Chrome Parts,?

[monica]

after some advice from all you car ,bike builders,


As you know,I,m mostly amour builder,


I have have this Ducati,,I will be doing,do I just leave the chrome parts ,and paint over ?


or do I,some how strip off the chrome and redo,?and if so to stripping it off,whats the best way


to go about it please,


As for the engine would be aluminum


any help greatly appreciated,

[Guest]

Thick household bleach will strip it in seconds.

[Gern]

Any seams or scratches will show up as big as mountain ridges on chrome finishes, so you'll almost certainly have to remove the existing chrome, but, as Graham says, thick household bleach will shift it easily.


You'll need some sort of metallic paint to replace it, but other guys here will know more about that. When you come to re-paint, fix the parts to a bit of sprue with a bit of superglue in a spot which won't be seen after it is fitted. That way, you'll be able to hold it securely when you paint and cover the whole surface in one go.

[PaulTRose]

drop it in bleach and leave, depending on how good it is, it will be off in a few minutes....just make sure you wash it well afterwards


if you want to respray get a rattlecan of Humbrol Chrome

[eddiesolo]

As the guys have pointed out, thick bleach and the chrome is gone! 


A tip that looks good is to get some aluminium self adhesive tape stick that over and you get a more true metallic look. 

[monica]

thank you all so very much for the advice,and help,


I have some cheapo bleach ,and it dose not do much at all,


so get some think like white king,?

Any seams or scratches will show up as big as mountain ridges on chrome finishes, so you'll almost certainly have to remove the existing chrome, but, as Graham says, thick household bleach will shift it easily.


You'll need some sort of metallic paint to replace it, but other guys here will know more about that. When you come to re-paint, fix the parts to a bit of sprue with a bit of superglue in a spot which won't be seen after it is fitted. That way, you'll be able to hold it securely when you paint and cover the whole surface in one go.

yes ta,very good advice will do, o.O

drop it in bleach and leave, depending on how good it is, it will be off in a few minutes....just make sure you wash it well afterwards


if you want to respray get a rattlecan of Humbrol Chrome

can I spray the rattlecan over Vallejo primer, ?

As the guys have pointed out, thick bleach and the chrome is gone! 


A tip that looks good is to get some aluminium self adhesive tape stick that over and you get a more true metallic look. 

that sounds like a good idea,as I will still need aluminium paint for the engine as well,

[PaulTRose]

can I spray the rattlecan over Vallejo primer, ?

Ive never used vallejo primer cos i use cheapo automotive primer and have no problems. Cant see why it wouldnt work on vallejo primer

[Guest]

Personally, I'd try it out on a scrap piece of styrene, not completely convinced about Vallejo primer to be honest!

[Snowman]

Yup, ditto on the thick home bleach. Have a look at my 1989 Batmobile.


I used the Alclad II chrome AB paint onto a gloss black base.

[monica]

Ive never used vallejo primer cos i use cheapo automotive primer and have no problems. Cant see why it wouldnt work on vallejo primer

Personally, I'd try it out on a scrap piece of styrene, not completely convinced about Vallejo primer to be honest!

Yup, ditto on the thick home bleach. Have a look at my 1989 Batmobile.


I used the Alclad II chrome AB paint onto a gloss black base.

thank you all for the info,and advise,will give it a try and see how,I go,


just a little scared the bleach will melt the plastic o.O

[Gern]

thank you all for the info,and advise,will give it a try and see how,I go,


just a little scared the bleach will melt the plastic o.O

I've never come across any instances of bleach affecting the plastic. If in doubt though,soak a bit of the sprue from your parts overnight as a test.

[monica]

I've never come across any instances of bleach affecting the plastic. If in doubt though,soak a bit of the sprue from your parts overnight as a test.

ta,Gern,that sounds like a good idea,shell do and that puts the mind to rest and gives a time span on how,long


to leave in the bleach,