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Removing Nickle Plate

ahanksterahankster Member Posts: 253 ✭✭✭
edited December 2001 in Ask the Experts
Hey guys,Anyone have any ideas on removing nickle plate? I have a pistol I am restoring and need to remove the rest of the silvery stuff. It sure would be nice if there was a "quick and easy" way. Thanks in advance for any help.Hank
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  • ahanksterahankster Member Posts: 253 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    i found a 1911 slide someone plated. whats the best way to get it prepared for blue. its the commercial model. not parkerized
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  • jo-danjo-dan Member Posts: 57 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    You should be able to remove it the sameway it was put on by simply reversing thepolarity of the electrical leads. This isthe same principle that makes the outersfoul out system work.
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  • JustCJustC Member Posts: 16,056 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    you can also buy the acid for removing platingh at any companies that sell plating equipment. The acid isn't strong enough to eat the metal but it will eat the plating. I use it to strip bluing from old clips and project guns that are junk. We stripped the blue off of an old 7mm mauser with pits etc. Then we painted it camo. It looked great. Don't leave it in too long, and rinse it with sterilized water, also, wear rubber gloves so no oils from your hands gets on the virgin metal that's left. DO NOT APPLY OILS BEFORE YOU RESTORE ANY COATINGS.
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  • JustCJustC Member Posts: 16,056 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    you can also buy the acid for removing platingh at any companies that sell plating equipment. The acid isn't strong enough to eat the metal but it will eat the plating. I use it to strip bluing from old clips and project guns that are junk. We stripped the blue off of an old 7mm mauser with pits etc. Then we painted it camo. It looked great. Don't leave it in too long, and rinse it with sterilized water, also, wear rubber gloves so no oils from your hands gets on the virgin metal that's left. DO NOT APPLY OILS BEFORE YOU RESTORE ANY COATINGS.
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  • nmyers@home.comnmyers@home.com Member Posts: 205 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Is this a worthless old thing that you are playing with, or do you expect it to have some value when you finish?Any of the suggestions given will work if it's an old beater, but you need a professional if you expect it to have any value. Colt refers customers to Pittsburgh Handgun (412-766-6100) for their plating requests. You get what you pay for, sometimes less.Neal
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  • ahanksterahankster Member Posts: 253 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I would not call it worthless, but basically it is not worth any amount money and has no collector value, I have seen similar models at the popular auction sites for 75 dollars or so. But, it is in overall good shape. By removing the flaking nickle and rebluing it, (no I am not looking for some sort of super duper job, the gun is not worth it)It would just look better. It would look better for display and if I decide to use it at a cowboy side match. If I wanted a gunsmith to refinish it, I would have taken it to one. This is just a little project I would get some satisfaction out of tackling my self.Hank
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  • JustCJustC Member Posts: 16,056 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    nmeyers has a point. If it is a project peice, go for it. If it is worth something, let the professionals handle it. My stuff that I FOOL with and I mean that, it's just a hobby on throw away stuff that I pick up for free or next to it, are all not collectibles!!!!! It's only for my satisfaction of bringing an old peice some new life.
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  • JustCJustC Member Posts: 16,056 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    looks like my reply got there just behind yours, If it is satisfaction for you, go for it. that's why I do it in the first place. Have fun, and let me know how it turns out.
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  • Jungle JimJungle Jim Member Posts: 264 ✭
    edited November -1
    I restore old cars, and used a rust remover from Eastwood called "Oxi Solv" that's also supposed to remove nickle plating. The web address is www.eastwoodco.com This stuff is not as hazardous as some, and might be worth looking into, $10 for 16 oz.,item #16025.Double check on the nickel removal by calling them first. (They may have changed the formula). 800-345-1178Good luck !Jim
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