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Old Mar 21, 2012 | 11:28 AM
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Hi,

A while ago I seen a chopper that had logos etched into the chrome parts. It was a similar effect as hazing on glass for showers. Has anyone else seen this done to chrome before? (Sorry, I didn't take a photo of it) I would like to etch some of my chrome this way with a logo I found a while ago.

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Old Mar 22, 2012 | 01:08 AM
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This is done with a little power supply and a chemical just do a search for metal Etching. I have a small unit at work we use for marking Stainless steel a DC etch will leave an effect like etched glass and a an AC etch will leave a darker brown black etch


this is a link to the people who make the unit I have at work
http://www.markingmethods.com/electr...l_marking.html
 
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