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Offline kuwahero

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Strip Chrome From Alumium (Help Please)
« on: December 08, 2007, 10:52 PM »
Just got hold of a pair of Chrome Araya 7x which I thought were steel for some reason

However, they appear to be aluminium. Most of the chrome is bubbled and peeling off so what do I do. Is this a chrome anodising which I can do the old oven pride/caustic method on or is it chrome plating like steel and I need to get chemically stripped.

Previous build have all been NOS parts. Thought I go for full on restoring this time.

But haven't really got a clue :uglystupid2: with processes, etc. Any advice gratefully received.

Marc  :daumenhoch:

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Re: Strip Chrome From Alumium (Help Please)
« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2007, 01:43 AM »
Take them to a chrome plater and they should be able to reverse the process very quickly and easily removing the chrome.


Better to crash and burn than fade away

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Re: Strip Chrome From Alumium (Help Please)
« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2007, 02:41 AM »
Thanks Marty

Spoke to the platers nearest me the other week about doing a frame. He said as long as it's steel which suggests they don't do aluminium.

Do you think they would still be able to strip though. Can you suggest anyone I could send them too. I live in Livingston and the place I rang, appears to be the only on left in Scotland.

Cheers Marc

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Re: Strip Chrome From Alumium (Help Please)
« Reply #3 on: December 09, 2007, 10:40 AM »
they won't chrome ally because of the comeback when it's crap. should strip it though.
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Offline lazychubs

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Re: Strip Chrome From Alumium (Help Please)
« Reply #4 on: December 09, 2007, 02:53 PM »
yeah they should be able to strip em as i had me turbolite rims dechromed
and they alloy

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