Best way to prep chrome for paint?

[bajaviking]

As the title says, whats the best way to prep it for paint.

 

[Resurrection_Joe]

I think you just have to scratch it up really good and clean off all the dust

Someone will come along later with a better reply

 

[Lowtode]

Wouldn't you just use some fine grit sandpaper on it, then paint it normally? Thats what I'd do.

 

[84gmcjimmy]

Like resurrection joe said, you'll have to scratch it up, or somehow get the smoothness off of it in order for the paint to stick on properly.

 

[darkshadow]

well i work at the largest electroplating plant out there and chances are we chromed what you want to paint!! /forums/images/graemlins/histerical.gif what we use to buff the parts is a flap wheel, you would what use a flap wheel on your grinder and go over the part, once or twice enuff to take off the chrome but not the nickel that will give you a good serface to paint but have cerosion peretection /forums/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif

 

[BlazerGuy]

I just scuffed my bumpers up with a scotch pad...

 

[84_Chevy_K10]

I'd sandblast it. /forums/images/graemlins/eek.gif /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif

 

[Shaggy]

Metal etcher. You can buy it in a bottle. Wipe on, wife off, wipe down, prime, paint. /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif

 

[Martin460]

...best way is removing old chrome in some electroplating plant......and after that-smooth sandblasting...
I renovate chromed car parts and use sandblasting every day in this cases...
Sorry my english.
Martin

 

[cybrfire]

I'll second the sand blasting!

 

[Resurrection_Joe]

Where are you from Matin? Backtracking your email site it seems Russia and some othe googly language I'm too dense to recognize

 

[Martin460]

Hello!
I am from Estonia.Located next to Finland,post sovjet country.About 1,2 million peoples...
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[darkshadow]

useing the chrome stripper at a plating plant would work great, but you still would half to rough up the nickel so just start on the chrome and go from there.

 

[boggerless]

i'll third it, the guy i got my truck from just scuffed it and the paint is flaking off. /forums/images/graemlins/k5.gifto /forums/images/graemlins/truck.gif