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Rootes75 · Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2019 3:43 pm Post subject: Removing Paint from Chrome

Any tips on removing paint from a chrome grill? I have been using very fine wet and dry paper up till now.
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1937 Hillman 80
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1947 Hillman Minx
1955 Hillman Minx Mk8
1950 Commer R541

Penman · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4128 Location: Lancashire

Hi
Brake fluid is a great paint stripper, unless there is a danger of getting it on the rest of the paintwork.
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Bitumen Boy · Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2019 4:57 pm Post subject:

Nitromors or similar chemical strippers won't damage sound chrome in my experience.

Richard H · Joined: 03 Apr 2009 Posts: 2142 Location: Suffolk

Similarly, the front of the Royale has got splattered with paint from doing the Standard! It's got on the paintwork, the headlights, the chrome bumper, rubber overriders and the original, 40 year old front number plate which is laminated plastic. Not overly worried about the paintwork and overriders as that will T-cut off but I don't want to scratch the numberplate or headlights using that. I'll probably use thinners for the headlights but at a loss what to use to get it off the numberplate - any ideas?
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1935 Standard Twelve
1953 Austin A40 Somerset
1958 Austin A55 Cambridge
1959 Austin A35
1980 Vauxhall Royale 2.8 auto
1987 Austin Maestro 1.3 L

Rootes75 · Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2019 11:15 pm Post subject:

My 47 Hillman Minx was resprayed many years before my ownership, for some reason they sprayed the chrome grill the same as the rest of the car.
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1937 Ford 7w
1937 Hillman 80
1946 ERF C.I.5
1947 Hillman Minx
1955 Hillman Minx Mk8
1950 Commer R541