Removing chrome

[stlmikie]

What is the best and or easiest way to remove chrome from a set of K-9 struts at home?

 

[Five Five]

you want to remove all the plating ? copper, nickel, chrome

If you remove the chrome you will still have bright nickel plating under it

 

[08mastiff]

Mike alot of members have put chrome struts on their scoots. Try and reach out to see if there are any polished ones lying around. Alphadog is putting chrome ones on his 07 K-9. Don't think he is going to have any use for his stock polished set. This way you don't damage your chrome set. If you want I can reach out to him or you can pm him....

 

[08mastiff]

Here is a set


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[aspen874]

Mikie, what the f*** are you doing with a set of K9 forks and why would you want to take the chrome off :loony:

 

[stlmikie]

Not forks. Struts on the rear fender. I got my hands on a set that the chrome is boogered. So I want to strip them and polish them to sell/trade. So to answer Fives question yes all of the plating.

Mikie, what the f*** are you doing with a set of K9 forks and why would you want to take the chrome off :loony:

 

[MARV]

It's almost impossible.

Wrinkle black paint covers well.

 

[Trainguy]

Normally if you just take care of it, keep it clean, use lots of your best chrome cleaner it will just peel off all by it self:roll:

 

[Five Five]

Not forks. Struts on the rear fender. I got my hands on a set that the chrome is boogered. So I want to strip them and polish them to sell/trade. So to answer Fives question yes all of the plating.

If it was my project ... I would take it to plating shop and have them strip it chemically.

1) you remove the chrome with Hydrochloric acid takes about 30 seconds

2) you remove the copper and nickel with nitric acid takes about 30 minutes or less.

 

[Mad Dog]

:lol::roll::lol:

Normally if you just take care of it, keep it clean, use lots of your best chrome cleaner it will just peel off all by it self:roll:

 

[what?]

i once new a girl who could remove the chrome off a trailer hitch. i'll pass on her number.:roll:sorry man.....i couldn't resist.

 

[Mad Dog]

Deleted...I should read before I post....lol

 

[dingo]

If it was my project ... I would take it to plating shop and have them strip it chemically.

1) you remove the chrome with Hydrochloric acid takes about 30 seconds

2) you remove the copper and nickel with nitric acid takes about 30 minutes or less.

Related question if I may.......

I have a chromed rear wheel on the chop that is in rough shape - if I did have it stripped, can it ever be brought back to original polished again or would paint / powdercoat be the only options ?

 

[Five Five]

Related question if I may.......

I have a chromed rear wheel on the chop that is in rough shape - if I did have it stripped, can it ever be brought back to original polished again or would paint / powdercoat be the only options ?

Yes it can be restored to full polished condition after stripping.

 

[king scott]

Well what did you end up doing?

 

[stlmikie]

Nothing yet. I'm just getting my ducks in a row.