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General => Cosmetic and bodywork matters => Topic started by: car_maniac on 11 February 2013, 23:13

Title: Will it work for wheels
Post by: car_maniac on 11 February 2013, 23:13

I want to strip the chrome from some wolfrace alloys but don't know what material they are made from.
Some is bad enough to pull off by hand but the rest, no chance

I've found on youtube that Hydrochloric acid (muriatic acid) can dissolve chrome off of plastics like bits of trim etc  but will it start dissolving the wheels too?

Not your usual vee dub Q  :tongue:

Title: Re: Will it work for wheels
Post by: rallye_golf on 11 February 2013, 23:59

Judging by this vid I just found, I would say its a no-go!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts0XRbBlF5Q (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts0XRbBlF5Q)

 :shocked:

Title: Re: Will it work for wheels
Post by: car_maniac on 12 February 2013, 11:10

Good thing I decided to look into it a bit then or I would have turned my wheels into purple soup lol

Guess I'll just have to sand them down unless theres some other way to do it from home?

Title: Re: Will it work for wheels
Post by: RichardBaronGolf on 12 February 2013, 20:44

nitro mors?

Title: Re: Will it work for wheels
Post by: dom on 12 February 2013, 22:35

Chrome Wolfrace wheels could do with being dissolved :whistle:

Title: Re: Will it work for wheels
Post by: SI74 on 12 February 2013, 23:04

^^^^^ LMAO!

Title: Re: Will it work for wheels
Post by: car_maniac on 19 February 2013, 16:47

HAHA

Quote from: dom069 on 12 February 2013, 22:35

Chrome Wolfrace wheels could do with being dissolved :whistle:

HAHA!! I like that. Really would like some new wheels but any I like are way up in the hundreds before tyres.
Trarted stripping the chrome with a sanding disk on an orbital polisher then just gonna spray em up black  :cool:

Title: Re: Will it work for wheels
Post by: HJGTI on 21 March 2013, 23:19

Quote from: RichardBaronGolf on 12 February 2013, 20:44

nitro mors?

+ 1 that is excellent stuff !!!