Chrome Pitting
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Chrome Pitting
Just thought I would ask...
Does anyone know of a way to deal with pitting on chrome?
Some of my hood ornaments are way too far gone, but my lettering is not "too" bad, and is good "enough" to use. There are some small pits and slight discoloration.
Anybody have any luck polishing these items?
Thanks in advance.
Does anyone know of a way to deal with pitting on chrome?
Some of my hood ornaments are way too far gone, but my lettering is not "too" bad, and is good "enough" to use. There are some small pits and slight discoloration.
Anybody have any luck polishing these items?
Thanks in advance.
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From: San Jose, CA
You can polish anything that is chrome no matter what its condition. Generally, to rechrome a pitted part requires welding each pit and then sanding it down. However, I just found out today that a local chrome plater has a special metallic coating that the chrome will stick to when it's applied over body filler. So, repairing the pitted parts will be easier and faster with this metallic coating since the pitts can be filled with body filler, sanded smooth and sprayed with this metallic coating.
I haven't tried that method yet, but will likely take a piece into him to try.
I haven't tried that method yet, but will likely take a piece into him to try.
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From: Littleton, New Hampshire
You can polish anything that is chrome no matter what its condition. Generally, to rechrome a pitted part requires welding each pit and then sanding it down. However, I just found out today that a local chrome plater has a special metallic coating that the chrome will stick to when it's applied over body filler. So, repairing the pitted parts will be easier and faster with this metallic coating since the pitts can be filled with body filler, sanded smooth and sprayed with this metallic coating.
I haven't tried that method yet, but will likely take a piece into him to try.
I haven't tried that method yet, but will likely take a piece into him to try.
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Joined: Dec 2004
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From: San Jose, CA
There's also a powdercoat chrome. I've seen both finished products, regular chrome and powdercoat chrome, side by side. Although there's a small noticeable difference beteween the two, the powdercoat chrome looks decent.
