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| | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 37 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 37 | hi, i am about 15 years old and i acquired a 1949 chevy 3600 for free. the chrome is peeling on my grill and the grill is dent free, so i was wondering how the peel the rest off. | | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 1,624 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2005 Posts: 1,624 | There is no good way to "peel" off chrome, but all hope is not lost. As one who owns a gun refinishing business I have run into this on occasion. Our solution is to take the piece to a plating shop and have them de-plate it. In other words they reverse the polarity on the electods and instead of plating it de-plates. Not all shops will do this for you so you may have to put on some boyish charm to get it done. Good luck.
Six volt guy living in a twelve volt world
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,031 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,031 | that's SUPER and welcome to the bolt
enjoy your stay
de-chrome it at a shop and reuse it
Jim & Caroline
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 37 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 37 | thanks alot , i will call around to shop plating shops. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,215 Moderator | | Moderator Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,215 | Welcome! so you're "about" 15? Its great for us old geezers who are as old as our trucks to see you guys interested in the hobby. Don't be afraid to ask stupid questions, its stupider to not ask. Leo | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 Master Gabster | | Master Gabster Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 | Welcome to the Bolt 49chevy. Send us pictures of your truck. We love pictures. Check out the Gallery and see what some of the guys here have done to their trucks.
~Jim
| | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 1,624 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2005 Posts: 1,624 | I wanted to add to my post about de-plating. When you get your grill back it will look like they've ruined it. It will be black and sootie. Also there will be specks of chrome remainig. These we remove with a media blaster in our case but you can use a hand sander. We media blast the whole thing and then parkerize it. This gives the meatal on the part teeth so paint sticks to it very well. You will have to use high build primer on it but with work it will be as slick as a ribbon. Good luck
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 37 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 37 | thanks for all your input thanks alot,mike. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,517 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,517 | Hi Mike,and welcome.Youre gonna like it here. One thing that wasnt mentioned,,you have to take the grille apart. Not just out of the truck,,youll have to grind all the rivets off so its in pieces. Anywhere theres two seperate pieces put together,they have to be apart.It helps to take a couple pictures of it first.
Or....theyll charge you to do it.
Good luck,Marty | | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 37 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 37 | Thanks alot guys, i will take the grill completly apart and then ship it out, thanks ,mike | | |
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