Hi all, anyone have any tips or tricks for removing the chrome from steel wheels? I want to remove the chrome then be able to prime and paint them.
Thanks
Paul
Hi all, anyone have any tips or tricks for removing the chrome from steel wheels? I want to remove the chrome then be able to prime and paint them.
Thanks
Paul
Chrome doesn't come off easily. I've heard that you can have a chrome shop remove the plating in the tank. Other than that I think you could try to sandblast the chrome off, It's going to take a while.
I've used Muriatic Acid to de-chrome small things. You'll need to neutralize the acid after. And you'll want to be upwind of it all, too.
I narrowed a bumper on a Malibu once. I peckered up the chrome with media blasting, primed it with Eastwood Adhereto and then painted it body color.
Can't speak for wheels.
In reply to 914Driver :
I think this is the way to go. Chrome wheels you're ok with stripping might not be worth the cost of actually stripping them.
A few days in a vinegar bath should do it.
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