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Remove nickel or chrome plating

almagunsalmaguns Member Posts: 88 ✭✭
edited June 2002 in Ask the Experts
Does any one know of a method for removing plating without destroying gun markings I found a good Luger that some fool plated. Thanks for your replys.
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  • RocklobsterRocklobster Member Posts: 7,060 ✭
    edited November -1
    Don't know about chrome, but you use a 10% nitric acid bath for nickel...
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  • RocklobsterRocklobster Member Posts: 7,060 ✭
    edited November -1
    With chrome you probably have to reverse the electroplating process-i.e. use the gun as the plater, something else as the platee.
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  • nmyersnmyers Member Posts: 16,887 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Yes, plating can be removed by electrolyis. However, the original finish will not magically reappear when that is done; it has been ruined. You can have it reblued, but it will never have any collecor value.

    Accept the fact that the gun is now a shooter, and have fun shooting it.

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  • rhmc24rhmc24 Member Posts: 1,984 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Brownell's sells a kit of two parts of chemicals to remove nickel. You mix them per instructions and suspend the degreased part in the chemical bath. It will remove nickel, taking several hours, maybe overnight depending on how heavily plated. It won't touch chrome plating. As I recall the kit cost around $40.
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  • dheffleydheffley Member Posts: 25,000 ✭
    edited November -1
    The safest method is the reverse plating method. Any plating shop can reverse the method, and they will usually do it for less than the chemical bath method. One thing to watch for, a lot of gunsmiths will mill (remove) metal from close tolerance parts before plating to allow for the nickel build up. After removing the plating, the parts become loose. Something to consider.

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  • rsnyder55rsnyder55 Member Posts: 2,526 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have seen nickel plating being dissolved by soaking it in gun cleaing solvent. I used to see warnings advising users not to leave nickeled parts soaking in solutions such as Hoppe's or the finish will dissolve.
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