Remove Chrome Plate

fenix687 · Post by **fenix687** » Fri Jun 08, 2012 11:34 am

alot of the chrome is pealing off of my grill (pignose) and i would like to remove it all and repaint it. i have read some articles by googling different things and some people have soaked it in bleach for a period of time. is there another way to do this? i don't think the wife will like me buying gallons and gallons of bleach and taking over her bath tub to soak it in. not to mention it will probably look like i am making "bath salts" when i check out at the store.

thanks

jeepguy77 · Post by **jeepguy77** » Fri Jun 08, 2012 8:34 pm

maybe you could try sanding it, and using bleach in the places you cant get to with the sandpaper.

Post by **Stuka** » Fri Jun 08, 2012 8:37 pm

No matter how you do it, its going to be time consuming. The fastest way would probably be a bead blaster running media that is plastic friendly.

HeavyMetalThunder_81 · Sun Jun 10, 2012 1:21 pm

I know when you spill brake fluid on them the chrome peels up nicely...

Kaiserman · Post by **Kaiserman** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 6:07 pm

HeavyMetalThunder_81 wrote:I know when you spill brake fluid on them the chrome peels up nicely...

All of the Dodge vans from the 90's have a sticker warning against spilling brake fluid on the plastic chrome grille. Might be worth a try but if it soaks into the plastic you'll never get anything to stick to it.

jeepguy77 · Post by **jeepguy77** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 6:36 pm

I have actually used brake fluid to remove small amounts of paint. It worked pretty good.

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