“Ford especially seems to have perfected doing the worst job possible” 😂 😂 😂

@MacsSpecialitiesMotorsports

Жыл бұрын

Lol

I'm 63 and have owned many Fords in my lifetime. One thing i can say is the quality has continually gone down. Great video

Have another one for you while you are at it. Take that same type of heat gun and a plastic scraper and remove your old window tinting if the need arises. That is my LIKE button for you.

I have also been searching for the best way to do this. Thanks for the help!

@backwoodsbuildingandfixing9223

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@seatime674

7 ай бұрын

​@@backwoodsbuildingandfixing9223so basically any plastic that is chromed you can do this process?

Arizona did half the job for me, now I gotta finish up the rest..

@backwoodsbuildingandfixing9223

2 жыл бұрын

If only mother nature would stop screwing with our rides

Awesome, that's exactly what I was talking about with my neighbor, "how can I remove this chrome" thank you very much Sir. And happy 2024...

@Vlad_Shv

3 ай бұрын

Did it work out for you ok? I’m want to remove mine as well. But, I’m concerning about the plastic getting melted or warping during the process?

@FLSTN1

3 ай бұрын

@@Vlad_Shv to be honest with you I haven't take the time to do yet .. I will let you know when I get it done, I promise..

was litterally trying this earlier (2015 mustang gt) every other piece is covered in the chrome stuff, i hate it, but turns up i just wasn’t holding the heat gun long enough, thanks :)

That chrome veneer is just terrible. It bubbles and splits and looks like someone tried to cover the plastic with aluminum foil. Thanks for showing how you removed it!

A side question that is not related.. If I want to cut a piece of chrome trim molding to shorten the length, will cutting crack the chrome on the surrounding resulting in peeling. Want to cut a piece of chrome plated ABS molding that is not specifically for my car and want to install it on mine.

Jesus in that first shot i was thinking either we were looking at a lunar lander or Thanksgiving leftovers.

That is why I bought my 21 F150 with the sport package. No fake chrome.

Possibly a dumb question... Would using a spray bottle of water to speed the cooling change the results of delaminating the plastic?

Mine add already bubbled up so i took a sharp egdge to cut into the bubbled chrome and started to peel by hand then i took my power washer and sprayed grill to lift up more chrome and start peeling again. Took about an hour and a half.

If you sand blast it off will you damage the plastic?

Great for the places that are bubbled already, but not so great for the adhered!

THANK YOU. I’m trynna mod my espresso machine (Rancillo Silvia V3).

great video... good call on recording while it happens and uplaoding that part at 4x !!

Thanks man! I have a chrome grill on my Tundra and I hate reapplying Plastidip every few months, and painting over that chrome is impossible! I’m doing this and then painting it with color match paint for sure!

@AlexPerez-hg5yu

Жыл бұрын

I have a tundra too. Did you ever get around to doing this??

@chrismak4859

Жыл бұрын

@@AlexPerez-hg5yu no, I found a gray painted one and sprayed it white, and put several coats of clear, turned out good.

Wow. I will never buy a Ford truck. I see there is hope for my 2001 dodge ram truck. This is a great helpful video. Thanks so much.

Appreciate the candor. So the heat gun is accelerating the suns job of removing the chrome?☀️

@backwoodsbuildingandfixing9223

2 жыл бұрын

Up here it's the cold that does it, get a bit of moisture in there through rock chips or such and -30c pops that chrome right off

Is chrome paint the same thing as was on there from the factory? Or is it like dipped or wrapped?

@backwoodsbuildingandfixing9223

2 жыл бұрын

No, chrome paint is just very shiny paint. Factory chromed plastics are actually chromed, typically they'll coat the plastic in copper and nickel to make it conductive and then electroplate the chrome over that. When chrome peels off plastic usually it's because the base layer that the chrome adheres to has failed.

It warps the hell out of some flat peices

@shaynekatchmark810

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it does bad on my dodge, gotta buy a new grille now

i was thinking of this method to de-chrome my running boards on my ram truck . this will work perfect then i plan to spray paint them

@М.А.Я.К

4 ай бұрын

Don't do it

This works, but be careful as the chrome material is like a very thick, stiff foil and it will easily cut you.

Awesome I tried everything to get the chrome off with no success. I thought about heat but wasnt sure if it would warp the plastic. I'll give it a try.

@backwoodsbuildingandfixing9223

3 жыл бұрын

It definitely can warp the plastic. There's always a sweet spot where you have enough heat to get the chrome to lift without melting the plastic, so take your time and don't apply too much heat in one place, even more so on thinner plastics. Let me know how it works for you

@keldonator

2 жыл бұрын

@@backwoodsbuildingandfixing9223 Did you warp the plastic and end up buying new grill or did it work out okay?

@backwoodsbuildingandfixing9223

2 жыл бұрын

@@keldonator Grille is fine, if you warp the plastic you used too much heat

@keldonator

2 жыл бұрын

@@backwoodsbuildingandfixing9223 lol, I warped the shit out of mine and bought a new one. I have a warped chrome grill for sale if anyone wants it 🤣

@TrdTodd

2 жыл бұрын

@@keldonator you had me laughing soo hard when I read this!!! 😂😂🤣🤣🤣

Almost looks like you could just fix the chrome with the heat gun

@ZubaireQ

Жыл бұрын

I thought the same. Thought he would try smoothing it out

@CHEEBnRUN

Жыл бұрын

@ZubaireQ I tried it on a part on my motorcycle. It works a little bit, but not completely.

@BAK3Rof816

9 ай бұрын

This is the comment I came to find. Thinking of trying that for couple little pieces. Worst case, it all gets removed and replaced. Lol

Thanks

Honestly haven’t been around Fords long enough to realize but my family keeps buying GM and every single piece of chrome on any GM vehicle at any time is bubbling up or rusting.

jus t take time for the work but it work great

Thanks! I was about to go the chemical method...

@backwoodsbuildingandfixing9223

2 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

Is there a way to fix it other then taking it off

@backwoodsbuildingandfixing9223

3 жыл бұрын

You could try it with the grille on but I wouldn't recommend it, it's a lot easier to do with it off and there is the chance of damaging your paint and headlights with the heat. It's not hard to remove

@josearrvizo359

3 жыл бұрын

@@backwoodsbuildingandfixing9223 o no bro I mean fixing that wrinkles up chrome

@backwoodsbuildingandfixing9223

3 жыл бұрын

@@josearrvizo359 Ah I gotcha. There's no other way that I know of. Once it starts delaminating, it only keeps getting worse. Gotta start fresh.

@josearrvizo359

3 жыл бұрын

So wats the best chrome spray paint

@josearrvizo359

3 жыл бұрын

@@backwoodsbuildingandfixing9223 thanks for replying bro

has anyone tried chemicals to strip this chrome away?

@socialxperiment3162

23 күн бұрын

That’s what I’ve been searching for as well

By the tome your done with rhe heat gun your electric bill will be a $1000 with the utility power rate increase

@backwoodsbuildingandfixing9223

3 жыл бұрын

It's a 1200 watt gun my man, and you're only running it for a few minutes. I have 2 1500 watt space heaters plus a 4200 watt unit when temps go below -20c going all winter long and my bills are well under $1000 for two months, so settle on down now

Wear some gloves my friend. That plating can cut you. I had the same thing happen to me with some plastic chrome plated Honda door latches.

@backwoodsbuildingandfixing9223

2 жыл бұрын

This is true. Mind you if shedding blood was bad leeches wouldn't have been the standard for medical care for centuries, amiright?

My Tundra look just like this

doesn't work on Toyota, no matter how careful you are heating deforms plastic

Thanks you save me 200 on a bezel

@travisc5658

Жыл бұрын

U must value ur time at 3 bucks an hr. 200 bucks is 1 days work... for a brand new real deal job is 200- but u think it's smarter to "save" 200" come out with junk and spend two to 4 days work on it to end up with crap- plus all materials and pure crap in the end. Some kind of special.

Easy??. YES!! QUICK??… helllllll no!!!☝️🤣

Anyone tell you, you sound like Hank Hill

@backwoodsbuildingandfixing9223

2 жыл бұрын

Can't say I've heard that one before, but can I interest you in some propane and propane accessories?

@DuanDao

2 жыл бұрын

@@backwoodsbuildingandfixing9223 🤣😂

Awesome

Great idea if you have a month to take all the chrome ofg😂

Why use this garbage plastic reflectance stuff if we end up with this. We are terrible consumers.

Would my wife's hair dryer work?

@backwoodsbuildingandfixing9223

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe...can't say I've tried that. I suppose if you already have one kicking around it doesn't cost anything to try it!

Not Quick....Not Easy !!!

@backwoodsbuildingandfixing9223

3 жыл бұрын

It takes more than 10 seconds so it takes too long? I'm sorry but it does not get quicker or easier than this. I've stripped chrome manually before, spending 2 weeks and hundreds of dollars on abrasive materials fits the bill of not quick or easy.

@Jamescraig81

2 жыл бұрын

If it was too easy everyone would do it lol 😆 gotta put effort into things u wanna do

Yea- this is a great idea if u value ur time at 3 dollars per hr and have no issue with it looking like pure crap when ur done painting and u don't compare ur time to the cost of a new grille. " easy as it gets" words from a man who can't even value his time and in the end paid less than 1 per hr to end up with junk. Embarassing 😢