Removing chrome plating from plastic interior parts help

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I am interested in removeing the chrome plating form plastic interior bezels. Ha anyone any ideas or suggestions on how to accomplish without harming the plastic please? I have heard that some platings have a shinny type of painted undercoating as well?



THnaks,



Nic
 
Back in my model car days I used regular household bleach. The parts were small and it was easy to soak them in a container of full strength bleach. Didn't take long as I remember. Did a nice job and left the plastic pristine for painting after a good rinse. I heard about it from Scale Auto Enthusiast magazine.
 
Thanks for the reply Mike. I have heard the same, but for model car chromed plastic...also heard something called CSC (whatever that is), Easy Off oven cleaner...even alcohol and finger polish remover, BUT I am wondering if the process used in model car chrome is the same process that the automobiles use?



Thanks,



Nic



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I'm pretty sure that the model makers and the auto companies used the same process, vacuum metalizing, at least in the 60s and 70s. Why not ty the bleach on a test part?
 
:) .... Mike, I thought about that after I wrote the reply....I will look in the shop and see if I have a donor part...thanks sir,



Nic
 
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