Remove GOLD plating
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Remove GOLD plating
I just got a car with the badges and chrome trim gold plated, not the OEM chrome or S.S.
Looks pretty, but is not my style.
any ideas as to how to remove the plating off?
This is the plating many get done at the dealer.
I dont want to take down the badges.
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RE: Remove GOLD plating
From what I have read, there has not been a lot of success, except for this one guy who used easy off oven cleaner. He had pinball machine legs that were gold plated over chrome. He sprayed the oven cleaner on and let sit for an hour and then buffed out. He showed photos of the results and it looked like it worked. I'm not recommending this method, however it wouldn't hurt to try it on a small area and see what happens.
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RE: Remove GOLD plating
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From what I have read, there has not been a lot of success, except for this one guy who used easy off oven cleaner. He had pinball machine legs that were gold plated over chrome. He sprayed the oven cleaner on and let sit for an hour and then buffed out. He showed photos of the results and it looked like it worked. I'm not recommending this method, however it wouldn't hurt to try it on a small area and see what happens.
From what I have read, there has not been a lot of success, except for this one guy who used easy off oven cleaner. He had pinball machine legs that were gold plated over chrome. He sprayed the oven cleaner on and let sit for an hour and then buffed out. He showed photos of the results and it looked like it worked. I'm not recommending this method, however it wouldn't hurt to try it on a small area and see what happens.
the target is an Allante tail light array with gold plated script. no paint on that area to damage.
on a similar but slightly different item, paint stencils, 409 did wonders on PPG paint stencils applied over epoxy paint.
thanks
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RE: Remove GOLD plating
Stomper -
There is a good chance that underneath that gold chrome is just pot metal - ugly at best. If there was silver chrome before - you won't be able to just remove the layer of gold and leave the silver layer.
Try on a tiny part - on the bottom side - that won't show - and, the oven cleaner will cloud the lenses, so try to keep it away from the plastic.
Good luck!!!!
There is a good chance that underneath that gold chrome is just pot metal - ugly at best. If there was silver chrome before - you won't be able to just remove the layer of gold and leave the silver layer.
Try on a tiny part - on the bottom side - that won't show - and, the oven cleaner will cloud the lenses, so try to keep it away from the plastic.
Good luck!!!!
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