Removing chrome without damaging the plastic??
Hawk312
10-19-2003, 08:44 AM
How are you guys removing chrome without damaging the parts? I tried brake fluid and CSC, but they both start eating the plastic before getting all the chrome off. What else do you guys use?
chinesechickens
10-19-2003, 08:59 AM
try oven cleaner, thats what i use:biggrin:
Hawk312
10-19-2003, 09:12 AM
How long do you have to leave it soak?
chinesechickens
10-19-2003, 09:30 AM
only a while but i suppose it depends on which one you use.do you get ZEB where you are?if you do it only takes about ten minutes.:biggrin:
freakray
10-19-2003, 09:48 AM
Hawk,
Try Easy Off oven cleaner (not the fumeless one though), place the wheels in a tupperware type dish and spray the Easy Off on them, seal the container and leave them for 30 minutes or so, the chrome should be stripped by then.
You can also use CSC pretty effectively although it takes longer to strip the chrome.
Don't forget to wash the wheels thoroughly afterwards.
Try Easy Off oven cleaner (not the fumeless one though), place the wheels in a tupperware type dish and spray the Easy Off on them, seal the container and leave them for 30 minutes or so, the chrome should be stripped by then.
You can also use CSC pretty effectively although it takes longer to strip the chrome.
Don't forget to wash the wheels thoroughly afterwards.
Vric
10-19-2003, 10:15 AM
easyest way: 1 light coat of primer.. no more chrome :screwy: :evillol:
Layla's Keeper
10-19-2003, 10:36 AM
I use bleach myself. You have to let the parts soak a few hours, but it strips the chrome fully and is nowhere near as toxic as oven cleaner.
Oh, and by the by, oven cleaner does melt some plastics. Particularly the plastic in older Revell and Monogram kits.
Oh, and by the by, oven cleaner does melt some plastics. Particularly the plastic in older Revell and Monogram kits.
EMAXX
10-19-2003, 10:44 AM
I use bleach on chrome parts. Works great, and no melting or anything.
Guido
10-19-2003, 01:07 PM
Hawk,
Try Easy Off oven cleaner (not the fumeless one though), place the wheels in a tupperware type dish and spray the Easy Off on them, seal the container and leave them for 30 minutes or so, the chrome should be stripped by then.
You can also use CSC pretty effectively although it takes longer to strip the chrome.
Don't forget to wash the wheels thoroughly afterwards.
I agree with Freakray. I use a gelly type of oven cleaner. 10 to 15 mins max. and the chrome is gone. Just make sure you clean it thoroughly afterwards. You should be fine then.
Try Easy Off oven cleaner (not the fumeless one though), place the wheels in a tupperware type dish and spray the Easy Off on them, seal the container and leave them for 30 minutes or so, the chrome should be stripped by then.
You can also use CSC pretty effectively although it takes longer to strip the chrome.
Don't forget to wash the wheels thoroughly afterwards.
I agree with Freakray. I use a gelly type of oven cleaner. 10 to 15 mins max. and the chrome is gone. Just make sure you clean it thoroughly afterwards. You should be fine then.
dag65
10-20-2003, 10:28 AM
CSC in a small jar, chrome gone in under ten minutes
Ferrari TR
10-20-2003, 01:36 PM
Always try whatever method you use on scrap parts, or plated sprue from the same kit.
Windex type window cleaner works on some 'chrome'.
Don't forget to read and follow the directions on the chemicals you are using! Be Safe!
:p
Windex type window cleaner works on some 'chrome'.
Don't forget to read and follow the directions on the chemicals you are using! Be Safe!
:p
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