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#344918 12/05/2007 4:59 AM
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what options do i have to fix rusty chrome?should i just sandblast it and repaint it,or is thier away to get the surface rust off with out damaging the chrome?and how much in your experiences would it be to get the grill re chromed?

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Most rust can be rubbed off of chrome with polish but to have rust coming thru you must have small holes in the plating. once you get it cleaned off you can wax and wax and wax and if will stay looking fairly nice oh time to wax it again. I have heard prices from $650.00 - $1200.00 for rechroming a 47-53 Chevy truck grill. The condition of the grille and the plater all changes the cost.
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there are re-chromers aplenty out there. The best ones will fill holes in the base metal with copper and then chrome the peice, typically 3 layer re-chroming is the best for show quailty. On the oppisite side, poor re-chroming will settle into metal scarring and bubbles can form. In the end you get what you pay for.

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Originally Posted by Cam
In the end you get what you pay for.

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As for taxes you get it in the end and pay for like it was chrome.

I didn't type that
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Something has taken over my keyboard

#345180 12/05/2007 10:40 PM
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I got quotes from to sources and it ran $80 - $90 per bar to re-chrome them. Five bars $400-$450 for the grill, this is if I pulled the grill apart.

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