Any one got a tip for touching up chrome?
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Thanks Slope, that is the best advice. However, in this case it is a lot of work to remove and replace the part. Thearea of damage is small, partially hidden and near a Harley Davidson 'high quality' (not) weld. So ifyou get my drift,the easier option seems to be to rub back and paint over with something that has a 'chrome like finish'. Is there such a product availabe? Obviously we are not talking a perfect finish here or someone making such aproduct would be very rich by now!
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RE: Any one got a tip for touching up chrome?
The bottom of the chrome floorboards on my heritage were pitted and some of the chrome was peeling off. I tried to polish them and it didn't do any good, they looked good from the top and i didn't feel like replacing them. I took them off and used a soft brass rotary brush on the bottom. I bought a can of spray paint that said " chrome " on it, it was really just a aluminum color. I masked the sides and top and sprayed the bottom lightly a few times letting it dry after each time. It looked good and stopped it from rusting.
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RE: Any one got a tip for touching up chrome?
Plain old steel wool works pretty good for cleaning chrome up. Yes, there is a paint called "chrome"...but it aint even close.
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RE: Any one got a tip for touching up chrome?
What part of the bike are you referring to? Aside from re-chroming, which costs as much as a new part sometimes, all you can do [if you absolutely cannot live with it, is to hide it.
My crash bars had a gouge and some deep scratches on the lower half. Not all that noticeable. But I took some thin stainless wire and wrapped it around over the gouge and scratches. Looks just fine now, and is even somewhat decorative.
My crash bars had a gouge and some deep scratches on the lower half. Not all that noticeable. But I took some thin stainless wire and wrapped it around over the gouge and scratches. Looks just fine now, and is even somewhat decorative.
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RE: Any one got a tip for touching up chrome?
hi
this is old trick for damaged chrome
spray the damaged area with spray chrome then wipe the excess paint off that way its only on the damage area
this makes the repair hardly noticeable
i usually buy spray chrome from truck stops but silver paint should do the job
jimh
this is old trick for damaged chrome
spray the damaged area with spray chrome then wipe the excess paint off that way its only on the damage area
this makes the repair hardly noticeable
i usually buy spray chrome from truck stops but silver paint should do the job
jimh
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