Re: I need to strip chrome from aluminum?
From what I have been reading...I would do the following :
Using the Caswell anodizing & chrome stripper at room temperature, connect the hot side of a battery charger to the part being stripped and the negative lead to a stainless steel cathode (?). Submerge both parts into the solution for 15-20 minutes (?). At this point the chrome should be gone (how do you tell?) leaving behind a nickle plate. To remove the nickle, use a solution of 50% water and 50% nitric acid. Hang the part in the solution at room temperature for 15-20 minutes. This should remove the nickle and copper underneath the nickle if it is present.
Does this seem correct. I've been reading and reading and reading and this is what I have come up with thus far. How do you know when the chrome is stripped off and the nickle is left? Don't the two look similar in appearance? It appears that there are many different ways to strip chrome and it really depends on what the base metal is.
Thanks again!
- Dan
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