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Electrolysis Question

Fawteen

Fawteen

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Downeast Maine
I've have very good luck removing rust and scale from parts using the washing soda/battery charger electrolysis method.

I'm refurbishing an old motorcycle. It has chrome fenders and the chrome is in good to excellent shape, but the tire side of the fender is very rusty and a prime candidate for electrolysis.

My question is, has anyone ever tried this on a chromed part, and if so, was there any damage to the chrome?

I'd expect that if there was rust up under the chrome or bubbles in the chrome there'd be issues, but the chrome looks tight on these.

I don't want to chance trashing a usable set of fenders trying to avoid a little manual labor with a wire wheel and some elbow grease.
 
Think you better use some elbow grease, if I remember right when they do chrome plateing it is very much like Electrolysis, would hate to see all the chrome fall off. You could try it on a pices of chrome off a ford 1st then if it didn't work you wooden lose anything.
 
I have a collection of retored antique bikes, often find the inside of fenders rusted. I used this method it works best.

Make a trip to Tractor Supply, buy a bottle of Rust Kutter, carefully cover the good side of the fender with masking tape and plastic,,, spraay the rust kutter on the rust, follow the directions. Paint with flat black paint.

L.
 
There is a preparation where you paint it on the rust, when it goes black, paint it. no cleaning,don't remember the name.Take a trip to the hardware store.
 
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