Global Scale Modeller

Hey Y'all,

What methods do you gents use to remove chrome? I have read about several different chemicals from bleach to drano. Would like to find something fairly safe and won't eat my styrene if I leave it in a bit long. Thanks for the assist.

I have used oven cleaner, the blue can, to dechrome some wheels and engine covers from a revell kit. Im sure there are better methods but this worked for me. Fairly non toxic and does the job without destroying the plastic

I tried the bleach method, and it worked pretty well; i left the parts in for about a week and nothing happened to them, other than the chrome being stripped off.

Thanks for the info .. Jarod that is good to know especially in our climate.

You can achieve good results with 409 all-purpose cleaner. That is if you are in the US, I don't know if its available internationally, though I'll assume an equivalent can be located. I've used this method a couple times, it just takes a few days in my experience, however once the chrome is gone the styrene is unharmed. Just slightly blue