anyone know how to remove/strip chrome? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

freightdriver · 06-06-2005, 02:09 AM

non truck related but i bought an old 24in bmx cruiser afew weeks ago and the chrome is all chipped and surface rusted. so i was just going to remove the chrome and paint it olive drab..anyone know how to remove it other thern an acid bath? i'm at wyotech i don't think they'd appreiciate it at the dorms

Thanks josh

jamis · 06-06-2005, 07:35 AM

Have it sand blasted would be the best way. An angle grinder with a flap disk will also work.

**COBALT** · 06-06-2005, 04:42 PM

I don't think there's a chemical out there that will lift chrome plating but leave the metal alone. Anything you use will just damage the finish and leave it in tact. Furnace blasting might do it. Check around at some local machine shops that have a funace big enough...but you might as well have it media blasted at that point...

incoma · 06-06-2005, 05:06 PM

If you bring it to a chromer, the first thing they will do is chemically remove or strip down to the base material. This would be the expensive way of doing it. Just have it media blasted to save some $.

**pjmoreland** · 06-07-2005, 01:29 AM

If you have it blasted, make sure the surfaces where the fork bearing cups and the crank bearing cups press in are covered up. Also you might want to plug the holes that lead to the insides of the frame tubes so you don't get a bunch of media rattling around inside the frame.

freightdriver · 06-07-2005, 05:27 AM

cool thanks guys,i'm going to try to locate sum1 up here to blast it here pretty soon..

06-06-2005, 02:09 AM	#1
freightdriver Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: oakdale,ca Posts: 51	anyone know how to remove/strip chrome? non truck related but i bought an old 24in bmx cruiser afew weeks ago and the chrome is all chipped and surface rusted. so i was just going to remove the chrome and paint it olive drab..anyone know how to remove it other thern an acid bath? i'm at wyotech i don't think they'd appreiciate it at the dorms Thanks josh

06-06-2005, 07:35 AM	#2
jamis F.A.S.T. president Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 1,883	Have it sand blasted would be the best way. An angle grinder with a flap disk will also work. __________________ F.A.S.T. President and Founder Fabricators for the Advancement of Sawsall Technology "A fear of the Sawsall is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity." ~Sigmund Freud, "General Introduction to Psychoanalysis"

06-06-2005, 04:42 PM	#3
COBALT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 5,817	I don't think there's a chemical out there that will lift chrome plating but leave the metal alone. Anything you use will just damage the finish and leave it in tact. Furnace blasting might do it. Check around at some local machine shops that have a funace big enough...but you might as well have it media blasted at that point... __________________ '69 3/4 ton C20 2wd-350ci/TH400 '69 3/4 ton Custom 20 2wd-350ci/4sp Manual '99 2wd 5.7 Chevy Tahoe Seattle, WA.

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06-06-2005, 05:06 PM	#4
incoma Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 865	If you bring it to a chromer, the first thing they will do is chemically remove or strip down to the base material. This would be the expensive way of doing it. Just have it media blasted to save some $.

06-07-2005, 01:29 AM	#5
pjmoreland Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: CA Posts: 5,791	If you have it blasted, make sure the surfaces where the fork bearing cups and the crank bearing cups press in are covered up. Also you might want to plug the holes that lead to the insides of the frame tubes so you don't get a bunch of media rattling around inside the frame.

06-07-2005, 05:27 AM	#6
freightdriver Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: oakdale,ca Posts: 51	cool thanks guys,i'm going to try to locate sum1 up here to blast it here pretty soon..



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