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Replating chrome faucet in Antique Bronze finish

Can a chrome faucet be successfully stripped & replated in an Antique Bronze finish?

Jennifer Marshall
Marshall arts Architecture - Vancouver, BC, Canada
2006

Yes it can. It will probably involve stripping the chrome plating while leaving the underlying nickel, then brass, copper, or bronze plating it before applying a patina. This is very labor intensive compared to plating faucets fifty at a time in an automated plant though. So it's not cheap. If you'd expect someone to spend a couple of hours at it, expect them to charge what a mechanic or plumber would charge for a couple hours of their time.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
2006

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