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Title: chrome removal
Post by: motomagII on May 20, 2009, 06:42 PM

anyone can do this for me or knows who can safely remove chrome from wheel rims ?
wanna get em polished

Title: Re: chrome removal
Post by: RATTY on May 20, 2009, 06:57 PM

Hi Greg, to remove chrome safely I think you need to reverse the chroming process!!!

Talk to a chromers who will advise you. :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: chrome removal
Post by: fugazi on May 20, 2009, 06:58 PM

I'm sure you have to take them to a chromers to reverse the the chroming process.

Title: Re: chrome removal
Post by: animal on May 20, 2009, 07:35 PM

My chromer has just stripped a frame 4 me and he advised me when I asked that they use an acid 2 strip chrome. Think it was Sulphuric based. Nasty stuff  :shocked: Did a great job aswell  :smitten: better than blasting and damaging tubes and welds. Charged me £30 4 F&F

Title: Re: chrome removal
Post by: Brandy Truffle on May 21, 2009, 04:43 PM

reverse process all chromers do that as far as i know. and in my experience up to now...never heard of acid to remove chrome before, but thats not to say it doesnt happen.


I watched a pair of bars and forks done personally...dipped in a tank with balls floating on when they came out the chrome was gone...

Title: Re: chrome removal
Post by: motomagII on May 21, 2009, 05:54 PM

well just spoke to the nearsest chromers to me and wont be using em 25.00 quid per wheel to strip chrome and another 30.00 to rechrome after jees

might have to go the wet and dry or blast then powder coat route but didnt really want to do that .

Title: Re: chrome removal
Post by: neiljonarcus on May 22, 2009, 08:33 AM

you can strip chrome off with a buff wheel and compound ....yes i have done it with a crank before



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Title: Re: chrome removal
Post by: Brandy Truffle on May 22, 2009, 09:51 AM

Quote from: motomagII on May 21, 2009, 05:54 PM

well just spoke to the nearsest chromers to me and wont be using em 25.00 quid per wheel to strip chrome and another 30.00 to rechrome after jees

might have to go the wet and dry or blast then powder coat route but didnt really want to do that .

prices seem wildly different then, mine was fiver to remove, 25 to chrome  ???

Title: Re: chrome removal
Post by: lazychubs on May 22, 2009, 03:45 PM

mine was a tenner to remove and 90 each to rechrome
altho they did ruin me diamond back so wont use em again

Title: Re: chrome removal
Post by: Dark Diggler on May 22, 2009, 07:57 PM

Angle grinder  :daumenhoch: