Author Topic: Polishing off blistered/flaking chrome.........can you? (Read 1300 times)

Taipan · « **on:** March 13, 2016, 10:45 PM »

I have a chrome DC seat clamp that was originally chrome finish,its blistering/flaking off......so my question is? can I polish it back/strip it off etc as apart from that its a nice clamp

NORTY40 · « **Reply #1 on:** March 13, 2016, 11:58 PM »

Think you will struggle to get all the chrome plate off it by polishing or sanding etc , you need to get it professionally stripped and then you should be able to polish it up. Shouldn't cost you too much to get a seat clamp stripped

Taipan · « **Reply #2 on:** March 14, 2016, 11:34 AM »

thx who do I send it to?

PS Ady will know

NORTY40 · « **Reply #3 on:** March 14, 2016, 12:12 PM »

Quote from: Taipan on March 14, 2016, 11:34 AM

thx who do I send it to?

PS Ady will know

Any chromers will be able to strip chrome , i had a set of chrome hubs stripped at Leigh metal polishers . Not sure where your based .

dancetothedrummersbeat · « **Reply #4 on:** March 14, 2016, 07:30 PM »

Depends who you use/how large the item is/and how quick you want it back. I used a place near Oldham for stripping a few items - cost £10 to strip a seat post and a set of forks. Unfortunately it took them about 4 months to do it! I use Leigh Metal Polishers now - they're spot on