Letter 13075

Chrome removal advice 

 

I have a stainless marine shotgun that has chrome plating on the barrel; I want to remove the chrome plating from the stainless and give it a matt finish with my beadblaster: What chemical can I remove the chrome, nickle, and copper without damaging the stainless or the enviroment?

James Griggs
- Panama City, FL

 

Removing the chrome is the easy part. Muriatic Acid [link is to product info at Amazon] (HCl) will do the trick in probably a few minutes. The nickel is the toughie. My recommendation is to find a good plater that can strip it and will have all the necessary chemicals and equipment for waste disposal. I don't think it should cost too much.

Dan Brewer
chemical process supplier - Gurnee, Illinois

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