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Old 04-26-2015, 11:27 AM
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I picked up a roof rack for my wagon but the brackets that mount to the roof are badly pitted.believe they are pot metal.can I just sand blast the chrome off? I want to powder coat them chrome.

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A chrome shop can remove the old chrome for you electrically.

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Old 04-27-2015, 09:30 PM
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Sandblasting the chrome off will not remove it evenly like stripping it at a chrome shop will.

You'll end up with a mess of eroded pot metal if you try to remove it with a sandblaster.

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