Bill,
Try "Easy-Off" oven cleaner. That's what modelers use to strip paint off
poorly built models that need restoring. The stuff will gag you, but it
works! It attacks the paint, but not the underlying plastic. It should work
unless the chrome is still very thick.
Phil
----- Original Message -----
From: "William Hook" <wghook@earthlink.net>
To: <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 2:31 PM
Subject: remove chrome from plastic? x-mac-creator="4D4F5353"
> The winshield wiper switch gave out on my wifes '72 TR6. The
> replacement switch came yesterday but the bezel/flange (integral with
> the switch) is chromed plastic. All of the other switches are black
> plastic. Does anyone know of a way to get rid of the chrome finish? I
> thinking about masking off the switch button and using a fine sand paper
> to get back to black plastic then buff it back to a polish. Does this
> work? Other suggestions?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Bill Hook
> 72 TR6
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