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                        How do you remove chrome plating from parts?

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 27, 2004 4:55 PM
                        '69 Dart there, Model Grandpa? Why oh why do manufacturers chrome alternators/manifolds/starters? Yuck [yuck]

                        I've had luck with Spic 'n' Span cleaner, but judging from some of the other replies, just about any household cleaning product appears to work.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 27, 2004 10:58 AM
                        so will simple green strip both acrylics and enamels off?
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                        Woody
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                          December 2002
                        • From: Third rock from the sun.
                        Posted by Woody on Sunday, October 24, 2004 1:44 PM
                        Plastic chrome plating is a painting proccess and anything that will strip lacquer will work. Parts are painted with clear lacquer and while still wet placed into a vaccum chamber where aluminum is vaporized. The aluminum is deposited on the lacquer forming a very shinny plated like look. Sometimes this is sealed with additional lacquer makeing for a coating that is a bit harder to strip.

                        " I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way." --John Paul Jones
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                        Model Grandpa
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Keizer, Oregon
                        Posted by Model Grandpa on Sunday, October 24, 2004 12:44 PM
                        Any department store should have Simple Green in the cleaning section. It's what I use.

                        Before Simple Green

                        After...sorry for the blurry picture
                        Regards, Dan Building Scale Models At The Speed Of Dark
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                        stram8777
                        • Member since
                          March 2011
                        Posted by stram8777 on Sunday, October 24, 2004 12:27 PM
                        What is simple green and where do I get it in the St. Louis area? I have never heard of that product before. Otherwise I will try the bleach of oven cleaner. They happen to be sitting in the cabinet right now. However this simple green stuff sounds interesting.


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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, October 24, 2004 10:05 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Ghetto2k4

                        use simple green it will strip all 3 layers on chrome plated parts


                        Ditto. And non-toxic to boot.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 23, 2004 11:45 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by edzachary

                        I use Liquid Plumr. It works like a charm. For some reason, on AMT kits you have to let the parts soak for a few hours to get the chrome off, but on Revell chrome, its strips in a few minutes. Weird.......


                        I noticed the same thing, some Kits strip in a matter of minutes others need hours or even 2~3 days.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 23, 2004 10:39 PM
                        I use Liquid Plumr. It works like a charm. For some reason, on AMT kits you have to let the parts soak for a few hours to get the chrome off, but on Revell chrome, its strips in a few minutes. Weird.......

                        Jon
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 23, 2004 10:38 PM
                        use simple green it will strip all 3 layers on chrome plated parts
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                        bstrump
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                          March 2004
                        • From: British Columbia,Canada
                        Posted by bstrump on Saturday, October 23, 2004 9:58 PM
                        My favorite method of stripping chrome is Easy Off oven cleaner. Works fast and strips right down to bare plastic.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 23, 2004 9:42 PM
                        I soak the parts in Kitchen bleach for some time, stripping time varies between black that has chlorine or amonnia in it.

                        Works well and does not attack the plastic, at times cleanup with a brush is needed.
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                        stram8777
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                          March 2011
                        How do you remove chrome plating from parts?
                        Posted by stram8777 on Saturday, October 23, 2004 9:25 PM
                        I thought I saw an article on this somewhere but I can't find it now. Anyway I am building the AMT '79 Trans Am. Which is by the way a terrible kit. There are several parts that I want to paint but are chrome plated. So How do I effectively remove this without just scraping it off?

                        Thanks


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