Remove paint to chrome technique?
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Remove paint to chrome technique?
Is this possible? I have a bent fork, I found a fork from another bike of the same model, but it's yellow instead of white, would be very clashy to just install it that way. Thought about painting the yellow black, that would go with the white frame ok, but I can see thru some scrapes in the paint that the entire fork is chrome underneath. Would like to sand or steel wool or SOMEHOW remove the paint off to the chrome finish, leaving the entire fork chrome. Has anyone done this? What's the technique you used?
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Originally Posted by muccapazza
Is this possible? I have a bent fork, I found a fork from another bike of the same model, but it's yellow instead of white, would be very clashy to just install it that way. Thought about painting the yellow black, that would go with the white frame ok, but I can see thru some scrapes in the paint that the entire fork is chrome underneath. Would like to sand or steel wool or SOMEHOW remove the paint off to the chrome finish, leaving the entire fork chrome. Has anyone done this? What's the technique you used?
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Yeah, use a chemical stripper, and just touch up with some ultra fine steel wool. Finish with a good chrome polish like Mother's (from an auto parts store). Don't try to sand it off, you'll probably hurt the chrome.
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sam
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Perfect! Thanks a mil.