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Coachmoe · 02-20-2008, 08:14 PM

Gentlemen,

From experience, you can't age chrome parts with acid or etchant solution. It does not work.

I have used both muratic acid and etchant solution. IMHO, muratic acid works better on pickup covers. I use etchant solution for everything else.

There is one other option and that is to strip the chrome plating off and get down to the nickle then proceed from that point. I have not yet used this method but this summer I will be dechroming my 03 Firebird V to get to the nickel.

Hope this helps.

02-20-2008, 08:14 PM	#25 (permalink)
Coachmoe Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: How to age metal parts Gentlemen, From experience, you can't age chrome parts with acid or etchant solution. It does not work. I have used both muratic acid and etchant solution. IMHO, muratic acid works better on pickup covers. I use etchant solution for everything else. There is one other option and that is to strip the chrome plating off and get down to the nickle then proceed from that point. I have not yet used this method but this summer I will be dechroming my 03 Firebird V to get to the nickel. Hope this helps.