How do I get paint off of chrome emblems?
Wow! A 65 Dart! Does it have the push button shift on the dash and a genuine slant-6? A girlfriend in my distant past had one of these and it was a blast and a half to drive. No matter. Most newer paints are acrylic, which is a plastic of sorts. You need a remover specific to the type of paint used. Your problem is that you may remove more than desired. Chrome is mostly inert. Chrome forms an oxide layer which very tight, cohesive, and once chromium-dioxide forms on the surface, the oxide separates teh base metal from the environment, which is why it stays so shiny. The layer is very thin, but very passive, very non-reactive even though it is only a few molecules thick. Look at stainless steel. It is the chrome added to the iron which is what makes it stainless and not rust like any other iron. Anything you use which can attack the acrylic paint may also affect this oxide layer. Visit a local auto body shop which repaints vehicles. They will likely have a solvent which will remove an a
