Chrome piece on column shifter

[bloombloom88]

Does anybody know an easy way of removing the chrome film on this piece so I can paint it?


As you can see its already starting to flake

 

[BlownGP]

Removing Chrome from Plastic (How To))

Stripping chrome from Plastic parts - YouTube

 

[bloombloom88]

It says the video is unavailable, anyways I used my knife to scrape it off. But next are my door handles, I'm definitely gonna need something better than a knife..

 

[BAILEY1]

I watched a video where the guy used "navel jelly" to remove the chrome. I have also heard that soaking it in bleach will also remove it.

 

[bloombloom88]

I watched a video where the guy used "navel jelly" to remove the chrome. I have also heard that soaking it in bleach will also remove it.

Interesting, I might give the bleach a try when I do my door handles. All the chrome inside is going

 

[BAILEY1]

Gotcha. The video I watched, was a guy removing the chrome out of some headlights that he was doing a retro on and he used the navel jelly in the aerosol can. I think he said he left it in for 30 minutes and it just wiped off. If I find the video I will post it.

 

[bloombloom88]

I appreciate it bud, I've never heard of navel jelly but it sounds like it works

 

[BAILEY1]

If you EVER need to remove paint off of wood or metal...... then navel jelly is the way to go. Spread it on with a brush, watch the paint wrinkle up then use a rag or scrapper to remove it. Its some bad stuff. Burns if you get it on your skin!!!!

 

[bloombloom88]

Sounds like stain stripper, where would one buy this navel jelly?

 

[BAILEY1]

Its been a while since I have needed any........ last time I got it at an ACE Hardware store.

 

[bloombloom88]

Thanks for the info, ill look around and see if I can find some.

 

[BlownGP]

It says the video is unavailable, anyways I used my knife to scrape it off. But next are my door handles, I'm definitely gonna need something better than a knife..

works for me...??