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Is PlastX good on chrome plated plastic trim?
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Can you test it on an inconspicuous spot?
Depending on what you've got & what you're trying to achieve, I think it would help, and certainly shouldn't hurt anything.
Originally Posted by Jason Rose
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Originally Posted by davey g-force
Can you test it on an inconspicuous spot?
Depending on what you've got & what you're trying to achieve, I think it would help, and certainly shouldn't hurt anything.
Great idea... I was thinking along the same lines. My daily driver is loaded with plastic coated chrome (it's usually my test subject for most things). Think I might give that a shot this morning, answer my own question and the update this thread.
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It works GREAT on chrome plated plastic trim. Great on chrome wheels too.
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If the plastic is truly chrome plated (which some are and some aren't) then the care of should be the same as any chrome plated part regardless of the substrate.
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Originally Posted by 2black1s
If the plastic is truly chrome plated (which some are and some aren't) then the care of should be the same as any chrome plated part regardless of the substrate.
Try taking some steel wool to plastic chrome... I’ve yet to see that happen without scratches occurring.
But Plastx works wonders on plastic chrome trim. Removes nearly all visible defects & blemishes i.e. staining/water spots/etching. [not scratches]
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Originally Posted by 2black1s
If the plastic is truly chrome plated
(which some are and some aren't)
then the care of should be the same
as any chrome plated part regardless
of the substrate.
What’s a fool-proof way of determining if
a plastic component is truly chrome plated...
versus it being faux chrome plated?
{I sure wouldn’t want to be the person
that, unwittingly, screws something up.}
TIA.
Bob
"Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk."
~Joaquin de Setanti
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Originally Posted by FUNX650
What’s a fool-proof way of determining if
a plastic component is truly chrome plated...
versus it being faux chrome plated?
TIA.
Bob
If a plastic part is electro-plated with chrome, it must first be "seeded" in order to be electrically conductive. A metal (such as pieces of silver) is planted within the plastic part. Then, once it is conductive, it is plated first with a layer of copper and then plated with chrome.
The other method of "chrome plating" plastic parts is via vacuum metalization... the part is placed in a vacuum chamber where aluminum, which has been evaporated electrically, is deposited on the part surface via vapor deposition. After that the part is clear-coated for protection.
So, there really isn't any way to tell, short of a scratch test, which would be self-defeating. Since none of the metals used in the process will attract a magnet, that trick will not work.
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Originally Posted by 57Rambler
If a plastic part is electro-plated with chrome, it must first be "seeded" in order to be electrically conductive. A metal (such as pieces of silver) is planted within the plastic part. Then, once it is conductive, it is plated first with a layer of copper and then plated with chrome.
The other method of "chrome plating" plastic parts is via vacuum metalization... the part is placed in a vacuum chamber where aluminum, which has been evaporated electrically, is deposited on the part surface via vapor deposition. After that the part is clear-coated for protection.
So, there really isn't any way to tell, short of a scratch test, which would be self-defeating. Since none of the metals used in the process will attract a magnet, that trick will not work.
Wow, interesting!
So I guess that's why some plastic chrome doesn't scratch easily (i.e. behaves like real chrome) and some is scratch sensitive?
Originally Posted by Jason Rose
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